Big Button Easy to use Senior Mobile Phone – with FM radio and Torch function – SOS button and large easy to read display
Posted by mobile online deals | Posted in UK | Posted on 26-10-2010
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- Big Button Mobile Phone. Handset measures 10.2×4.8×1.3cm, handset with battery weighs 80g.
- Talk Time: Up to 240 minutes
- FM radio bands : 87.5 – 108Mhz
- The oversized buttons are ideal for those with poor vision or limited dexterity
- Manufactured For Good Ideas
Product Description
Big button, easy to read, easy to use mobile phone
? Oversized buttons
? SOS emergency call button
? Slim, lightweight design
? Network free
This no-nonsense phone is ideal for those who don’t need a complicated mobile to simply make and receive calls.
The oversized buttons are ideal for those with poor vision or limited dexterity.
Handset measures 10.2×4.8×1.3cm, handset with battery weighs 80g.
- Talk Time: Up to 240 minutes
- Stand By: Up to 15 da… More >>
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I bought this for my elderly inlaws so that when they are having hospital, dentist appointments etc they can call a taxi or arrange transport. It is perfect and very good value for money.
However just one little niggle-it is quite clear that this is an import from probably S.E.Asia and the instructions that came with it are not much use.The fact that they are written in very,very small print doesn’t help either.(considering it is a ‘Big Button’ phone for the older person who has difficulty reading a normal mobiles’ numbers)I had difficulty myself reading the instructions as did my daughter. I had to print out an ‘instruction’ sheet for my inlaws in case they needed to change or add anything.
I suggest that the retailers might take this on board in future. Not all older citizens have someone who can sort that out for them.
That aside it does what it says-a perfect mobile for the older generation who are not into gizmos and gadgets!
Rating: 4 / 5
I have been looking for a phone that I can use as I have a hearing problem and can’t see small buttons properly. This is ideal. I could actually hear when I used the phone inside a large shop. The ring tone is nice and loud as well.
My wife set it up for me as I am a bit useless with technology and even she found it difficult to read the page of instructions showing what was what on the phone. The writing was so very tiny. Love the way it says welcome. It sounds like ‘Rockabye’ but is probably Chinese for welcome. The only small downside is that the radio can only be used outside. The reception isn’t very good.
Rating: 5 / 5
A big button ‘phone, easy to use. I bought this for a technophobe relative who does not use texting, so the lack of predictive text facility does not matter. The screen is clear and easy to read. It goes dark after an interval of inactivity to save the battery but comes back on when a key is pressed.
The instructions are bordering on the useless, being written in a mangled version of English and structured to be non-intuitive. They also require a magifying glass to read, so I wrote out a new set before giving the ‘phone to the user. As the ‘phone will be used mostly for speech and many of the functions will not be used, my instructions cover only some of the ‘phone’s capabilities.
It comes with a mains charger but no earphone.
Rating: 3 / 5
I love my Senior Phone, but I only give it four stars, because, like a real love affair, it has its moments.
What do I love? I can see the buttons. I’m 52, short-sighted and increasingly long-sighted too, so I need two pairs of specs. The tiny buttons on the more usual phones were next to useless.
It doesn’t have millions of functions. It calls, and it texts. This is cool, as I have a camera, and I don’t believe in MP3 players for writers.
It is simple to use. You just press the big buttons, and presto! The menus are easy to understand, and I can read txts without swopping glasses.
I can hear it when it rings. So can people in the next country.
It looks oddly hip. People gather round and want to look at it. It isn’t branded. I like unbranded things on principle. I have no idea at all who made the thing, and I advertise it because it’s good, not because it’s covered in logos.
I’ve even used the torch thingy, and it’s easy to lock the keyboard, because there’s a switch on the side.
But, the radio doesn’t want to work, the SOS function apparently doesn’t work at all, and the instructions were written in teeny tiny writing, which is a bit dumb for those with less than perfect eyesight. But at the price, you can’t go wrong.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this for my elderly father. We were impressed with the large buttons and ease of use. The big downside is that it constantly seems to need recharging.
Rating: 2 / 5