Get a phone with a slide out keyboard.
I like texting because I can send a text and get a reply without staying on the phone forever. I still talk but not so much anymore. I get more done too!
Now my mom? Forgetaboutit. I have to call because she can't even find the answer button. I kid you not, the other day she called my sister's house phone thinking it was her cell phone and left a message. She even heard herself and thought she was hearing herself in the phone. Sally, she lives with my sister. LOL