Doro PhoneEasy 331 Big Button Corded Telephone for Seniors - White

Sadly, my mother in law has dementia and her condition has deteriorated over recent months. She had a pair of regular land line handsets that only offered a redial option. This was all she could manage to do to call my mobile, the basic phone not having any form of speed dial etc. This worked, for a time, but she'd often press the wrong key before locating the redial and in doing so, wiped my number from the redial memory. What to do? Looking around Amazon for something better, I came across this big button phone that, more importantly, had just three, large speed dial buttons. Other brands offered up to five, but three seemed more than adequate and each button as a result would be that little bit bigger/better spaced apart. The ability to slip a suitably sized photo under each of the three dedicated speed dial buttons was also a handy touch. With dedicated speed dial buttons, there was no danger of pressing other keypad buttons first to disrupt this feature. The main keypad buttons are nice and big and very well spaced. They have a concave profile to allow better accuracy, especially for those with sight impairment. The phone flashes a light when ringing, useful for those a little hard of hearing to know when someone is calling. To that end, the ringer volume is configurable with a roller type volume control and does go quite loud with a suitably shrill tone that should alert those with mild to moderate hearing difficulties. Speed dial setup was easy, once I realized the mode switch to facilitate this was already in the correct position to do so. Now, my mother in law is able to contact me at the touch of a pictured button. Although, I haven't yet replaced the stock photos that came with the phone, so sometimes she thinks of me as a woman, like the photo on the button, despite being male. The phone comes with a wall mounting bracket and the supplied telephone cable to connect to a wall socket is generously long, so placing this unit shouldn't be much of a problem for most. At the price point offered, this phone is well designed and works well for my quite impaired mother in law. Of course, having been in contact with a dementia sufferer for a while now, I can see other features that would further improve this phone. For example, the ability to disable the regular keypad digits to prevent calls to the Police, something that has been threatened on a number of occasions when she is in a state. This alone could save a major amount of stress, not to mention Police resources. I would recommend this phone to those with loved ones that suffer from sight difficulties, hearing loss and/or dementia. This phone has been a real God send and worth every penny. It's its simplicity, not its sophistication, that is most important.
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Easy to set 3 contact numbers by just the press of a button. Phone is much louder than the normal ring. Very pleased with it. Works very well. Easy to use by my 95 year old deaf and partially sighted mum. I would recommend this phone
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Three Big Buttons to "speed dial" numbers, good build quality, and easy to setup.
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Good product Easy to use
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i have kept my landline, as it was included in a TV/WIFI package. it is very useful when you have long telephone calls to make to providers. Plus, we have poor mobile service in this area, i have to go on the doorstep to make a call using that. Recently i have been berating buisnesses for their poor number options-but have just realised that my number 3 doesn't work on my old handset! so i got this one to replace it. it came the next day. it is lovely and clear. i don't need the other functions on it-i just want to make the odd call. i am disabled, so i feel i need a landline as well-i can't rely on my mobile if in difficulty. it was very easy to set up, it just plugs in to the wall socket like your old one.
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The cable connection would not fit into the phone so it is unusable.Waste of time and money.
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I did purchase this for my old chap who is 88 but this product is handy for all ages. Big buttons are easy but the main features are the quick dial 'picture' buttons at the top. Instead of my dad having to look up a main number and dial it in... he just presses the picture button (you can just write a name on it too)making it quick and simple for his top 3 numbers. Easy to program, just read the instructions. His last 'big button' phone did not like being on a table. You had to be really careful or it would be left off the hook. This phone has no such problem and the handset clicks down when replaced every time. Very good value for money, I cannot fault it and it does what it says on the tin. Can't ask for more than that.
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Great idea for the elderly and inferm. Got it for my mother and would not be without now but it stopped making outgoing calls after 4 months so this is the replacement
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Très bien pour les personnes âgées et pour les malentendants.
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Ideal para una persona mayor , todo es poco para hacerles la vida mas fácil. Tiene un timbre potente y teclas enormes . Lo mejor los 3 botones de llamada directa con fotos . Estoy muy contento con el producto .
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Perfetto
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Idéal pour une personne âgée. Utilisation très simple. Seule critique, le son de la sonnerie plutôt strident et assez désagréable. La mise en service doit être faite par une personne avertie. Réglage de la sonnerie : arrêt - moyen - fort Réglage du son par bouton sous le combiné
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Telefon ist super ist leicht anzuschließen
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