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need help choosing phone for elderly person

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  • 30-05-2010 12:02am
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    kincaid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I need to choose a mobile phone for a elderly lady who has very little eyesight left…
    Is there any phone available like a flip phone where you could just open it
    And say the persons name and it would then dial automatically, something
    voice activated …
    would appreciate any advice on this etc

    thanks


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    O2 do one with giant buttons, not a usual make like Nokia Samsung etc.


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    Gekko
    Registered Users Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Gekko


    Check out the Doro range. I got a flip one for my gran and she was over the moon!


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    kincaid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭kincaid


    she can not use the cordless phone with large buttons( cannot see the buttons at all) which is quite large so a mobile with them would be even worse.
    just looking for something like a flip phone where you would say the person name and it would directly connect you to that person with using any buttons whatsoever

    thanks


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    viclemronny
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    As far as I know, most voice activated features require the holding down of some button. Otherwise, sure, you might just be talking about someone and then it'd ring them. Usually a button on the side that's easy to feel for though.


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    drunkmonkey
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    Future Positive have the best range of oap phones... http://www.futurepositive.ie/


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    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    theres none that just open it and speak into as other fella mentioned u have to hold down a button...but usually them voice recognitions systems are horrible..end up going to settings or some other crap instead of contacs...if she only needs to call a few people like you and some emergency number i think firefly would be the best...not having a joke but with her having difficulties to see whats shes pressing that might be the easiest way for her


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