Pensioner friendly tablet device

scrub

My elderly mother would like a tablet device but she's not very tech-savvy. Is there a tablet device we could Facetime etc on that's easy to use? I heard a while back that yoga tablets had remote access which would be good so that I could sort any issues out.

We're not looking to spend a fortune but we'd pay for something simple and reliable.

ballyblack

buy a large Android mobile and put 'Whatsapp' on it

chrisw

My elderly mum couldn't really get on with an android tablet, she was forever deleting stuff and getting lost with it.

We bought her an iPad in the end, and even though it's quite a bit more expensive, she isn't able to mess it up the same.

donny-gal

If you want Facetime it has to be an iPad, but it can be an old reconditioned one. I have now helped 3 elderly neighbours set up their iPad, and they are fine. DG

nickcc

Reconditioned iPad 4 from what was Tesco Direct cost me just over £150. iPad 3's refurbed about £100 and iPad 2's about £60 both from a local tech store.

scrub

thanks everyone but what about remote access? I don't live near my mother so would like a device that I can takeover and sort out when she accidentally does something!

System

I would add that if you go along the ipad road, to consider installing from the app store (free) or playstore if you go otherwise, an app which gives a much improved and larger keyboard with numerals visible. The app is this

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/swiftkey-keyboard/id911813648?mt=8 and the keyboard thus.

LadyDee

My son-in-law has remotely accessed my laptop on a couple of occasions to sort something out for me, so I'm sure there must be a way for you to do the same with a tablet, especially if they have the same operating system. In my case it was Windows/Windows, but now he's become an Apple only user he refuses to help as he thinks I should change to Apple:-(

mac.d

scrub wrote: »

thanks everyone but what about remote access? I don't live near my mother so would like a device that I can takeover and sort out when she accidentally does something!

TeamViewer?

https://www.teamviewer.com/en/products/teamviewer/

GunJack

LadyDee wrote: »

My son-in-law has remotely accessed my laptop on a couple of occasions to sort something out for me, so I'm sure there must be a way for you to do the same with a tablet, especially if they have the same operating system. In my case it was Windows/Windows, but now he's become an Apple only user he refuses to help as he thinks I should change to Apple:-(

Disown him immediately, and if he tries to speak to you hire a hitman