artfone Senior Mobile Phones, SIM Free Big Button Basic Mobile Phone Unlocked for Elderly People with SOS Button, Camera, 1.8" Display, Loud Volume, Charging Dock, 1400mah Battery

So far so good. Easy set up. Good feature of the SOS button at the back if the person needs to call someone in an emergency. There is a light flick switch at the side for a touch. Big font on the buttons which is nice and clear. the sound quality is great goes up to level 9. The charging feature is good you can use the usb into the phone or use the phone stand charger. We had to change my mom's phone because her Tesco SIM card wasn't working in her old phone only picking up 2g, so this phone is a perfect swap.

Bought for my mom who is 90 years young. Set it all up for her, then showed her how to use, she was really pleased.

This is a great flip phone, easy to use, the only drawback is the battery life needs charging every 2 days that's why I gave it 4stars.,has anyone else noted that the battery goes down quick.?.

All I wanted was a basic functional phone for phone calls and texts, anything more would be a bonus.This fulfils requirements whilst looking reasonably attractive/modern and feeling sturdy, and being compact enough to fit in any size jacket/coat/shirt pocket.Additional benefits in no particular order:1) Long battery life when fully charged, apparently. If this turns out to be untrue I'll be back with an update.2) Takes two SIM cards. Useful for me as I recently had to get another SIM on another PAYG account as a stop-gap.3) Torch. Might be useful for such close-up things as locating a key lock in the dark, but doesn't work when the phone is switched off.4) Nice big buttons and a clear display so my slightly dodgy eyesight doesn't deceive my brain.5) Takes the upgraded Virgin SIMS (the reason I had to buy this as the new SIM wouldn't work in my old phone). It will take small SIMS but apparently the full-sized ones are preferred.Things I don't like (again, no particular order):-1) The noise it announces itself with when switching on is too loud, too long and just HORRIBLE! I can't locate a way of turning its volume down, changing it or stopping it happening. There is a similar but shorter cacophony when switching the phone off. EDIT: Have since discovered how to stop the noise from happening.2) Limited selection of ringtones for calls and text alerts. Only a handful in total, and most of them are embarrassingly unmusical and off-putting.3) Radio. Nice to have but I didn't need it. Only appears to receive BBC Radio 2, which I listen to anyway almost daily, but the reception and sound aren't great and the phone has to be oriented at a certain angle to keep the signal.4) Camera. Didn't want a camera but if it's included I would expect it to take reasonable quality images. This one approximates to a prehistoric cave painting so they needn't have bothered.5) The sound quality when making a phone call isn't brilliant --- a bit muffled and not loud enough (and no, I don't have any hearing problems!).6) No charger. I can charge this from my laptop, but if I'm out of the house I may need to charge it directly from the mains. Needed to purchase an additional adaptor for this (less than a fiver but an additional expense nonetheless).I don't know if I would use the "emergency" function but I might put a couple of numbers in anyway just in case.It also does other things that I'll probably never use.OK for the price, I suppose.UPDATE 14 AUGUST 21:After only seven months of use the phone refused to properly switch on one day. The screen lit up but none of the menus were available so it was effectively useless. I tried everything I could think of to bring it back to life but to no avail. Contacted Amazon customer services and they reached the same conclusion as me, i.e. it was f****d! They offered me a full refund and I accepted.I have changed my star rating from 4* to 1*.

I bought this phone to act as a second phone for use in Ireland. I already had an old Nokia clam shell phone which I had got in Ireland, where I have family and visit often. My Nokia was no longer being supported by Vodafone, so the Artphone seemed like a great replacement. I ordered it on 5 August and it arrived promptly. I had to wait for a SIM card from Vodafone Ireland to be brought to me by a family member. It was easy to activate with my old number. Very satisfied.It duly arrived at the end of last week and I had no trouble in inserting it and going online to activate. All seemed to be perfect. The controls and functions are all very similar to my old Nokia so I felt very comfortable with it. Until I came to write a text.I selected “Write text” and then pressed on of the keys. A number was inserted. For those who are not familiar with this style of keyboard, it is a bit quaint. Each key represents one number and three lettersPress the number 2 and you get A. Press it twice and B appears. Three times for C and four times for 2.Except, on this Artfone, press the number 2 and 2 comes up straight away. Similarly for every key - just the numeral. Obviously there must be some way of changing the keyboard mode. No mention is in the little instruction manual, or on-line. I experimented with every combination of keyboard stoke and menu option I could think of.I emailed the email address for customer service. Email returned undeliverable. We have just had a Public Holiday weekend in the U.K. so I waited until this morning to phone the number given on the website. Number unavailable.Now what do I do.

This is a fabulous little phone and fool proof! Anyone can use it.A elderly gentleman came out of hospital who we were looking after and needed to be able to get hold of help, I brought this phone as it had the sos function but also the big buttons. After programming in the phone numbers for him it was easy. All he had to do was either speed dial for 2 favourite numbers which is a case of press and hold down the star or hash key or go up and down the phone book which he managed with ease. He has been through many phones before and this is the first one he has picked up and been able to use with ease.The sos function sends a sos text and phones the number you programme and when he presses the back sos button hard it sends that alert. So I will know he is in trouble and needs help.I also love that the charger is a stand that can sit beside the bed and therefore he can be safe at night also.The only bad thing is they do not supply a plug for the charger and so you will need a usb plug brought also. Apart from that it’s a great little phone.

Bought for my elderly dad, he struggles to understand this kind of technology, but he found it easy to use... the only thing he finds troublesome is when he is texting, he has to choose the letter, then click the button up top in order for it to accept that letter, he says it takes twice as long to reply to a message, so not helpful if he is trying to send a message in an emergency or in a hurry. So will be looking to buy him a new one come Christmas, just not of this type.