Everything everyone else hears, on their wrist in writing
The PA call, the fire drill, the “come to the office.” Someone types it at a PC, and the watch on your employee’s wrist vibrates and shows the words. One person or the whole shift, deep in the building. The watch needs no phone and no Wi‑Fi.
Receive-only watch pagers · no internet required · every message logged · trusted since 2009
The accommodation your PA system can’t make
Under the ADA, deaf and hard of hearing employees are entitled to an equally effective way to receive what everyone else gets over the intercom: the evacuation, the severe-weather call, the drill, the everyday “come to the office.” Buyers in safety and HR put it this way: we need them included and accounted for, just like any other associate.
The Requirement
Equal access to safety-critical and operational information: alarms, evacuations, drills, announcements, and being reachable on the floor like everyone else.
The Solution
A vibrating watch pager on every deaf or hard of hearing employee, so anything said over the PA reaches them in writing, at the same moment.
The Proof
Every message is logged with the date and time, who sent it and who it went to, and exports to CSV. That record shows the evacuation message was sent to your deaf employees, to the minute.
One screen reaches every watch
Staff pick a message or type one, choose who gets it, and send. It runs from one PC: the office, the security desk, wherever you put it. A supervisor walking the building can send from a phone or tablet on your network too. Nobody has to go find anyone first. The routine ones, break time and shift change, can be scheduled once and send themselves.
One employee
“Come to the main office.” One person’s watch vibrates, and the log names them and nobody else.
A group or the whole shift
Every watch on shift, or any group you define: a department, a building, a crew.
Site-wide emergency
Every watch at once for an evacuation, severe weather, or a drill. These are the sends the system exists for.
Off a preset list
As many preset messages as you care to define, plus free text for what a list can’t cover.
Every message, documented
The system logs every message automatically, with the date and time, who sent it, the wording, and who it went to, on the PC and online. That’s the difference between telling an auditor, an inspector, or a lawyer “we always let them know” and handing over the record that shows it.
- Show the evacuation message went to your deaf staff, and who sent it, to the minute
- Export any day or date range to CSV
- Runs on your PC. No cloud account needed; the connection to MMCall can be switched off
| Date | Sent By | Message | Received By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12 13:47:21 | Dock office | Finish up, report to dock 3 | Devon K. |
| Mar 12 12:00:02 | Scheduled | Break time, 15 minutes | Everyone |
| Mar 12 10:02:44 | Front office | Come to main office | Maria R. |
| Mar 12 09:13:08 | Safety desk | Evacuate now, meet at lot A | Everyone |
What’s in the system
One system covers one site: a transmitter on a PC, the software that sends from it, and a watch for every deaf or hard of hearing employee. That’s the whole parts list. The demo at the top of the page runs on exactly this.
What a site needs
one system per site
The transmitter
It connects to any Windows PC with one USB cable and broadcasts every message on its own radio channel, about 3/4 mile. That’s why the system needs no network and no internet to do its job. One covers a site and carries as many watches as you issue.
Specifications
| Connection | one USB cable to a Windows PC |
|---|---|
| Range | about 3/4 mile in the clear |
| Through racking and walls | less, so we confirm coverage from your floor plan |
| Watches | as many as needed |
| Needs Wi‑Fi / internet | no, it has its own radio signal |
| Size | 9 × 6.5 × 2.5 in |
The messaging software
The window staff work in, on the PC you choose: the office, the security desk, HR. Pick who it goes to, Everyone, a group or one person, pick a message off your preset list or type one, and send. Every send is written to the log with the time, the wording, who it went to, and the sender. The routine messages, break time and shift change, are scheduled once, every week on the days you pick, and send themselves while the PC is on. Who may send is set per person; anyone else who opens it is signed in to view. One license comes with the transmitter. Any other computer, tablet or phone on your network can open it at no extra cost.
Specifications
| Runs on | one Windows PC |
|---|---|
| Sends to | one employee, a group, or every watch |
| Preset messages | as many as you define |
| Scheduled messages | every week on the days you pick, or once; the PC has to be on |
| Message log | date, sent by, message, received by; on the PC and online |
| Export | CSV |
| Other send-points | any computer, tablet or phone on your network, no extra license |
| Data | on your PC; cloud connection optional |
The watch pagers
One for every deaf or hard of hearing employee. It vibrates hard enough to feel through work gloves, then shows the message on screen, so it reaches them across a loud floor without a supervisor having to find them first. Receive-only on purpose: nothing to open, tap, or answer. It charges from an ordinary wall plug, and a five-bay charger covers bigger fleets from one outlet.
Specifications
| Alert | vibrate + on-screen text |
|---|---|
| Memory | keeps recent messages to re-read |
| Sends | nothing, receive only |
| Battery | About 24 hours per charge · recharges in 4 hours |
| Watch | 100% waterproof · 1.5 × 5 × 0.5 in |
Sized to your site before anything ships. One system covers one site, and a sister facility across town gets its own. We size the coverage and the repeaters floor by floor, building by building, from your square footage and layout during quoting. Everything arrives programmed for your site, so your own team sets it up. Once IT has cleared the PC, it takes an afternoon: install the software, plug in the transmitter, place any repeaters, hand out the watches. Training is one short remote call, and support and software updates are included for as long as you run it.
Proven in the places hardest on equipment
Amazon pages deaf associates with it at fulfillment centers in the US and Canada. Metro Nashville and St. Tammany Parish public schools page deaf staff and students, and the California School for the Deaf in Riverside has run it since 2020.
Common concerns, answered
Most facilities try that first. Texts die where the cell signal does, phones often aren’t allowed on the floor, and a message that lands in a locker protects nobody. Radios are voice, the one channel a deaf employee can’t use. The watch stays on the wrist, and the message arrives in writing.
No. The watch is receive-only, on purpose. There’s nothing to open, type on, or get wrong, which is why it works mid-task in gloves. The watch tells the employee, and the employee responds the way they already do: by showing up, or over text and email from a break area.
Out of the box, no. A person types and sends every message, and this is not a listed life-safety device or a fire-alarm replacement. What facilities actually do is fold the watch page into the same procedure that triggers the announcement, so the person keying the PA sends the page too. If you have a specific system you want it tied to, book a call and we’ll tell you straight whether it can be done.
Yes. The transmitter reaches about 3/4 mile, and where steel racking or sheer size gets in the way, signal repeaters carry it the rest of the way: each relays about another 1/4 mile, and you can chain them to reach farther. Amazon runs it inside full-size fulfillment centers, steel racking and all, with repeaters placed off the layout. One system covers one site, and a sister facility across town gets its own. We size the repeaters and the coverage floor by floor from your square footage and layout during quoting, before you spend anything.
Usually a short review. The software runs locally on one of your Windows PCs, and the transmitter plugs into it with one USB cable. Messages reach the watches on our own radio frequency, not over your network or the internet. If staff send from phones or tablets, those reach the software over your network. The message log lives on that PC, and the one outbound connection to MMCall, for your online reports and remote support, can be switched off. On a locked-down PC, IT may need to allow the transmitter’s USB connection. We can send your IT team the system overview before they review it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a price?
Is there a subscription or a monthly fee?
How far does it reach? We have a big building.
Can the employee send a message back?
Does it need Wi-Fi, internet, or our network?
Can it trigger automatically from our fire alarm, PA, or another system?
Is the vibration strong enough to feel on a loud floor, in gloves?
How long does the watch battery last?
What can a message say?
Can the routine messages send themselves?
Can we add watches later if we hire another deaf employee?
I'm deaf myself. Can I do all of this without a phone call?
What warranty and support do you provide?
How do we purchase it?
Any Questions? Talk to an Expert
Book a callMMCall systems are supplemental communication tools, not life-safety systems or medical devices. Like any wireless system, message delivery depends on proper installation, radio coverage, power, battery condition, and a connected transmitter. Buttons and pagers run on batteries, and a battery can run down without warning, so test every device and replace batteries on a regular schedule. The system does not replace staffing, supervision, rounds, or your facility’s emergency procedures. See our Terms and Conditions for full product-use terms.