Recommend Purchase a mobile phone for a deaf person simple enough working it.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

At present  I have with O2 the Binatone SM300 GSM mobile. Being in the deaf side of life I need the amplification it provides. The user guide Binatone provides is very limited with instructions. On the screen displays the music symbol,ringer off-ringer-on. the ringer display has moved from on to off. Which I think does not ring for me to hear and miss calls. Went through the layout but titles come up scared if I ckck them I will screw up.Contacting Binatone like contacting God,no joy. I have an iPad which shows all fancy things. The phone I need is to recieve and send calls with a time delay to get it out of the pocket and loud. Simpley downloading things operational.

Appreceate your advice get an up to date type phone that suits old and deaf people. You helped me in the past, would appreciate your advice. Thanks. beaver403

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

There is a recent thread here @Anonymous which may interest you.

https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/Mobile-Phone-for-older-lady-with-Phonak-hearing-aids-quite-deaf/m-p/1030136#U1030136

[jonsie]

I have hearing problems too and I've never yet found a compatible phone that works with my hearing aids. It's got to the stage now where I don't answer the phone in a public place as I have to have it on speakerphone. Notifications have to be at full volume too.

In England many places have receptions that cater for hearing aids....Here tinnitus is looked on as not a disability but more of a subject not be discussed and nowhere caters for or understands partial hearing problems. I would love to find a compatible phone.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply to my main query. If I may ask another request for advice regarding my problem with Binatone SM300 GSM mobile phone.Maybe someone else has had this problem. My home screen display shows Ringer off. How does one replace  it back to Ringer on?

Thanks for your attention. beaver403

[MI5]

Try pushing the volume up button all the way?

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

I have hearing problems too and I've never yet found a compatible phone that works with my hearing aids. It's got to the stage now where I don't answer the phone in a public place as I have to have it on speakerphone. Notifications have to be at full volume too.

In England many places have receptions that cater for hearing aids....Here tinnitus is looked on as not a disability but more of a subject not be discussed and nowhere caters for or understands partial hearing problems. I would love to find a compatible phone.

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for you @jonsie ... I did not know you had hearing problems ... when you play your guitar, then do you use headphones ?

[jonsie]

In England yes but I sold it before I came here.....its no problem here in the bars with the amps and I tend not to wear the hearing aids here unless I really have too.