Mobile Phone for Macular Degeneration & Hard of Hearing

karenestelle on 02/08/2017 - 12:16

Hi,

My 87 year old mother needs to replace her very old mobile phone which is no longer working. She only needs this for a back-up in case of the nbn going down and emergencies. She has macular degeneration in both eyes, although at this stage she is still able to drive. She also has a hearing aid so her hearing isn't the best and she uses a special hearing phone. I wonder if anyone has any recommendations or experience with an elderly person and what phone would be best for her. Looking $200 or under if that's possible as she isn't going to use it much if at all. Thanks for reading my message and hopefully helping me.

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Comments

  • bobbified on 02/08/2017 - 12:30

    Have you seen this before?

    It's $139, so within your budget.

    http://www.kisaphone.com.au/

    • rover on 02/08/2017 - 12:46

      The $139 price is based on using their SIM plan, which may be ok for the use specified.

      "The price of the KISA phone with your own SIM is $249. There are no ongoing costs to us after the initial purchase, unless you subscribe to the Location (GPS) monthly service."

      • bobbified on 02/08/2017 - 13:17

        aah… my bad! Totally missed that bit.

        Their plans aren't very cheap either!

  • holdenmg on 02/08/2017 - 12:53

    Easy to use candy bar phone with large icons and includes
    T-Coil hearing aid support.
    http://www.ztemobiles.com.au/T403.htm
    available on Prepaid from Telstra.

  • vtecdohc on 02/08/2017 - 14:02

    Doro PhoneEasy 623
    Easy to use, hearing aid support and has an emergency button at the back.
    available at Optus.

  • nchc on 04/08/2017 - 08:49

    Get an unused android phone from a friend, setup big launcher or similar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.kunes.and…

    Enlarge fonts in accessibility, increase vibration touch sounds and ring tone

  • JoyVee on 16/09/2017 - 21:46

    Actually my friend c with similar issues has found iPhone SIRI voice recognition most helpful.You can ask SIRI to make appointments, tell you the appointments for day and will phone contact if it has been put into the phone. She can also set alarm for specific time. .. and cancel alarm if needed. Not sure if Android phones have same capacity.
    With Macular degeneration sometimes large print is of little help if each letter looks shredded and the word is fragmented.

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