Doro 7030 Unlocked Dual SIM 4G Easy-to-Use Clamshell Mobile Phone for Seniors with WhatsApp, Facebook, GPS Location and Cradle Included (Black) [UK and Irish Version]

Very pretty and stylish phone. Works well.

Bought for wife who prefers simple clam shell phone. Previous Doro used 3 G. Happy with this but battery doesn't last as long as old one did. Only makes calls - approx. 1 per day for about an hour or less. Doesn't message or take photos.

I bought this for my father who is in his 80s. He wanted something easy to use, to send text messages. I must say that this is the hardest phone I've seen since the early days of the Nokia back in the 90s... It is so complicated to type anything. It took him over half hour just to type ”good morning” to reply to a text to his granddaughter! Press this button, now this button then along to this letter, now press ok, now press this button etc etc. I've today bought him a smart phone for half the price which has a proper keyboard for him the type messages. Not impressed! certainly not easy to use for elderly people, (or anyone to be honest!)

These phones are great for older people. I ordered this for my father. He finds touch screen one's a problem. This doro 7030 works on 4g or can be set to work on 3g.easy to use. Set it in settings to WiFi network. Has a good reception. Though which ever network provider you use but say you had a short stay in hospital best to set it use which ever network the hospital uses which is free and you will still be able to make your calls. Not a fancy phone like smart phones. But good for calls and texts. It does have internet search. You can replace the battery on these phones yourself if you need to. It can be set up for emergency alerts. A good little easy to use phone for older people looking for a non fancy non complicated phone.

Bought this as a simple “indoor” phone when I dropped my landline. I was also attracted by the tethering facilities that could act as a backup when my fixed line Broadband failed or there was a power failure. Put in an already active ASDA Moblie SIM & it worked well out of the box. An initial issue was that WiFi calling could not be selected despite ASDA offering it. This was resolved nearly 2 weeks later when the phone picked up updated firmware from Doro. However, after the update the menus are now slow, with wanted selections having to sometimes be pressed several times before they respond. Call quality is excellent over WiFi. 4G (VoLTE) calling is also supposed to be available & the handset is compatible, but again this is currently missing. I will have to wait & see if a further update is forthcoming that solves these issues.