Every time my husband can't use a piece of equipment he wants to go into a shop and get advice. The latest is his mobile phone. He had a Dora phone and he found he couldn't use that. So I tried to simplify a smart phone to use but he can't seem to read the instruction 'swipe the screen'. Basically he has got to the stage where he can't use a mobile phone. So how do I stop him going into a mobile phone shop and either being made to look a fool or being sold a phone that will be no use and waste money which we can't afford?
Her hip broke back in February and she fell, smashing her old phone in the fall, so she had to get a new one. We got the simplest phone we could - the Doro. Not simple enough. The confusing bit for her is getting the right contact to send her message to. She's always sending messages to the wrong person. I can't figure out how. But she's the same with other technology - she is a newcomer to email and computers and is terrified of them. She has done 3 computer courses, but says she simply doesn't retain the stuff- she doesn't practise at home I think is the problem. No reason to I suppose. And she has had a dvd player for about 8 years and still can't use it!!
