Previously I posted this as 'like new' refurbished -NEW is now available at the same price?? Only you o2 ! Lol
Minimum £10 top up needed too, so add that to price - dewonderful
All comments (23)
random_man
3 Jul 171#1
Can the assistance button on the back be turned off?
KyleGM to random_man
3 Jul 172#2
Yeah you have to configure it first for it to be active :smile:
seaniboy
3 Jul 17#3
Glad you knew that answer excited (y)
random_man
3 Jul 171#4
Thanks for the info! No pocket dialling the police for me :smile:
Bitbotbang
3 Jul 17#5
Why get a phone that's not a smartphone?? Don't get it! It's useless imo
seaniboy to Bitbotbang
3 Jul 17#6
Well not everyone is 'smart' enough or wants to be smart enough to use a telephone with more than the telephone/help function, elderly/disabled/learning capability. Does a old school Mini Cooper carry a family of 6 and dog? :wink:
mcormack to Bitbotbang
4 Jul 171#11
A rather ignorant comment.
Raspberry to Bitbotbang
5 Jul 17#16
You're right, a phone that makes phone calls is useless. Like reading glass for reading, cycles for cycling or calculators that calculate - do these manufacturers know nothing!!!
kos1c
4 Jul 172#7
I had the same issue recently with my grandad. His 82 with slight dementia.
He has one of those doro flip phones but it's pretty beat. As everyone around him using a touch screen phone he now gets confused with his phone.
As the back and select button are under the hinge but on the screen it does say what those buttons are (menu, back, select, call etc).
So he now presses the screen thinking it'll do what it says.
Got him an iPhone 4 and used guided access to lock the phone on phonebook only. So he can unlock the phone, dial calls, check his contact list and answer.
Android have a similar feature or apps that do a better job.
With a stylist pen it's alot easier now getting onto a smart phone with zero features.
amour3k
4 Jul 171#8
Both of you are correct, lol.
Horses for courses basically?. :-)
seaniboy
4 Jul 17#9
I can see my old man needing a non smart phone in years to come, I guess it comes down to individual needs like many things.
kos1c
4 Jul 171#10
If he has a smart phone currently. He could make use of guided access on an iPhone in years to come.
If you're unsure what that is.
Basically you pick an app (phone book in my case), triple press home button to lock the phone to that app via a passcode and they have full access to that app only.
Home button disabled, volume buttons disabled, power button only turns on/off the screen but doesn't power down.
Going to a doro 0-9 key phone isn't difficult to learn but at least smart phones aren't either for the elderly. :smile:
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Minimum £10 top up needed too, so add that to price
- dewonderful
All comments (23)
He has one of those doro flip phones but it's pretty beat. As everyone around him using a touch screen phone he now gets confused with his phone.
As the back and select button are under the hinge but on the screen it does say what those buttons are (menu, back, select, call etc).
So he now presses the screen thinking it'll do what it says.
Got him an iPhone 4 and used guided access to lock the phone on phonebook only. So he can unlock the phone, dial calls, check his contact list and answer.
Android have a similar feature or apps that do a better job.
With a stylist pen it's alot easier now getting onto a smart phone with zero features.
Horses for courses basically?. :-)
If you're unsure what that is.
Basically you pick an app (phone book in my case), triple press home button to lock the phone to that app via a passcode and they have full access to that app only.
Home button disabled, volume buttons disabled, power button only turns on/off the screen but doesn't power down.
Going to a doro 0-9 key phone isn't difficult to learn but at least smart phones aren't either for the elderly. :smile: