What can U recommend me buying for my grandfather. Has to be cheap and reliable, will only be used to make and receive calls.
Good cheap phone only to make/receive calls
[Deactivated] on 09/03/2019 - 12:54
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I was thinking to buy that, cheers.
Maybe the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite?
It's relatively cheap, good battery life and decent quality. You wouldn't have to worry about the software or anything like that.If it breaks, just buy another cheap phone. The only downside is No Waterproofing (for that you will have to get a used SGS7-Exynos).
iPhones work great for the elderly, but more pricey. You could look into a used/refurbished 6S Plus.
I'll stay away from Xiaomi phones, have had nothing but duds numerous times, and I can't be bothered always trying to fix it
Stay away from Android/iOS phones. They need to be charged every day or 2. Your grandfather may forget. Get something with a long battery life.
I was looking at that too, reviews don't look good. Unable to hear during calls, that's the only thing he wants it for. Not a good phone if you can't even use it
Yeah U can hold it for him, and use your ears to get a signal so we can communicate
He doesn't have anything, I want to get him an ALDI $99 Sim and a phone
An Aldi Mobile sim should work in the phone since it's locked to Telstra and Aldi Mobile uses Telstra.
You could always order the phone (which is free), buy a $5 Aldi starter sim, activate the sim and see if it works in the phone.
If it works you could give him that, if it doesn't just use it as a spare phone.
Very little loss if it doesn't work ($5).
Does this hack still work? I can't seem to make it work. Need phone for my 83 year old father too. He lost his phone. grrr
I've activated a telstra sim but the only spare phone that I have is a LG K500. Yep it's a dinosaur.
I don't understand how to do the hack on my computer.
It still works.
DM me with the error/what happens and ill try to help
What's rarely discussed is that older people with early stages of dementia don't just need a phone that's simple, easy to use and with big buttons. Familiarity is what's important. Having a 4 year old Android phone replaced where the power button was moved, and the mechanical context buttons switched around and made tappable, is enough cognitive overload to turn a mentally-fragile person's confidence upside down. The buttons and rotation could be disabled via software but the original experience was never the same. Most young people on an unfamiliar phone aren't sure whether to press a button or flick towards red or green. And I've reached the point where I hover my hands before a faucet in a public restroom before I look for traditional buttons and levers.
Receiving a call from a partially-deaf 90 year old that doesn't know that they've gotten through is a familiar story for many people. So I wonder what indestructible phone will really stand the test of time if or when we reach that period of life. Perhaps by then telephony devices will be reading our minds and ask "Do you want to call your grandson?"
He's pretty tech savvy for an old person. I've bought him a couple tablets that he uses daily. I just want something simple for him so it costs me less, plus he has a tablet that he does everything on, pointless spending more imo
I am waiting for the mandatory "4GB is the entry level RAM these days" statement.
You might like to look at Telstra Lite and Optus X Lite. Both are basic phones for $14.50 and $19.50 when on sale. Need to factor in unlocking fee for Optus X Lite.
The Telstra one should be fine for Aldi but is lacking certain bands, so can't be used with Optus/Vodafone networks in the future.
One issue for your granddad might be the small screen and buttons on both phones.
nokia 3310 . good battery. good screen. big buttons