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

Nice phone that is perfect if you just wish to have a phone without bells and whistles! You don`t have to be elderly/senior citizen to own one of these. Very simple to operate and navigate. There is an SOS feature that is easy to disable as well. Not everyone wants a smartphone! If you just wish to have a phone for emergencies or just for occasional use, then this is the one for you!

Easy to use, especially for the elderly

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.

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.

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.

Excellent little flip mobile. Many thanks xx

My wife is very pleased with this phone suits her purpose 100%

Dropped a star in that it did not come with charger plug so could not use straight from the box, but once usb plug obtained did not take long to charge. Instruction booklet near to useless but within a few minutes of pushing buttons got the basics and with a hour or so got it sorted with Telephone contacts, Emergency contacts for SOS button on back, ring tone and volume, Sim card installed and topped up. Bought for elderly father in law and printed a simply user guide to go with the phone and he finds it simple to use. Has some more advanced functions with the use of a sd card but I expect these will not be wanted by the older generation so did not try them.. For the average elderly person to receive in post and try to set up on their own it could be a challenge, but overall it is a light and compact, but probably not as durable as older mobiles, has nice big buttons for big or infirm fingers, is straightforward to use once familiar with button functions all for a reasonable price.

Même clapet fermé vous êtes avertis d'avoir reçu un SMS ou un appel car un voyant vert situé à l'extérieur clignote alors. Ce même voyant clignote alternativement vert et rouge lorsque vous rechargez le téléphone et devient vert lorsque c'est terminé. Les touches M1 et M2 permettent d'appeler un numéro que vous avez enregistré. Il faut rester appuyer dessus environ 2 secondes avant que l'appel ne se déclenche. ceci doit être une sécurité afin de ne pas faire un appel involontaire. A l'extérieur se trouve également une touche de couleur orange SOS. Même chose que M1/M2, un appui prolongé surtout à l'extérieur ou, le téléphone dans une poche il est plus facile d'appuyer sur ce bouton. Sur le côté 2 touches pour augmenter ou diminuer le son son des paroles mais aussi son de la sonnerie). Sur le même côté un bouton/interrupteur à glissière permet d'allumer une petite torche. En résumé, idéal pour les personnes comme moi qui ne veulent qu'un téléphone...portable, rapide à utiliser, avec un bon micro, un bon son et qui est protégé du fait du clapet. Je le possède et l'utilise depuis des mois et j'en suis très satisfait.

Telefono veramente semplice da usare, i tasti sono grandi e ben visibili e volendo parlanti, suonerie alte anche se non c'è molta scelta, l'altoparlante è molto potente. Il tasto SOS è super utile con la possibilità di fare partire le chiamate oppure gli sms in sequenza ai numeri memorizzati in caso di urgenza (funzione comunque disattivabile), la fotocamera lascia molto a desiderare ma del resto ad un prezzo cosi ridotto non si può pretendere chissà cosa...la base di ricarica è molto stabile e comoda, sul display viene visualizzata la data, l'ora, ed il giorno corrente in maniera molto leggibile, telefono dotato anche di una piccola luce led in alto davvero comoda in caso di oscurità. Colore scelto rosso...molto brillante!Direi che per una persona anziana che ha problemi di vista e/o di udito e non ha molta dimestichezza con la tecnologia moderna è l'acquisto azzeccato soprattutto per il rapporto qualità/prezzo. Consegna puntuale.

Not suitable for irish connection

Buscaba un teléfono para mi suegra, que el que se compró en el 2011 ha dejado de funcionar. Hay mucha oferta en Amazon de este tipo, pero varias cosas nos han gustado en este que nos ha llevado a comprarlo: - El botón de SOS. Poder configurar 5 teléfonos, que vaya marcando consecutivamente para localizar ayuda nos ha gustado mucho, pues ya es mayor y creo que puede necesitarlo de ahora en adelante muchas veces. Que no tenga que abrir el teléfono para pulsarlo ha pesado mucho. - Los botones grandes, pues le cuesta tener precisión en el pulsado, aunque esto lo tienen casi todos. - La doble tarjeta. Estamos pensando en cambiar de compañía a una de las que los telefonos fijos están en una tarjeta móvil, así poder instalarle la del fijo, que es la que tienen sus médicos y la de el móvil. - El sistema de carga también nos ha gustado mucho y a ella cuando se lo hemos enseñado. Es muy parecido a su teléfono fijo, no tiene que intentar meter el cable microUSB en un agujerito, los que tenía este sistema los hemos descartado directamente, no son para personas mayores, aunque tengan los números gordos. Cuando lo hemos recibido nos ha gustado la facilidad para navegar por los menús, son muy sencillos, muy claros, sin leer el manual, que viene en castellano, pueden configurarlo y usarlo sin problemas, es muy intuitivo.

Telefono molto semplice e intuitivo per l’utilizzo dalle persone anziane. Molto vantaggioso il prezzo in quanto la qualità è ottima. Piuttosto semplice da configurare. la qualità dell’audio in chiamata è molto buona e anche la batteria ha un ottima durata. facile anche per scrivere messaggi in quanto la tastiera è molto grande.. Viene fornita anche la basetta di ricarica assieme al cavetto, garantendo perciò sempre la carica del dispositivo..