Geemarc Photophone 450 - Amplified Corded Telephone with Picture Buttons and Caller ID - UK Version, White

Got this phone for my very elderly auntie who needed something easy to use. She is also pretty much deaf And need to phone she could hear but also pre-programmed Numbers which can be saved in the phone. She especially likes how she can see who is calling her and the numbers are big enough to press and the volume is loud enough for her to. Great for elderly people. Easy to set up.Would recommend

This is a brilliant phone for when we do not always want to use our iPhones. Amplified volume control ensures the whole family can sit in comfort and listen to phone conversations without having to use hand piece. Very handy lit up screen shows Caller ID recognition plus handy Picture Buttons for easy access to VIP call outs. Many other handy uses included. A good sized white phone with large press buttons. Would buy again.

This is a corded phone which can sit on a table top or be wall mounted.It takes its power via a small mains plug (which includes a transformer).KEY FEATURES=============SIX PICTURE BUTTONS.The six picture buttons are easy to use for those who have not advanced far along the dementia path:To make a call using a picture button the steps are:1) Press the picture button2) Lift the handset.That's it.step 1) and step 2) can be in reverse order, and it still works.At the end of the call, replace the handset.A variant on step 2) is : Press the speaker phone button... and at the end of the call press the speaker phone button again.Using the handset is familiar and intuitive; some users will not grasp the speakerphone variant readily.It is easy to take the tops of the picture buttons off to insert the pictures required. The pictures must be precisely 2.5 cm high and 2 cm wide.If they are a fraction too big, the key tops do not sit correctly, when placed back. If they are slightly too small the pictures move around.The time taken to digitally crop some pictures to nearly the right size and then print them and then trim them to exactly the right size may take longer than you bargain for. It is well worth the effort if your loved one then finds it easy to use the picture buttons. Replacing the key tops is easy.BATTERY BACKUPThis phone has a battery backup, which helps retain the numbers in the event that it is unplugged for some hours. (Many very recent designs of phones retain numbers for a short period, even without batteries, but may not do so for longish periods).Phones such as these have a habit of unplugging themselves while nobody is looking, and the once unplugged that status may not be detected for some time. So I consider the battery back up to be a useful feature.PHONE BOOKThe phone also allows up to 50 numbers to be stored. Each number may be up to 22 digits long. Each name associated with such a number many be up to 16 character long. The phone book may be useful for those whose memory has not deteriorated much.CALLER IDThis phone supports the Caller ID function. If you subscribe to the Caller ID option on your landline then you will have three key benefits:1) When a person, who is recorded in the phone book, calls their name will appear on the text display2) When a person, who is recorded as a photo button user calls, their photo button will flash3) The phone displays 'Private' for any callers who withhold their phone number(I think that some phone companies have an option for not letting any withheld numbers be passed through at alli.e. the phone does not ring for them - this helps reduce the risk of phone scams)The phone maintains a log of the last 50 calls. This may be useful.VOLUMEVolume is an important consideration for the elderly. This phone has several feature which support the hard of hearing.USER MANUALYou can download the user manual for the Photophone 300 (see below) from the Geemarc website.CUSTOMER SERVICEI found Geemarc customer service (phone number on web site) to be very helpful.SETTING UP THE PHONEThe instructions are pretty good but they are not perfect.NIGGLESSome users have complained that some of the keys stick sometimes. I have yet to see this.ALTERNATIVESThis phone is almost identical to the Geemmarc Photophone 300 (grey rather than white)and the 300 has a wider choice of ringtones including several polyphonic ones.There are several other phones with picture buttons available. Some have fewer buttons. A few have more. Some models are cordless.Some have battery backup. Prices vary; you may find it worth shopping around a little.

Love it. Took a while to find out how to release the photo covers, as I was afraid of breaking them, but okay now. The ringer would be better if it had a slide control...max is too loud and med is not loud enough. But, overall, very pleased.

This amplified corded phone works very well, fairly easy to set-up with many useful features.The phone works great, amplifies sound but remains very clear voice tones.Highly recommend

I have been struggling to find a phone that I could hear clearly with now that my hearing has deteriorated, this has a number of controls to affect volume and tone plus a boost button, so now so much easier to hear people, like the idea of the 6 buttons for those special people or emergency, so far not used, have found though deleting notification of callas a little odd and that the phone book is limited, otherwise an excellent phone

Very easy to set up. Had just one issue (by me) meaning I had to remove a battery before being able to reboot the phone, just turning the power off and on again did nothing, just had a lit blank screen. Removed a battery and replaced it and VOILA

Great concept and features but let down by its poor quality. The buttons are clunky and don't always work when pressed. Hands free works intermittently. Purchased for a relative with dementia but never worked properly. It is rare that I post a negative review but this product was very disappointing. I should have returned it.