My Father in law is 75 at the weekend and wants a mobile phone as a birthday present. He's not the best with technology (has only just fathomed out how to get the video to record and he's had it 15years)

Ideally we want to get him one with big buttons, thats NOT all singing all dancing, and is on pay as you go but as he still goes on holidy regularly, he may want to call the UK from other parts of Europe.

What would you suggest?

These (http://www.cmrecycling.co.uk/gfx/domjolly.gif) are good for the elderly...

I have just bought my father a Nokia 6170, as it has a large screen, large buttons and that's about it. He loves it so you may want to look at this one.

Anything by NOKIA with a big screen!

Originally posted by Debk

Ideally we want to get him one with big buttons, thats NOT all singing all dancing, and is on pay as you go but as he still goes on holidy regularly, he may want to call the UK from other parts of Europe.

What would you suggest?

When posed with a similar dilemma at christmas I ended up buying this Nokia (http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-pd-ProductDisplay?PN=NETWORKS.JAN06NOK2600PAYG&origin=SPECIALOFFER).

Help the aged recommend this phone (http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-pd-ProductDisplay?S=40&PN=PAYGO&filter_partModel=VODSPSAGVS1).

Originally posted by SHarper
When posed with a similar dilemma at christmas I ended up buying this Nokia (http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-pd-ProductDisplay?PN=NETWORKS.JAN06NOK2600PAYG&origin=SPECIALOFFER).

Help the aged recommend this phone (http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-pd-ProductDisplay?S=40&PN=PAYGO&filter_partModel=VODSPSAGVS1).
Sagems are a swine to use. Anyone whom buys someone of 75 years a Sagem is either an elaborate practical joker, or just cruel.

Any basic Nokia with this essential accessory (http://www.goodman-antiques.com/J3NEQ.jpg) :P

pebl's feel great to use ;)

just don't take him to the beach with it ;)

Thanks for your help & the laughs!

He'll already be used to one of these (http://www.jimbeamclub.com/pictorials/brooks/misc/telephone.jpg) Debk :thumbsup:

http://wow.osu.edu/experiments/sound/stringtele.html

Its free and ideal for talking to yourself ;)

Doesn't matter which phone you get, just as long as you buy them this addon.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/06/review_phobia/

Shame on you all :)

Hazel 69 yrs

BTW
Which phone did you buy bcause I need to buy one to for someone a little younger but not very mobile phone literate.

Was your choice a success ?

Will welcome your advice.

Hazel

Originally posted by hazel
BTW
Which phone did you buy bcause I need to buy one to for someone a little younger but not very mobile phone literate.

Was your choice a success ?

Will welcome your advice.

Hazel

Hazel

Wife and I both have the cheap T-Mobile that TJ Hughes were selling for £20 including £5 free airtime. They're just very simple phones, easy to use with a ten number memory. Link have them too but they want £25 for them.

Quite small but with a decent size screen and not too difficult even for my arthritic fingers :)

Thanks Greybeard---- Will call in Hughes for one.

hazel

Yes i have one of those too. They are great little phones and the battery lasts ages. And i can work it so that gives averyone hope, even Nommes mum seemed to get it with the one he bought her and she's about 73 and she thinks mobiles are bricks that go dead at the bottom of your handbag. Motorola C115 and they are sim free. Silver or black.

These are simple to use.

phone (http://www.bu.edu/childcognition/ImagesAssets/web%20buttons,%20etc/images/toy%20phone)

:D

Get a SE P900 - top phone.

;)

Originally posted by the_rudeboy
Any basic Nokia with this essential accessory (http://www.goodman-antiques.com/J3NEQ.jpg) :P
That is cruel:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Originally posted by Greybeard
Hazel

Wife and I both have the cheap T-Mobile that TJ Hughes were selling for £20 including £5 free airtime. They're just very simple phones, easy to use with a ten number memory. Link have them too but they want £25 for them.

Quite small but with a decent size screen and not too difficult even for my arthritic fingers :)

PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/April2003/Brick.jpg) that Greybeard is indeed happy with his mobile phone :clap: :clap:

Having bought my wife a mobile phone is she the only person in the world who WILL NOT use the phone's memory but keeps the phone numbers in her diary?

Thank you for all your replies, Cruel , cruel , neeeeek or otherwise

I'm sure you think the phone is for me but not so.

:) :) :D

And yes I keep most of my numbers in my diary too !

My son's mobile died on him and the only number he could remember was mine. Not work-- not friends-- but his moms

All say Ah,

hazel

one with an mp3 player

put on his old max miller and george formby classics :P

You are spot on with Max Miller

But the rest is jazz-- Miles Davis etc

hazel

I gave my mum my old motorora recently, she's addicted to the games now & keeps taking photos of everything. She lives in spain & I dread to think what her phone bill will be this quarter!!

We ended up getting a motorola in the end but thanks for all the advice!

We bought Dad a mobile phone for his 75th Birthday…..what a laugh. He wanted one for emergencies…. He called me at 10:30pm last night to ask if my son in Houston has been trying to call him to wish him happy birthday but perhaps was having trouble getting through---- someone had been calling his house and when he answered there was no one there………….I turns out it was him!! He had been “playing about” with his mobile & had been pressing the button to call home, & running to answer his home phone when it rang!!!!

"That was a tough lesson to learn" he said "it's cost me 84 chuffing pence" He’s hilarious. :)

At the age of 77 I’d say buy something that only receives and sends telephone calls. After all, if he needs a MOBILE TELEPHONE he’ll not want all the rubbish accessories that go with the more modern mobiles nowadays. Pictures from them are crap!

I seem to remember seeing a phone for £7.50 in Sainsbury the other day but didn't look any further than the price. I've just got a pocket pc so I've got all the bangs and whistles I can handle :hihi: