Doro PhoneEasy 100W DECT Cordless Phone with Amplified Sound and Big Buttons (Twin Set/White) [UK and Irish Version]
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| Dimensions: | 19.2 x 17.9 x 10.2 cm; 570 Grams |
| Model: | 5551 |
| Batteries Included: | 4 AA batteries required. |
| Manufacture: | Doro |
| Dimensions: | 19.2 x 17.9 x 10.2 cm; 570 Grams |
After seeing this large buttoned DECT Cordless Phone on Amazon I took a punt and purchased it for my elderly Mum. I am very happy with my purchase, very easy to operate and none of hassle of an answering machine.
I ordered these for my lovely mum and dad who are both hard of hearing and the extra large buttons are a bonus. It was really easy to set up too.
Very easy to use, except for the Audio Boost button, which is a fiddly little surface flush button on the side. Hard to access and press for an oldie, which is most likely the target market! Otherwise great.
Great product for elderly
Sound acoustics
Large numbers
Easy to install
Excellent service and product as described. Very pleased with purchase.
Our previous phone was not loud enough for us oldies to hear clearly what was being said. This one does the job, though we have found it rather hard to set up and the instructions could be better.
Got this for elderly relative loud and big buttons perfec
This phone is excellent for the elderly. My mum who is 93 loves it. The volume is ideal as she can now hear the ringer. The large numbered buttons on the phone are also well though out. Easy to assemble and put into use.
Excellent quality, easy to use for my 96 year old Grandmother 🙂
used as house phones one downstairs one up,easy to use large numbers and sound adjustment,well pleased with them thankyou
I love the phone so easy to use and find with the pager system.
Very nice phone with fast same day delivery. The large buttons on it make it a lot easier to not misdial numbers.
I like the speaker phone part especially, as I’m hard of hearing. My old phone was very poor for this, and my new one is so much better.
Many thanks
Linda
Numbers clear and easy to read, speaker phone much better and white one 3asier to when lying on a surface
They’re exactly what I wanted powerful ring tone which is great for me as I am partially deaf. They are very modern looking and go with all my decor in any room.
Great for my deaf parents in thier ops Lind button enables them to hear well
Needed to replace the phone the figures are alot easier to see being large
Great phone, good features, bought for my 94 year old mum so needed something easy for her to use, quite easy to set up, would highly recommend.
Bought for elderly parents who both have hearing problems. They are delighted with their new phones. Good volume, they can now hear the phone ringing!
My elderly father was having difficulty in making phone calls. Using the Doro phone has helped him
Really pleased much easier to use , hear & so easy to set up
My husband is hard of hearing & really hated answering the phone now he’s happy too our favourite function is the boast button on the side if your struggling to hear a soft spoken person push the boast button & it’s clear as day !
They were for my parents as they had trouble hearing the other phone and they are very pleased with them the volume is great and hands free means they both can have a conversation with the family
The clarity and volume is very good, easy to enter contacts,. Downside – only stores 20 contacts and have not managed to store the one press numbers in Memory 1 and 2 (I am not very tec savvy) but entering the contacts was easy. I would have gone for the 105wr if I had researched more as this has an answerphone attached. Still very pleased with the purchase – good value for money and excellent for both my husband and I being hard of hearing, the clarity of sound is very good. The volume control set at 5 is sufficient for us at present but we can also use the boost button on the side to increase sound further if required.
Brought the Twin Set for my 89 year old Mother in Law. She is Hard of hearing. Easy to set up and she is now able to answer the phone with ease. I would Personally recommend to anyone with same issue. 5 *****
I recommend this product from Doro, which I believe to be a Scandinavian company, some of whose telecommunication products we already possess. Excellent reception and easy to use, particularly for older people.
I wish I had bought this phone years ago. It has good amplification, which is really helpful for someone of my age (let’s leave it at senior citizen!) The BT cordless I had was failing, so had to be replaced.
Plus points: Great delivery, good for hearing, decent value overall good phone.
Minus points: Display of numbers not great, not enough phonebook name displays.
Can sometime accidentally turn volume down on the side.
Purchased as a gift for my Mum (80yrs old) who was struggling with the buttons on her old phone and missing many calls. No problems with these, loud and clear audio at both ends of the call and she loves them.
Bought for my 97 yr old Mum, very deaf and frail. Good points are she can work the “amplify” button easily, so is happy to be able to understand conversations again. She says she likes the “M1” and “M2” buttons as a quick way to dial family (me!) and has little or no difficulty in seeing the keypad buttons (1,2,3,,4 etc) even with poor eyesight. The only (slight) negative (hence the four stars rather than five) is the ringer volume is not unusually loud. It, probably, is no different than ordinary phones. This means she cannot hear it above the TV or when in another room. However, the purchase of an Amplifier (at a reasonable price) for the ringer soon sorted that, so, overall, happy with the ‘phone.
I loved everything about this phone, its design and features and the boost button for volume was brilliant. Sadly I had to return it as it didn’t ring or flash for incoming calls. I was on the phone to Doro for ages speaking to a very helpful lady who went through all of the features on the phone to get it to work, but to my disappointment to no avail.
I’m not sure if it wasn’t compatible with my phone provider (after lots of googling).
I ended up with a different make of phone with the same features which works perfectly.
I like the fact that I can now see who is calling as in the past I have had so many ‘cold callers’ and some dangerous ones. The sound quality of the ring tone is too quiet, I don’t always hear it ring.I’m happy all in all
Love it would reccommend
The handset is very easy to use. I am disappointed that the base ringer is not loud enough for me to hear even when wearing hearing aids when I am
in a room except where the phones are situated ( one upstairs and one downstairs )
Although this was a fantastic product, I had not realised that there was no answer phone facility (entirely my fault) and so I had to return the phones to the supplier. Not at all a reflection on the service or the product; had there been an answer phone facility then I would have kept the phones.
Had problems blend with amplifier doesn’t work as it should it does work but you have press it several times
I can hear much better on this phone than others I have purchased
Big letters and the sound is nice and loud. perfect for old people,with hearing problems
For my elderly mum , easy to set up but still a little complicated for my mum.
Brought these for my elderly mum she is much better with this phone large buttons volume control
Bought this phone for my mum who’s deaf was a wary before buying as some reviews were negative? Regarding sound and ring tone etc. But I shouldn’t been this is a great phone everything is fine on it sound ringing tone are good mum can hear it easily also the amplified sound when on the phone she says is brilliant and with the big buttons it’s super easy to use also the 2 memory buttons means she can call her 2 best friends simply. She likes it. That’s good enough for me. G
Advertising says loud ring. Even on maximum this is only adequate. Not as loud as I would have expected.
Like all Dora products incl: their cordless phone easily accessible no nonsense, I wouldn’t particular associate this phone with the more senior customers despite the larger numbers all the functions are there as in any regular cordless phone. Perfect.
Good easy to use handset. Ringer could be slightly louder. My mums happy with the purchase.
Easy when you learn how to turn up . Must admit thought it would be loude
Very easy to set up and use – purchased for my elderly mum. Large buttons that sound when pressed also volume boost to assist hearing and loud speaker / hands free option. Only one negative – only stores around 10 numbers in memory and they have to be entered onto each handset manually – they don’t sync. But excellent simple phone for elderly to use.
Purchased for my Mum!
Nice big button, simple to use
Boost in side for volume perfec
These were a Christmas present for my parents they seem very pleased with them they can now hear the caller and see the buttons
Phone is well made and easy to use. I had intended on returning it, but there were so many clauses in the returns policy for Stuff-UK regarding what they would and wouldn’t accept, it’s simpler to keep it. Won’t be using them again though.
Bought for neighbor who is partly deaf. Not able to use as phone to ear but product works well as a speaker phone. She is pleased to use phone this way
Nice big buttons for my mum and simple display. Also flashes when the phone rings , nice extra
Bought for mother in law who’s got macular degeneration and very little eyesight and very hard of hearing so it’s very difficult to find an easy to use phone.
To be honest she struggles with the phones but she doesn’t want a corded phone which have bigger numbers so she tries to manage
My hearing isn’t the best and this phone seems to be of help. Bright and easy to use for the basics.
Great phone! Nice handset to hold, buttons are big and easy to use without being too in-your-face, easy to work and great clear sound. Everything a cordless phone should be. 5*
This was a replacement for my previous Doro which after many years was giving me problems. I insisted on the same model as I am 87 and ont like change! I can certainly recommend the Doro if anyone has problems with today’s smaller phones. The buttons re big and clear. I have also bought a Doro mobile phone for my husband to carry with him when we are apart. Congrats to the designer.
Once I set it up, put in the contacts etc it was very easy for my gran to use. The boost and volume buttons are clear as is the text on the phone.
Recommended.
Set up for elderly parents ( late 80s) as they would not have been able to manage it on their own. Good quality chunky handsets and clear big number pad, display clear and sound loud. Early days, yet to know how they will get on with it i.e using the volume and boost. The M1/ M2 mem keys weren’t initially intuitive to set and took me a bit of scrolling thru menu to find ( on HS Set mode). They will need reminding to press and hold M1/M2 keys to get them to dial. Call log feature clogs up display and caused confusion – what does this mean? etc; , have to go into menu to clear it but they don’t need hassle of doing that. Couldn’t see option to disable call log?
Really is a case of the simpler the better at their age.
It does exactly what it says on the box more than happy she can use the phone for the first time in years
This Doro Phone was purchased for an elderly parent who has just started using hearing aids and was struggling to hear anything with his old phone. Whilst setting up the handsets and storing contacts is quite laborious using the phone is simple. Whilst we have not tried using the inbuilt loop system yet the speaker phone and volume boost is more than sufficient for his current needs. Would recommend the phone for anybody with hearing loss
Excellent ringtone so can be heard over TV radio etc. and very easy to use. Already in possession of a Doro mobile so expected good quality which is what it is.
For my father who has reduced sight, he found the keys bright enough and large enough to see and press. All very impressed with it. Sound quality good too.
Bought this for our 92 year old mum,quite hard of hearing,but she hears this and also finds controls easy.So far seems a success
I bought this phone for my elderly mother in law who has just had a knee operation and could not get up to use her normal landline phone, and as we have very poor mobile connectivity, we looked for a suitable twin phone set. The phone is perfect for my mother in law as she has one by a bedside and one in her lounge and has no problems with operating the phone and can relax knowing that she can contact us when ever she needs to with out struggling to get to her traditional landline phone
Phone brought for hard of hearing parent and has certainly made a difference as she is now able to hear what callers are saying!!
Loved the big numbers and the style, was disappointed with the sound at first but then a friend came to visit and said when answering it press the green telephone button twice that did the trick, it is great now. It came early and well packed.
I got these for my 91 year old mother (to use in her room) and they were fine.
She is fairly deaf.
They could be louder and they could be simpler (less functions) but they worked (and the price was good).
very good even for compete technophobes. No scrub that. My parents make a call then don’t disconnect properly so I have to rush round to the house to check they are ok as I cant get through on the phone. Good for extra volume and clear numbers.
UPDATE Jan 2018
After only 14 months (2 months out of warranty !) the ‘CALL key’ has stopped responding to being pressed so it will no longer connect to the base station or answer calls, the other base station handset is displaying the same but intermittent fault.
Based on this, I rescind my original review, and would NOT recommend their purchase as a result of this.
Generally works as expected and has plenty of adjustment to ringer volume and speaker volume. A good selection of ringtones and the ability to attach a ringtone to a contact is good. On the other hand my wife & I use the internal phone probably more than phoning out and it is irritating that in that situation you have to wait until a connection is made before the person dialling can switch the speaker on. There is no such problem with external calls. One more slight negative (probably due to the fact that we do not have an answer phone base unit) the contacts lists have to be entered separately in each handset.
I got these for my uncle who was having difficulty hearing people on the phone. Specifically the speaker function seems to work well with his hearing aids.
The buttons are really nice and large, which is essential given his cataracts and his arthritis.
Lovely.
good clear screen , large keys, good audio which is a boon for the senior members
of the family.
This is a really excellent cordless phone. I had been struggling to find a model that didn’t come with a pesky answering machine and that did have charging bases for all its units. This fits the bill brilliantly. It’s really easy to use and does a great job.
Ergonomics and instructions far from good but the sound is very clear, the ring tone volume is excellent for someone with damaged hearing and so is the volume control for speech which is adjusted with a simple toggle on the side of the phone. Against that is that a previous purchase failed after 9 months and its speech was not as noticeably good, but it was replaced without difficulty by Amazon.
Its fine but over priced. If the elderly are the target market, simplicity is the key. This could be simplified more!
I got these for my dad who was hard of hearing and almost blind. We needed a phone beside his bed for security. This seemed to be the best option and worked fine. They are highly visible, the buttons are large and the middle number button has a dimple making it easy to locate where you are on the keypad by touch alone.
Really good for my mum who has very limited vision. Speaker phone button is the same as the one you answer the phone with making it easier than her last phone which was a separate button. Would be a good idea if the number buttons were backlit but the phones that are backlit, the buttons are smaller.
Great for older parents as they have trouble with the small buttons and hearing. Ticked all the boxes for them.
AS A PENSIONER I LOVE THIS PHONE it has large enough display and numbers that I don’t have to search for my glasses! The storage for numbers is quite small and as I have a great number of friends this is a bit of a problem deciding WHO should go on my list but otherwise its great!
Bought for my very elderly (92+) mother so that she does not need to get up from her chair to answer the phone. The base station is in her bedroom. She has poor sight so the big numbers are very useful although returning the handset to the cradle is a bit fiddly for her. It can be set to auto-answer on pick-up, and she seems to be coping without any difficulty after a few practice runs. She would not have attempted to use anything more complicated.
Bought this for my 95 year old mother who has arthritic hands and needs the large buttons. I set it up for her and she is using it OK. But it is perhaps over complicated for someone elderly and she is trying to read the manual thoroughly and learn all the things it will do, though I have told her just to use it like her last phone!
She does not need the extra loud volume as her hearing is OK, but it certainly sounds loud enough for anyone who does need this.
At least this uses standard AAA rechargeable batteries. Her previous Doro used a fitted battery that had stopped holding its charge and would have cost nearly as much as the phone to replace.
I bought these phones for my father in law who is over 90 years old. The buttons are large and clear and the screen text and numerals are larger than those on a regular phone. The ringtones are clear and there is also a volume boost function which we have not used as yet.
If I did have a grumble, it would be that there are more buttons than he needs or understands. However, I suppose most phones have more functions than most people require.
it is a good phone, for my 90 year old deaf mother, (the audio boost is great,) it is a little complicated only because she has had a stroke too but she can still use it.
It did go wrong after 4 months, and I had to have it replaced, but Amazon was an amazing help with this ,they made it very easy and uncomplicated to return it, and replace it with a new one-especially as she is on a ” life line “and it was a worry to us for her to be without a phone.
Purchased this item for a 93 year old lady who has little use of her hands. Found the setting up of the phones a little complicated have not yet been able to install the ‘telephone listing of her numbers’. The lady finds the buttons a little difficult to use – not easy to push. I would not recommend this telephone for use by an elderly person.
I supported my aunt to purchase this phone. She is registered sight impaired and needed a new telephone that she was able to operate effectively. Having searched on Amazon and read reviews, purchased the phones. It was easy to set up and useful that it has a number of programmed dialled settings. An usual range of ring tones! It also has a button to increase the loudness when on the phone but she doesn’t have a need for this.
Brilliant phone, good price.