NeuroTalk Support Groups

NeuroTalk Support Groups (https://www.neurotalk.org/)
-   The Stumble Inn (https://www.neurotalk.org/the-stumble-inn/)
-   -   Cell Phones??? (https://www.neurotalk.org/the-stumble-inn/84204-cell-phones.html)

SallyC 04-14-2009 06:52 PM

Cell Phones???
 
My DD changed her cell phone package to Verizon and I think I finally have to admit that, I'm to old for these new fangled contraptions.

She gave me a Blackberry that does everything but make my lunch and I hate it. I'm wondering if they make them a little BIGGER, so I can see what the heck I'm doing?

The buttons are so tiny, I have to use the edge of a nail to operate and then, I hit the wrong dang buttons half of the time. My eyes are not that great and I feel like I need a magnifying glass to see it.

I don't want to hurt my DD's feelings, but I want a cell phone I can hold without tweezers and can see without a mag-glass. Is there a old coot cell phone out there?

Help me out here, please, before I call DD and make a fool of myself..:D

:grouphug:

SandyC 04-14-2009 08:00 PM

My mom is on my Verizon and has the same problem. I've told her to go and exchange her phone for a bigger button one. Plus she can choose what she wants.

You racked up on the Blackberry! I got my mom the free one. lol

SallyC 04-14-2009 08:10 PM

My Blackberry was free, too. Maybe DD will get me a bigger buttoned one...Ya Think?

Thanks, Sandy..:hug:

Kitty 04-14-2009 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SallyC (Post 495834)
Is there a old coot cell phone out there?


www.jitterbug.com

:D

SallyC 04-14-2009 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitty (Post 495851)

Thanks, thats cute, but I have to get what Verizon offers, don't I?

Kitty 04-14-2009 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SallyC (Post 495853)
Thanks, thats cute, but I have to get what Verizon offers, don't I?

Maybe you could call them and ask if they have something comparable to the Jitterbug phone?

doydie 04-14-2009 10:59 PM

I went the cheap way. It's also the way that they hate on all the crime shows - the dreaded prepaid cell phone. I have a basic trachphone that makes calls! Somewhere in the system I know it has a phone book and I can assign numbers to people but I just turn the phone on and dial the number and that's the simple way. I never turn it on unless I want to call out. I want total control over the phone. I don't want someone calling me when I'm out eating or at a freinds house. I don't need for my phone to tell me if my picture on the wall is straight or where a restruant is. It doesn't even take pictures! I pay about $120/year for enough minutes to last me all year long cause I only use it when I want to. No contract. It does have lousy reception inside buildings. But I don't care.

soxmom 04-15-2009 08:00 AM

My mom has macular degeneration and she has a good size cell phone
with big numbers, its great!!!!:)

dmplaura 04-15-2009 08:39 AM

I don't think cell phones have anything to do with age, to be honest.. I've never understood them, and still need a manual whenever I *shudder* have to use one.

mrsD 04-15-2009 09:59 AM

We are not giving up our old Nokias....they work fine, don't take pictures, or do anything exotic.

We don't need fancy stuff on the phone. I have a camera for that.
I have a Sansa for music. I have CD in my car. What more do I need?

We are off the contract and the companies are calling us left and right to sign up for some package or other. All the new contracts are more $$ than we pay now. Why switch?

I tried to use my son's iphone last summer. I did get on here briefly, but his touch screen didn't like my fingers. His battery life is very short. And the whole thing was slow.
I do like the koi video game that's in it, but that is about all!

:Dunno:


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:09 PM.

Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.