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Koobee: A Very Good Cheap Phone
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Well, it's all relative of course, but at £72 from Amazon, I reckon it is a good buy.
It is a 'smart' phone, with all the usual features helpful to the old particularly with poor sight - big figures, different type sizes (small to 'huge'), the ability to reverse the lettering so it's white on black, a qwerty keyboard that when you turn the phone on its side becomes just about big enough to type messages. Battery life not brilliant, but I've had mine on for several days now, on and off, and it still reads more than 70 per cent.
I know nothing of its ability to play tunes, games, etc., or indeed to connect to the internet - I'm just using it with my old Nokia SIM card, which only does telephoning! Oh, but it does have a pretty good camera.
The User Guide is hopeless. Doesn't even tell you how to put the battery in, or how to switch from its default Chinese to English. But perseverance and a bit of help from Amazon Answers got all that sorted, so all in all this would be a good phone for your elderly relation, as long as you can spend a few hours sorting it out. But once all the setting up is done, it's very easy to use.
BillB.
It is a 'smart' phone, with all the usual features helpful to the old particularly with poor sight - big figures, different type sizes (small to 'huge'), the ability to reverse the lettering so it's white on black, a qwerty keyboard that when you turn the phone on its side becomes just about big enough to type messages. Battery life not brilliant, but I've had mine on for several days now, on and off, and it still reads more than 70 per cent.
I know nothing of its ability to play tunes, games, etc., or indeed to connect to the internet - I'm just using it with my old Nokia SIM card, which only does telephoning! Oh, but it does have a pretty good camera.
The User Guide is hopeless. Doesn't even tell you how to put the battery in, or how to switch from its default Chinese to English. But perseverance and a bit of help from Amazon Answers got all that sorted, so all in all this would be a good phone for your elderly relation, as long as you can spend a few hours sorting it out. But once all the setting up is done, it's very easy to use.
BillB.
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I see this Koobee phone is an Android phone.
For anyone with a "normal" Android phone note you can switch Android to "Easy Mode".
This makes it easier to use as it makes the icons larger, reduces (or hides) much of the function to reduce the number of options, and is ideal for some elderly people, or those with poor eyesight, or those with special needs.
Once you have switched to Easy Mode it is easy to switch back to "normal" mode if you want to.
Details here how to switch to "Easy Mode" (note this is for Android so wont work on an iPhone or Windows phone)
http://
For anyone with a "normal" Android phone note you can switch Android to "Easy Mode".
This makes it easier to use as it makes the icons larger, reduces (or hides) much of the function to reduce the number of options, and is ideal for some elderly people, or those with poor eyesight, or those with special needs.
Once you have switched to Easy Mode it is easy to switch back to "normal" mode if you want to.
Details here how to switch to "Easy Mode" (note this is for Android so wont work on an iPhone or Windows phone)
http://
If you're interested in the Easy Mode you can download a different launcher that will simplify your phone:
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