artfone Big Button Mobile Phone for Elderly, CS181 Upgraded GSM Mobile Phone With SOS Button, Talking Number and Torch

Nice and easy phone for an elderly person

I am so glad that I bought this phone for my Mum who is ninety but very spritely, but as time has gone on she is not able to see so well and I introduced her to a Mobile phone some 5 years ago, and after sitting and teaching her how to work it and how to send messages, she was very good with her phone, sadly, it lost its microphone facility so I had to buy another and I thought she was going to have a problem relearning another phone and once I stopped her to referring to her "other one" we soon had the confidence to try different things and after only a few days she is mastering the new phone very well. It is a nice size phone and the edging near the bottom is very good for grip. The keys are very good size and it is easy to raise and lower the volume and to turn it on and off, that took a bit more getting used to, but we mastered it in the end. Excellent value for money Phone. Very well made, has multiple SIM and can take any size of SIM. The only thing that was a bit of a nuisance was that? there was not a plug-in charger, which is essential for an elderly person as they do not usually have a USB port in their house. The phone is easy to hold and is very user friendly. I am very pleased with the purchase and would buy one again.

Was shopping for a mobile for my 85-year-old Mum, as she was going into hospital: with COVID there's no visiting, she's not good with tech to start with, and due to limited circulation she can't use touchscreen.If you're old enough to remember early Nokias, when having MP3 playback - and a radio! - were luxuries, you'll be pretty happy with this (no Snake game, though.)Solid build, big chunky buttons, and handy features like single button speed dialling. Surprisingly, it also comes with dual SIM capability - full size, micro or nano, but old school full size actually work best.There is one thing that's either a bug or a feature, depending on your point of view. On the back of the phone is a large, friendly button marked SOS. Push that and it will dial your listed SOS contacts in succession, which is good. It will also make a terrifying noise that's nearly as loud as a personal attack alarm. Again, depending on the situation, this *could* be good, but you might want to disarm it for some users as it's not immediately clear and simple how to stop it. (I think there may be a setting for that).Some other issues: instructions need a slightly better translation, and don't include full technical specs. In particular, it would be *really* useful to have the exact name for the cable listed, as they're small and easily lost, and you don't necessarily pay full attention during unboxing. (I think it's a Micro-B USB, but there's lots of "micro" cables these days so it's good to know for sure.) You will also need a USB socket or a plug with one, but most people who've had smartphones lying around have spares coming out of their ears by now.Otherwise, a solid choice for either an elderly user, or if you're after a discreet spare/burner phone for travel, espionage or other activities - with a great battery life worthy of its Nokia ancestors.

Phone for my mum. Easy to use. Once she gets the hang of it. She found newer mobiles to complicated. Ring and talk is what she wanted. And this can don the job. Here goes.

Don't go near anything by this company. The phone stopped working after a few months and the support email doesn't work, there's no address to contact that works. Amazon doesn't show any options for support from them either, looks to be a fly by night dodgy company. Don't bother with them.

This phone was perfect for my grandad.The big buttons made it so easy for him to use. The SOS button on the back is a great feature, which texts us if he presses it, letting us know he needs help.The battery lasted around a week for him. The lock switch is on the side, making it easier for an elderly person to unlock rather than pressing a sequence of keys.The only disappointment was that it only lasted 6 months, before it stopped turning on.

I purchased one of these for my Mother in Law and it was great and she got on with it well. It lasted over two years until she spilt water on it. I purchased another but that only lasted a couple of weeks. She is 99 and not as dexterous as she was and she busted the C connector in the phone for charging. I could see the damage around the connector where she had tried to insert the charging lead. I purchased some USB C Magnetic Adapters from Amazon so she doesn't need to fiddle to get the charging lead p[lugged into the phone. I have stuck the charging lead and the "break off" part of the adapter together, plugged the other part of the adapter into the phone and shown her how the "break off" and replace the charging lead. I am hoping I don't have to set up a monthly order for this phone now!It is a great phone for the elderly.

Got this for my Mum she used to have a totouch phone didn't like it this is a lot better with her having arthritis and with the docking stand she doesn't lose it The only troubles is to take it with her when she goes out but is a very good phone easy to set up easier to use does exactly what it says what she needs it for just to bring out and for us to get in touch with her andit's SOS is great she pressed it by accident and it came straight to my phone give me the coordination where she was , Great for when she goes and takes the dog over to the field s That's when she remembers to take it anything happens she just presses the button I get the SOS if I don't answer within 2 minutes it goes to my niece so we both can get to the place where my mum is I think all phones should have a button like that very good and she likes the colour red she can find it in a bag in the car or when she opens the pocket nice not too bright good colour to get photos all our minds at rest knowing that she's got a phone watch likes and the SOS button does work very good button.