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We would like to buy another mobile phone for our mother who is in her 80's. (and a bit of a technophobe!)
We need something VERY simple, maybe also with a voice tag.
I think I remember seeing one once with just 3 buttons which would be ideal.
We would be so grateful for any advice and past experiences. Thank you.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.This month's Which magazine (just in) looks at two simple phones:- Vodaphone Simply which they say "foregoes features to offer big keys and simple menus. We like the idea but there are better basic phones available". They then recommend (?) the Nokia 6030 GSM Basic as a 'Best On Test' at �54 from Tesco Mobile.
Happy hunting!
The Nokia 1100 is the most simple-to-use phone I've ever seen to use, and it also is nicely durable and has a good battery life. My mum has one of these for similar reasons.
They are cheap handsets, either on their own or with sim cards - only �24 new from Amazon. (Virgin Pay as you Go, but there are others available).
Click here and scroll down to the material about the Kyocera Tu-Ka. It was made specifically for old folks in Japan who were terrified by the complexities of most mobile phones. I presume there is an 'English' version of it by now...ie without the Japanese pictographs.
Just found this on the Orange site. http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/handset/siemens_a62/details
Siemens A62 mobile with large buttons and just a very basic menu. All for �19.99. I can personally vouch for this brand as I have one and my very untechy husband also has one. Bear in mind that the extremely large buttons are mainly on the land phones for the sight impaired (my mum had one) and not practical for a mobile because of the size. This one does look very good.
64 yo mother in law uses the nokia 3410 that is a few years old and was still available a few months ago for about �20.
It still has menus etc but it has an easy phonebook that can be accessed easily if it is set up for them with pre entered numbers and names and it is simple to dial a phone number and hang up. All the other options of txt messages etc are there but u dont have to go through the menus for these just to access the phonebook or dial a number.
Well I have found the following and hope it will be of help to everyone in our position.
It's called Silverphone and at �139.99 is about double what we were hoping to pay for a PAYG, but it has 3 prestored numbers and looks easy to use. I wish I hadn't just bouight her a new washing machine now!
good luck all, and thank you for your answers!