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Forum Archive 2023 => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Tablets, Mobiles, Cameras and Gadgets => Topic started by: Blunt on May 20, 2009, 12:12:26 PM

Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: Blunt on May 20, 2009, 12:12:26 PM
My old mum needs a new mobile phone.
Like alot of OAP's her eyesight and dexterity isn't what it was, so she needs a phone with an easy to read screen (just for numbers and text, photo's not important) and easy to use buttons.
I've googled, but I'm still not sure which is best.
Any recommendations gratefully received:)
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: DarkAngel on May 20, 2009, 12:19:40 PM
My grandma uses this (http://www.silverphone.co.uk/shop/p44/Binatone-SpeakEasy-Mobile-Phone/product_info.html?gclid=CJOqkNriypoCFaAU4wodzjUI3g) its under £60 unlock free to any network, worth a look :)

It's on pay as you go as she doesnt use it that often, and you can get free sim cards to all networks.
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: sulky_uk on May 20, 2009, 12:21:06 PM
checked some eyesight forums and the iphone seems to be good for some people or phones which have a separate QWERTY keypad that slide outlike this one  
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/SONY-ERIC-XPERIA-X1/MONTHLY
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: Doorman on May 20, 2009, 12:47:36 PM
:g: Can you really see Blunt's 'old mum' getting along with qwerty keyboards etc?
I've been on for yonks about why can't the likes of Nokia come up with...a phone? One with a number pad than you can hit with your finger tips and not a specially sharpened finger NAIL :angry: One that doesn't have t3xt or a camera or access to the internet or games or any of the hundred and one things that the 2" square 'marvels' do. :taz:
I'll tell you why, they'd be dirt cheap to produce and sell but they'd make a huge dent in the existing iShite market. I watched an interview with the head honcho of Nokia UK and he was asked the same question. He waffled on about how 'liberating' the new batch of Nokias were. Never got an answer as to why they don't just make a phone for people that just want a bloody phone! Aaaagh!

@DA: That looks more like it. But £60?! I'm betting they're charging a heck of a premium for simplicity. £25 tops for something like that and they'd still make an obscene profit!
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: Anonymous on May 20, 2009, 01:10:08 PM
Mrs BB has poor close up vision. She uses one of these  (http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4222132)- the battery lasts for ever as well. You should be able to find them for next to nothing.
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: OldBloke on May 20, 2009, 01:14:15 PM
Quote from: BlueBall;276784Mrs BB has poor close up vision. She uses one of these  (http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4222132)- the battery lasts for ever as well. You should be able to find them for next to nothing.

Seconded. My daughter took one of these with her when she went backpacking around Asia so I can also add that they're very rugged.
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: Penfold on May 20, 2009, 01:20:21 PM
Dammit. In the week or so I've given a nokia 3310, 1100 and various others to phone recycling company..... All of which would have been perfect. Sorry :sad:

Agree about the 1100 simple and easy.
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: delanvital on May 20, 2009, 01:35:48 PM
I highly recommend these (http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39029453,49294416,00.htm)

(http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/blg/cat/mobiles/doro/1.jpg)

they come in three flavours IIRC, this being the simplest
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: Penfold on May 20, 2009, 01:43:00 PM
Yeah I've looked at those but they're about £90 which is silly money.
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: delanvital on May 20, 2009, 02:00:58 PM
Quote from: Penfold;276790Yeah I've looked at those but they're about £90 which is silly money.

Really? They go for less here... and even cheaper in Sweden (Doro is Swedish me thinks?)
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: Blunt on May 20, 2009, 03:40:32 PM
Quote from: BlueBall;276784Mrs BB has poor close up vision. She uses one of these  (http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4222132)- the battery lasts for ever as well. You should be able to find them for next to nothing.
My mate mentioned this phone to me earlier, and I think my daughter had one, I'll see if it's any good...and I guessed by your photo that your mrs had bad eyesight:narnar:


Quote from: delanvital;276789I highly recommend these (http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39029453,49294416,00.htm)

(http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/blg/cat/mobiles/doro/1.jpg)

they come in three flavours IIRC, this being the simplest
Now this looks perfect!
I'm trying to hunt one down for under a ton atm:ohmy:

Thanks for your help all:D
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: GhostMjr on May 20, 2009, 04:44:59 PM
Not sure if your an ebay fan but theres the more basic model on there 2 days to go and only 4 page views

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/handleplus-324gsm_W0QQitemZ140321850224QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MobilePhones_MobilePhones?hash=item140321850224&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A2|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50#ebayphotohosting
Title: Phone for Granny
Post by: Liberator on May 20, 2009, 10:57:24 PM
What about the Motorola F3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rF07TZwur0&NR=1).

(http://www.mobileshoplk.com/images/upload/00303.jpg)

Robust,
Big character Alpha-numeric display,
designed for use in sunny conditions, so easily readable,
Spoken menu,
Simple,
Cheap.

It's just a phone, not a bloomin media centre.
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