Big Button phones for elderly

googler · 12 February 2018 at 12:27AM

Looking on Amazon, but don't seem to be any from the mainstream manufacturers. TTFone, Denver seem to dominate.

Anyone got any recommendations or experience from their parents' and grandparents' purchases?

pmduk · 12 February 2018 at 10:18AM

Doro is the big player in this market.

hightara · 12 February 2018 at 10:36AM

pmduk

only phone my husband can use.... this link is for used/like new googler

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/doro/6520-like-new#contractType=payasyougo

or search ebay etc.

boatman · 12 February 2018 at 12:08PM

hightara wrote: »

pmduk

only phone my husband can use.... this link is for used/like new googler

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/doro/6520-like-new#contractType=payasyougo

or search ebay etc.

Or this one a bit cheaper(can be unlocked for £2.99 on ebay),
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/doro/5516-like-new

Doro are good.

chrisw · 12 February 2018 at 1:46PM

Do you mean mobile or landline?

My father in law had the BT Big Button landline phone which worked well. We also programmed important numbers into it so he only had to press a single button to call someone.

https://www.shop.bt.com/products/bt-big-button-200-061130-7SS3.html

googler · 13 February 2018 at 11:19PM

chrisw wrote: »

Do you mean mobile or landline?

My father in law had the BT Big Button landline phone which worked well. We also programmed important numbers into it so he only had to press a single button to call someone.

https://www.shop.bt.com/products/bt-big-button-200-061130-7SS3.html

Thanks, I meant mobile

googler · 13 February 2018 at 11:23PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but the Doro phones don't look like big button phones ... they just look like regular. And there's no mention in the blurb of them being any different....

boatman · 14 February 2018 at 12:57AM

googler wrote: »

Maybe I'm missing something, but the Doro phones don't look like big button phones ... they just look like regular. And there's no mention in the blurb of them being any different....

Some are bigger than others, the buttons may have bigger spacing or contrasting colours, and the screen wording is generally larger and simplified, and can be made even bigger in the menu. Have a look on youtube, or better still in a phone shop and ask for demonstration.

ballyblack · 14 February 2018 at 10:45AM

I had the same request

Doro big button phone was disapointing & old tech. No Apps

Ending up with a Moto G4 with 5.5 screen

Made Display xtra large, worked great

googler · 14 February 2018 at 5:43PM

Thanks everyone, have gone for the MaxCom from the RNIB website.

http://shop.rnib.org.uk/accessible-technology/telephones-and-mobiles/easy-to-see-mobile-phones/easy-to-see-mobile-phone.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjJWg4-yl2QIVCBbTCh1anwA_EAQYAyABEgLuBvD_BwE#fo_c=1594&fo_k=8c1cc1a2cb31fd834f19ca9b9c11b6b6&fo_s=gplauk

googler · 14 February 2018 at 5:44PM

ballyblack wrote: »

Doro big button phone was disapointing & old tech. No Apps

Thanks, but no apps required, just a basic phone that can be used to make contact

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