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Easier to use phone.

TestTransmission · 2009-12-15 01:40:31

Right,my dad is in his late sixties...getting on in years,poor eyesight due to stroke,etc etc. He has a Nokia phone,unsure of the model and it has fiddly little buttons and a tiny little screen. Looking to get him a phone for Christmas which would be easier for him to operate.Hes by no means over the hill or anything so I…

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Right,my dad is in his late sixties...getting on in years,poor eyesight due to stroke,etc etc.

He has a Nokia phone,unsure of the model and it has fiddly little buttons and a tiny little screen.

Looking to get him a phone for Christmas which would be easier for him to operate.Hes by no means over the hill or anything so I dont want to get him one of those OAP friendly phones.He might get a tad insulted

Open to any recommendations.

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#2 15-12-2009 11:26am

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Sony T707 is pretty popular with people with poor eye sight, buttons are well spaced out and easy to see and no fiddling around with locks, just open or close it...

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#3 15-12-2009 4:25pm

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Thanks mate,is it available in Ireland prepay?

Any other recommendations?

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#4 15-12-2009 5:13pm

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Plenty of existing threads on this, if you look around
for instance
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055756684

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#5 15-12-2009 5:45pm

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ardmacha wrote: »

Plenty of existing threads on this, if you look around
for instance
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055756684

Thanks,Ive seen those big button phones.I know my dad would find them patronising though

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#6 15-12-2009 5:47pm

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Jack where abouts in the country are you ?

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#7 15-12-2009 8:11pm

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Check out Doro's phones.

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#8 15-12-2009 11:07pm

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jenzz wrote: »

Jack where abouts in the country are you ?

Limerick

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