i need to buy a mobile phone for my parents - a simple one with large keys and a large display. does anyone have any recommendations? ive looked through gsmarena.com and a couple of forums but theyve not been very helpful. the only decent-looking one (which was designed especially for the elderly) hasnt been released yet!

i need to buy a mobile phone for my parents - a simple one with large keys and a large display. does anyone have any recommendations? ive looked through gsmarena.com and a couple of forums but theyve not been very helpful. the only decent-looking one (which was designed especially for the elderly) hasnt been released yet!

 

couple here m8

 

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/mobile*-phone*-for*-elderly*_W0QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQflocZ1QQsaslcZ3

i need to buy a mobile phone for my parents - a simple one with large keys and a large display. does anyone have any recommendations? ive looked through gsmarena.com and a couple of forums but theyve not been very helpful. the only decent-looking one (which was designed especially for the elderly) hasnt been released yet!

 

This is exactly the business I ran when I lived in Spain several years ago. We contracted a OEM manufacturer in Asia to produce SIMPLE mobile phones - big buttons, big screen, no fancy features - just making/receiving calls. Business went well for a couple of years, was subsequently bought by big telco and then closed :( The phones were only sold in Spain, Italy and Greece at the time. Shame really.

 

I may well get back into this as it is a big gap in the market ...

 

Sorry I can't help source one for your parents. Try looking for some of the older and basic Nokia phones. They had big buttons and a clear screen.

 

The one on ebay (see billynomates link) seems good at first glance but the "elderly" need to be able to remember who's number is hiding behind each button! I know my gran can't remember whether she had breakfast this morning let alone whether my number is under button 3 or 5. Perhaps these phones are better suited to people with arthritis.

Maybe some of the older nokias on ebay may be up to the task?

 

I had the same problem with my mum 80 now, in the end I bought her a small samsung that is very easy to use and has speed dial, she likes it!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-SGH-A800-Mobile-Phone_W0QQitemZ140105772117QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3312QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Pretty sure this is the one, or there are slightly bigger ones, the thing with flip phones is they just have to open the flip to answer and end the call, less buttons for them to make a fluff on!

thanks for all the help guys - I'll show them to my parents and see what they say. i did pass on my old Samsung E720 to my dad, but he left it in his allotment shed and its not been seen since :rolleyes:

motorola razr v3i, big buttons are great for my fat thumbs and the numbers are huge on the screen.