Is there a basic model phone that supports big fonts and clear screen?
My Father (age 57) is suffering from an disease, he is currently using Nokia 6800. He finds it next to immpossible to use any other phone as the font size of digits dailed, sms, contact list are of bigger font size thenany other phone. He has tried his hand on communicator, PDA’s like P910i etc but nothing comes close to Nokia 6800 as it is easy to use & basic phone. As I am unable to find this phone in market, I don’t know which phone to give him. I require a basic phone for him which has big bold font sizes for the menu,contact list, sms typing, reading.
Please suggest the phone to me which can solve my issue?
by Akhil Ahuja
Hi,
Based on your expectations, I can give you three solutions. Please choose the one that seems very significant to you:
Solution #1:
If you’re giving Nokia 6800 to your Father whom seems to be already having good experience using it, it is not hard to find a piece in the Market. It costs around Rs.10,000/- ($247.64) for a Brand New piece which you can find at eBay India.
Solution #2:
If you’re willing to spend good money for your Father, then, you can buy any Nokia Series 60 Phones and buy the Font Magnifier software from Psiloc for Rs.548.64/- ($13.57) which I’ve given as an Answer for Ashwin Chakkravarthy already. This software will help you increase the font at your will.
Solution #3:
This is the most significant solution to your problem. If you need a Basic Model phone which supports big fonts and very clear display, please go ahead and buy Nokia 6070. This mobile supports big fonts and very clear display which makes it the ultimate device for any person with visual impairment. I guess your father will like it very much as it’s easy to hold than the Nokia 6800 and has big buttons too. This mobile costs around Rs.4,500/- ($111.43) for a brand new piece which can be bought from eBay India here.
Hope that helps…
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Dear Mr Srinivasan
Thank you very much for your suggestion, I will like to tell you that I had purchased 2 nokia 6800 in last 1 year from Ebay buy both of them have developed snags & henceI dont feel that ebay is selling new phones, I doubt they are refurbished ones. I had seen Nokia 3110c new launched phone. I liked the phone very much. The only problem is that while receiving the incoming phone the digits & name of caller are to small.
Do we have any software for increasing the font for this phone.
Regards
akhil
Hi Akhil,
Yeah, I too sometimes felt very bad about the products I bought from eBay. But still, I’m a big fan of them as I used to buy the most from there. All we need to do is, choose the Best Seller by his reputation and previous experiences and feedback. Anyways, I completely agree your point in buying mobiles from eBay.
The Nokia 3110c comes with internal font adjusting. You can adjust the font sizes of Contacts and Messages according to their specifications. But there is NO software available for increasing the font size of this mobile as it runs on Series 40 interface.
I would still suggest you to get a Nokia 6070 which in my opinion is the BEST for your needs. Just try whether any local dealer is having that mobile.
Thanks…
Thanks
I am checking out both the phones, 6070 & 3110c, I will get back, Nokia 3110c has expandable memory are you sure that we dont have any software for this phone?
As far as 6070 is concerned I think the incoming calls are to small font size
Thanks for your patience
Akhil
Hi Akhil,
I’m very much sure that Nokia 3110c (Series 40) does not have any software program to increase the font sizes. Please try Nokia 6070. Again, I should say, Nokia 6070 doesn’t have any external software either. It just has the ability inbuilt and meant for older people. Just try it before you actually buy from the dealer. I hope it doesn’t disappoint you.
Thanks and welcome again if you need any more information…