Product ReviewsDoro PhoneEasy 409 - Black (Unlocked)

simple ex condion as discribed

reliable nice size oap friendly satisfied

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: retro_phones_fr...

Got my money, i got no replacement phone or refund

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: gsm.tech.ltd

OK for calls, but emergency alarm function useless - so not worth the price

Bought for an 80-year-old for its emergency alarm function – but that’s useless! – here’s why:
1) EMERGENCY-ALARM FUCTION
..(a) doesn't work - cos it texts then rings 3 numbers that you input to this function, but it stops when it gets to an ansafone! – so, as everyone’s phones have ansafone, someone's gonna find a text or voicemail saying that the caller needed immediate help a while ago! - alias it's almost completely useless! - but I can see there's nothing the manufacturers could've done to get round this.
..(b)(i) it warns people not to input 999 as an emergency number - but it completely fails to tell people that this is already pre-programmed into it on UK models! (not into the emergency button but into the “SOS call?” that appears on opening)
....(ii) it informs people that, when the emergency call function is activated, the phone switches to speakerphone - but it completely fails to inform people that the emergency function, once rung, can't be switched off by the user but has to be terminated by the other end!
....So when I naively/stupidly pressed for “SOS call?” when I'd not input any emergency numbers, to see what it'd do, I was mortified to find that not only had I rung 999 but also that I couldn't terminate the call & so had to get them to terminate it for me! - I'm lucky that they didn't fine me for wasting their time! NOTE THIS COULD EASILY BE DONE BY ACCIDENT!
..(c) it allows input of an emergency text of 161 characters - but
....(i) because of its extremely low processor-power, it takes ages to input the emergency message, & because of its lack of all 4 usual navigation keys (has 2), it takes ages to edit the msg
....(ii) it doesn't have any default emergency messages to choose from, which it needs re above
2) TEXTING
..(a) its limitations in 1ci above make texting extremely slow & frustrating
..(b) predictive text
….(i) only has 2 of the usual 3 options! - has either all lower case or all capitals but amazingly doesn't have the usual option of a word starting with a capital & then continuing with lower case (as is of course needed for starting a sentence & for names).
….(ii) no option for inputting new words!
..(c) I did like that it displays the predicted words to choose from in a line that can be easily navigated with the 2 navigation buttons left/right
3) SYMBOLS GIMMICK - it has symbols to navigate the first part of the menu & only 1 symbol is shown at a time / per screen, but this just makes it much slower - a list would be much quicker & more helpful, as is done with the later options past the initial menu
4) GOOD POINTS
..(a) has large text, better for people with long-sight
..(b) green-background option is easier on the eye (no brightness control)
..(c) texting – as 2c above – & I like that it double-checks whether you want to send yet (or send+save) - this is good cos other mobiles have a tendency to send unexpectedly when you only wanted to choose that symbol or word etc. but pressed OK instead of the space button! (Samsung), easily done! (hence why this phone gets 2 stars instead of 1) - but I don't feel that this makes up for the extremely slow texting - the processor’s so slow that, by the time it pops up with the option you've clicked on (several seconds), you can think it's ignored you & so can have clicked twice & then it does a 2nd thing but that’s unintended! - the over-slow processor really is worse than useless!
..(d) It's good for making calls - but I don't feel that that makes it worth its priceRead full review...

Poor texting software, otherwise good.

Well made & pleasant to handle. Excellent for older people who only want to make phone calls & have the convenience of the emergency button. Very poor texting software because there is no up and down scrolling to edit a message (you have to delete everything back to the place you want to edit) and it is tedious changing between predictive and non-predictive text to get - eg - a capital letter for the first word of a sentence. All this makes texting a pain, especially if you want to edit your message or put in punctuation. This spoils an otherwise good product and it compares badly with, say, the Nokia predictive text version.

I would not recommend this product to anyone who uses a mobile phone for predictive texting. But for an older person with limited eyesight or hearing, it's excellent.Read full review...

Very happy indeed

great little phone, i use mine for work as i work in a noisy environment and its loud enough to hear over the machinery, nice chunky buttons big letters, screen is a tad on the small side but it works well, overall great little phone that would be ideal as a work phone or a phone for and older person id happily recommend to othersRead full review...

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Brilliant for the elderly.

Bought for my grandad who's hard of hearing,he loves it.I've given 5 for features because even though it doesn't have all the stuff a younger person would want it has everything he does.Also has an emergency button to push if your ill or fall that sends a text to 3 peopleto come help.It also has larger keys and letters on display.Read full review...

Deaf as a post !!!

This 'phone is ideal for me; no frills and easy to use. I can hear perfectly on it. Just the job !!!

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: gsm.tech.ltd

Great little phone

Easy to use loud n clear big buttons great value would recommend.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: solutionsbay

Neat phone

Easy to use, the emergency function great can recommend for non techies.

a simple phone very easy to use

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: gsm.tech.ltd

Big button flip phone.

It was a good phone, very basic, no music, could not take photos,
After a couple of months the phone would not work,
The screen went white and no matter what i did it would not work.

I would not recommend this phone.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: thehomegardenstore