Recommendation for mobile phone foe elderly person

Aidanmc

p_anotherguy said:

Aidanmc said:

I'm looking a mobile for elderly relative. Non-smart phone would be best.
Any suggestions?

Should it be a "regular" smartphone or more old style?

Old style would be best.

only used for calls

Replacing a landline phone

Something like the Doro 7000h would be ideal, but doesnt seem to be available.

https://www.doro.com/en-gb/shop/home-devices/cordless-telephones/doro-7000h/?srsltid=AfmBOopYn52b_R2oELoDJQ35oSS9XQsTkXf3eBz2-ZZLUbS-KAEMhOWH

Frozen_up_north

Argos have a selection of Doro phones, worth a look?

Murmansk

Doro 5860 at Argos

Aidanmc

Murmansk said:

Doro 5860 at Argos

I dont see that model at Argos

ZiggyTheBadger

Phone models change fairly frequently. A maker such as Doro will commission a production run and when stock runs out, they commission a run of an updated next model. If you want a specific phone that's recently out of production there's ebay, or if you're happier with a high street presence Cex might be worth a try.

badmemory

It all depends on the persons "issues".  Mine are poor hearing & arthritic fingers.  I find a touch screen a very bad idea for me.  I bought a Doro 6820 in March which has a louder ring than my previous one & decent sized & labelled buttons & so far I haven't read the instructions.  Yes I know that is bad but means it it easy to use.

I must look into the button on the back as it may keep my son quiet, that is what happens when you don't read the instructions.

FreeBear

PHK said:

You need to choose a phone to match the capabilities of the person (regardless of age). 

My 90 year old friend prefers a touch screen as she has dexterity issues which means she can't manage more than a touch, but has no problem with her eyesight and is as sharp as a pin

On the other hand my mate in his 50s, struggles with any phone and needs a simple phone he can just dial a number on. It's not his age, he's always been like this.

Also check to see if they want one first.

Whilst I've got a long way to go before I'm "elderly", if anyone were to give me a mobile phone, it would go off for recycling straight away. Don't need/want one, and the monthly charges are an extra expense that I can do without.

badmemory

I don't have mine on a contract & normally spend less than £5 a year on it.  I have used it to call the AA or tell someone if I expect to be late as I have people who worry about me.  It is also useful to get those codes that you sometimes need as they are dreadful via a landline.

jbuchanangb

My wife gets on alright with her TTfone Titan TT950. She finds touch screens of any sort very difficult. I have managed to pair the WhatsApp from the phone to the PC which means she can send messages by that method instead of using the phone keys. It is not a smartphone and can't install any normal apps, but the WhatsApp version is kept up to date. Every so often it tells her it needs updating so I deal with that.
She has an Android tablet with a screen on which she can use a stylus. I did manage to install a cut-down version of Google Messaging on the phone but unfortunately it omitted the feature for pairing to the tablet.

KxMx

I was served an ad for Chatsie on Facebook, and saved it in case my Mum is interested in future. 

https://www.chatsie.com/

I set her up with an identical Samsung to mine, works ok but whatever phone she has weird things happen 😆