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Emergency phone for old person
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| Please could you recommend an emergency phone for an old person.
Pay as you go.
Carry in the car.
Keep by the bed.
Easy to use.
Talk and text.
Is this one a good bet?
<http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/index.cf...wSimplyHomePage>
Or is there something more suitable?
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Chris
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"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> Please could you recommend an emergency phone for an old person.
> Pay as you go.
> Carry in the car.
> Keep by the bed.
> Easy to use.
> Talk and text.
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> Is this one a good bet?
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> <http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/index.cf...wSimplyHomePage>
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> Or is there something more suitable?
> --
> Chris
Ask the old person, they will be the one using it - no one else can say if
it is suitable. No point buying something they can not use or understand,
or on a PAYG that is far more expensive than Virgin.
Why would an old person want to use text in an emergency, or take the phone
in a car if they need it by the bed?
Just how old is this person! You're making it sound like they can't think
or do anything for themselves. Maybe a phone isn't what they need.
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| Brian Watson 2006-03-20, 5:48 pm |
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"Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> Please could you recommend an emergency phone for an old person.
> Pay as you go.
> Carry in the car.
> Keep by the bed.
> Easy to use.
> Talk and text.
Anything cheap (so probably PAYG) that has speed-dialling so that he/she
doesn't have to do anything other than (a) unlock it, then (b) hold down any
one of the three middle keys (2, 5, 8) to dial.
Better tell him/her how to disconnect afterwards too!
--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."
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| Bikini Whacks 2006-03-20, 5:48 pm |
| In article <+UsE7zJbWxHEFwFa@[127.0.0.1]>, nospam@[127.0.0.1] says...
> Please could you recommend an emergency phone for an old person.
> Pay as you go.
> Carry in the car.
> Keep by the bed.
> Easy to use.
> Talk and text.
>
> Is this one a good bet?
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> <http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/index.cf...wSimplyHomePage>
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> Or is there something more suitable?
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A nursing home.
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| On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:33:13 GMT, Rob Cole
< robertcole@blueyonde
r.co.uk> wrote:
>Chris wrote:
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>Its a good phone but if its only going to be kept for emergencies you
>would be better off going with virgin. Because with all the other
>networks vodafone include you will need to top up the phone every
>180days just to stop it being disconnected, where as virgin only needs
>to be topped up once every 365days.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^
That's incorrect.
It's a chargeable call or text every 180 days:
http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/...ons
.html
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| Andy Pandy 2006-03-20, 11:48 pm |
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"Mark" <markincambs@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^
> That's incorrect.
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> It's a chargeable call or text every 180 days:
> http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/...ons
.html
And it's the same with Vodafone - you don't need to top up every 180 days. Just make
a call every 180 days.
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Andy
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| 4256745q6 2006-03-20, 11:48 pm |
| By saying and old person I presume you are meaning some type if
infirmity or impairment as it would be redundant otherwise. The
following may help, but obviously would depend on the type of
difficulties the person may face.
Get something not small, with larger buttons.
You might be better buying something older and second hand - like a
savvy - which with a new battery will run for ten days if not used.
Get something brighly coloured - so it can easily be found.
If it is kept by a bed, leave it plugged in - but to a timer
(preferably one that has a weekly cycle charging it a couple of times a
week rather than a 24hour cycle timer).
Get one with a loud ring.
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| "Andy Pandy" < spam8times@wonderful
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> "Mark" <markincambs@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:l68u1215d3e8c1a
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> And it's the same with Vodafone - you don't need to top up every 180 days.
> Just make
> a call every 180 days.
In fact, my Virgin Mobile account has been unused for almost 2 years
(because I've not been in the UK) and they've just assured me that it is
still open with 13 pounds of credit remaining.
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| Mark Hewitt 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
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"Brian Watson" <WACCI_inf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> news:+UsE7zJbWxHEFwF
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> Anything cheap (so probably PAYG) that has speed-dialling so that he/she
> doesn't have to do anything other than (a) unlock it, then (b) hold down
> any one of the three middle keys (2, 5, 8) to dial.
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> Better tell him/her how to disconnect afterwards too!
Most mobiles auto disconnect when the other person hangs up anyway.
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| In article <JjFTf.989$n7.267@newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, Chris Boyd
< chrisbboyd@gmREMOVEa
il.com> writes
> Also the Orange website has the Siemens A62 for £9.99 delivered at
>the minute. I find it hard to justify the money for the Vodafone
>Simply's when a simple handset like the A62 isn't all that hard to use
>either.
I looked on the Orange site and couldn't find that.
If available, it seems a good idea.
Please could you supply a link.
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Chris
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| Alan Gauton 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
| In article <s9UgUfDQv9HEFwkS@[127.0.0.1]>, nospam@[127.0.0.1] says...
> In article <JjFTf.989$n7.267@newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, Chris Boyd=20
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> I looked on the Orange site and couldn't find that.
> If available, it seems a good idea.
> Please could you supply a link.
They've put the price back up - it WAS =A39.99 yesterday. Back up to=20
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| Adrian 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
| Chris (nospam@[127.0.0.1]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :
> Please could you recommend an emergency phone for an old person.
> Pay as you go.
> Carry in the car.
> Keep by the bed.
> Easy to use.
> Talk and text.
>
> Is this one a good bet?
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> <http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/index.cf...wSimplyHomePage>
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> Or is there something more suitable?
Blimey, it's a good job you'll always be young and fit and virile and
healthy and generally the very image of a Greek God you are now, isn't it?
Have you considered *asking* the "old person" (in between wiping their
drool off them) what they might find usable?
I can think of quite a few people in their 80s and beyond who would cope
easily with a PDA, and plenty in their 20s who can barely string two
coherent words together.
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| In article < Xns978D7949698B0adri
anachapmanfreeis@204
.153.244.170>,
Adrian <toomany2cvs@gmail.com> writes
>Chris (nospam@[127.0.0.1]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>saying :
[color=darkred]
>Blimey, it's a good job you'll always be young and fit and virile and
>healthy and generally the very image of a Greek God you are now, isn't it?
>Have you considered *asking* the "old person" (in between wiping their
>drool off them) what they might find usable?
>I can think of quite a few people in their 80s and beyond who would cope
>easily with a PDA, and plenty in their 20s who can barely string two
>coherent words together.
I apologise unreservedly for offending you.
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Chris
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| Adrian 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
| Chris (nospam@[127.0.0.1]) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :
> I apologise unreservedly for offending you.
<shrug> I'm not offended - but I'd think the "old person" might be.
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| Da-Doctor-Bukkakes! 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
| Chris wrote:
> Please could you recommend an emergency phone for an old person.
> Pay as you go.
> Carry in the car.
> Keep by the bed.
> Easy to use.
> Talk and text.
>
> Is this one a good bet?
> Or is there something more suitable?
I would go for the VK 2010, Its a SUPER phone for old and young people like
my daughter Mariska.
If I were you I would buy this one online in the UK, Please let us know
which
ONLINE store in the UK you are gonna order it at!
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| Bikini Whacks 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
| In article < 9575a$44203e42$18847
537$22730@news.chello.nl>, Da-Doctor-
Bukkakes!@gmail.com says...
> Chris wrote:
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> I would go for the VK 2010, Its a SUPER phone for old and young people like
> my daughter Mariska.
> If I were you I would buy this one online in the UK, Please let us know
> which
> ONLINE store in the UK you are gonna order it at!
>
How about making yourself useful and sending a load of cheap hash over.
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| Brian Watson 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
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"Mark Hewitt" < mail@markhewittDotCo
DotUk.spammers.will.die> wrote in message
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> "Brian Watson" <WACCI_inf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Most mobiles auto disconnect when the other person hangs up anyway.
True, but I believe in "safety first".
:-)
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Brian
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| Bikini Whacks 2006-03-21, 5:48 pm |
| In article < 48b5r9FjcallU1@indiv
idual.net>, WACCI_inf@hotmail.com
says...
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> "Mark Hewitt" < mail@markhewittDotCo
DotUk.spammers.will.die> wrote in message
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> True, but I believe in "safety first".
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> :-)
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Again, Nursing Home.
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| Da-Doctor-Bukkakes! 2006-03-22, 12:12 am |
| Bikini Whacks wrote:
> In article < 9575a$44203e42$18847
537$22730@news.chello.nl>, Da-Doctor-
> Bukkakes!@gmail.com says...
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> How about making yourself useful and sending a load of cheap hash over.
I would absolutely have no problem trading some grams with a VK 2010 :-)
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| Bikini Whacks 2006-03-22, 12:12 am |
| In article < 76679$44208950$18847
537$23075@news.chello.nl>, Da-Doctor-
Bukkakes!@gmail.com says...
> Bikini Whacks wrote:
> I would absolutely have no problem trading some grams with a VK 2010 :-)
>
*not surprised*
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| Da-Doctor-Bukkakes! 2006-03-22, 5:48 am |
| Bikini Whacks wrote:
> In article < 76679$44208950$18847
537$23075@news.chello.nl>, Da-Doctor-
> Bukkakes!@gmail.com says...
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> *not surprised*
come on over to Amsterdam, we meet up there ( I live in the beautiful
city of Groningen )
and we do na live one on one swap !
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| Bikini Whacks 2006-03-22, 5:48 am |
| In article < ca382$4420ff08$18847
537$2168@news.chello.nl>, Da-Doctor-
Bukkakes!@gmail.com says...
> Bikini Whacks wrote:
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> come on over to Amsterdam, we meet up there ( I live in the beautiful
> city of Groningen )
> and we do na live one on one swap !
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What if I'm caught going through customs with a VK 2010. Can you supply
a character reference and bail money?
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| Da-Doctor-Bukkakes! 2006-03-22, 5:48 pm |
| Bikini Whacks wrote:
> In article < ca382$4420ff08$18847
537$2168@news.chello.nl>, Da-Doctor-
> Bukkakes!@gmail.com says...
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> What if I'm caught going through customs with a VK 2010. Can you supply
> a character reference and bail money?
yes no problem !!!!!!!!!!!!
Just tell them its for Dr Bukkake, they know me!
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| Auditor 2006-03-27, 5:48 pm |
| www,silverphone.co.uk
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| In article <1143458985.547282.140310@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Auditor <martyn@apollocoms.co.uk> writes
>www,silverphone.co.uk
Terse - yet relevant! Thanks.
Corrected link:
http://www.silverphone.co.uk/
Will now have a look.
What do others think of this one?
--
Chris
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