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Old 04-14-2009, 06:52 PM #1
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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..

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

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Is there a old coot cell phone out there?

www.jitterbug.com

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Thanks, thats cute, but I have to get what Verizon offers, don't I?
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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?
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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.
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My mom has macular degeneration and she has a good size cell phone
with big numbers, its great!!!!
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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.
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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!

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