“Grandma, it’s me Jamie. Oh, you meant to call Jack? I know the names are small on your phone. Grandma, it’s okay. Please don’t throw the phone out your window.” Although not always true, there’s a very big possibility that you have an older relative that is not very tech savvy. They have a desire to keep in touch, but wish cell phones were more simplistic.
Doro has set out to create functional cell phones for the senior set, including baby boomers and active seniors. The Doro HandleEasy 330gsm and 326i have features like large display screens and keypads, easy to find speed dials and an easy grip shell. If the senior likes to do more than just make calls from the cell phone, the 330gsm has extras like color display, speakerphone, text messaging, and FM radio.
So, is this a sign of ageism? Is this as insulting as lobbying for seniors to retake their driving exams? Not so, claims many advocates of the phone. For the most part feedback has been positive for the Doro HandleEasy phones and it has even been lauded with the WonderVision Award — an honor that is given to companies that produce technologies that is beneficial to the visually impaired.
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I'm a grandma. The The Doro HandleEasy sounds nice and easy. But how much does it cost? I have a very easy to use Net10 cell phone that gives me good reception even in rural areas. And it's cheap as dirt. It's also a prepaid phone, which means I don't have to worry about all those contract traps. Doesn't get much easier than that.