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3G phone with real buttons.
Gloomendoom
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Does anybody know of any phones compatible with the 'Three' network that have real buttons as opposed to a touch screen or a QWERTY keypad.
My dad wants a new phone and he finds real buttons easier to use. He's 88, by-the-way, and by no means a technophobe, quite the opposite. He's just not as dexterous as he once was.
My dad wants a new phone and he finds real buttons easier to use. He's 88, by-the-way, and by no means a technophobe, quite the opposite. He's just not as dexterous as he once was.
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Would you consider buying from ebay used phone?
Or does it have to be brand new0 -
afzaal1988 wrote: »Would you consider buying from ebay used phone?
Or does it have to be brand new
Used would be fine.0 -
If you want a 3g phone, you will struggle to get one with numbers alone, and not a QWERTY keyboard.
If you want a basic model without 3g, there's loads if you google it. My nan has this one - http://www.chums.co.uk/Products/AK606/binatone-deluxe-sim-free-big-button-mobile-phone?gclid=Cj0KEQjwvLGfBRDfkrr19KDS-7YBEiQA8CoFJ5MclsAf1E4aLJvs3IVdP2XM4O2SKUUzx3CLC0SzLacaAh7o8P8HAQ
Could you please confirm if you need 3g signal?0 -
DomRavioli wrote: »If you want a 3g phone, you will struggle to get one with numbers alone, and not a QWERTY keyboard.
If you want a basic model without 3g, there's loads if you google it. My nan has this one - http://www.chums.co.uk/Products/AK606/binatone-deluxe-sim-free-big-button-mobile-phone?gclid=Cj0KEQjwvLGfBRDfkrr19KDS-7YBEiQA8CoFJ5MclsAf1E4aLJvs3IVdP2XM4O2SKUUzx3CLC0SzLacaAh7o8P8HAQ
Could you please confirm if you need 3g signal?
Thanks, that would be ideal but he wants to use the Three 123 tariff and, as far as I know, it is only available for 3G phones... although he doesn't actually need 3G functionality.
I've got a couple of old smart phones he could use but he struggles.0 -
A Nokia C2-01 could fit the bill.
I bought one on the 321 tariff for an elderly relative (85) and they use it fine.
FREE unlock here.
Scrounger0 -
Or the slightly newer Nokia Asha 301?
http://shop.tescomobile.com/pay-as-you-go/mobile-phones/nokia/301?deal=10131
That one is obviously locked to Tesco Mobile, so unlocked versions probably about a tenner more.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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Nokia phones used to be very decent.Gloomendoom wrote: »Used would be fine.
N79
or any other nokia, 6120c etc0
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