Is this phone suitable for an elderly person who is hard of hearing? it seems simple with big buttons but how loud is the ringer and speaker? Thanks
920680
This phone has super low earpiece volume. I bought it for my elderly dad but had to return it. He is sticking to his old Samsung flip instead.
920681
I bought this phone for my father. He is in his 60's. In addition to bring easy to use, the phone's ringer volume is loud enough for my dad to hear.
920682
The phone is suitable for an elderly person, but the ringer isn't very loud and the screen is small. I originally bought this phone for my step father, he loved it (because it was easy to use); but he would complain that the ringer wasn't loud enough and the screen wasn't big enough. If I had a choice, I wouldn't by this for a person who had issues with their eyes or needed a phone with a loud ringer.
920683
I bought this phone for my 76 year old mother. The ringer is loud enough for her to hear and it is easy to use.
59693
it's a great phone for my mom as she suffers with macular degeneration. the buttons are big enuff for here to see. easy to use. i wish sanyo made more big button cell phones for the old folks. it's really a nice phone! i had the red color of this and when i switced to blackberry i gave my red one to my mom. it finally died and this one is just as good. diff color is all.
216138
I would definitely not recommend this phone to elderly persons or those with sight or dexterity issues. In addition the voice quality is not the best. Good luck.
905109
There are two volume settings, high and low. They are both loud. I use it with my mother in law who has dementia and it's so loud that I put it in a drawer. But it works great.
1312775
I would like to hear a beep. When I returned from being out all day I have to specificly look for the light. Seems easy enough but since I am 83 I would prefer to have a better signal of a call received.
726319
Sorry, Skippy, but I returned the telephone so I do not remember what the warranty covers--You could contact themanufacturer. I thought that the phone was very good for elderly and people with hearing aids but my mother has gottentoo senile to use anything new or different than what she has.
1108406
Good question...I have a cordless phone with a base which you can plug in with this device. But I also have a Jitterbug cell phone which advertises a "powerful speaker that allows all calls to be loud and clearly audible." I have found this to be loud enough for me. It also stresses other senior-friendly technologies which may be helpful to you. Something to investigate if you are so inclined.
1988889
My husband used this phone for a while. He never had the issue of people not being able to hear him but he did have the issue of not being able to hear the phone. After a while the speakers started to not work too well so you could barely hear it when he got a call or text.
1250330
On the contrary I turn up mine to 7 and hear the ring and also the caller at the other end. One needs to eek assistance to find a ring tone that one who is hard of hearing can be happy with. As a matter of fact I use two hearing aids and find the phone admirable
200830
Sorry,just don't know the answer..What I do know is that my mom can hear her phone calls,now..As far as volume,well worth the price..
825772
No and no. It can not be set to answer when picked up and I wouldn't recommend it for an elderly person. The buttons aren't large, it's easy to forget to push the end call and then it won't ring the next time, and the set-up is a little challenging. I bought a set for the aesthetics. They work fine but I still haven't been able to get them to stop blinking without resetting all of my other settings to default.
1728720
I am hard of hearing. I have hearing aids. I would recommend this phone to anyone. Besides speaker volume, you can turn on the speaker which increases the sound. Excellent phone.
1274207
Yes. All you do is program the number to the button and then tag the button with a picture or name etc. My 87 year old mother loves this phone. She has two hearing aids and dialing long distance is troublesome for her. With this phone all she needs to do is pick up the receiver and push the picture of who she wants to call. This phone has solved many hurdles for my mother. I would highly recommend. The flashing light to indicate a call, the loud options for bell and hearing aid friendly as well as the easy dial options.
1728719
The tone quality is good and the volume of the caller's voice can be increased, with a push of a button, during the call. So I would say this phone could be suitable for someone with a moderate hearing loss. If the person's hearing loss is severe, then one of the phones that type out what the caller is saying on a display screen might be required.
1558311
Yes the volume is great. My dad is 86 and he has no problems with it at all. The numbers are easy to read and the sound quality is great
825771
It's a cool phone but may not be the best for elderly....small buttons and the led screen is a bit hard to read
1853077
Its not that difficult to set it up. You record your own voice. When you play messages back the sound is not that clear. You can definitely hear the persons voice but my elderly mother (87) (who has difficulty hearing) has a hard time understanding the messages.