Comments on: Loud-and-Clear Mobile Calls for Seniors http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/ from The Wall Street Journal Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:59:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Weekend Update, 02.15.09 | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Weekend Update, 02.15.09 | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:11:07 +0000 http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/#comment-1204 [...] Loud-and-Clear Mobile Calls for Seniors [...] [...] Loud-and-Clear Mobile Calls for Seniors [...]

]]> By: This may be useful ! « GretaWire http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 This may be useful ! « GretaWire Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:06:53 +0000 http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/#comment-1203 [...] This may be useful ! by Greta Van Susteren This new product may help you — you may need it or have a parent who does.  Many of my friends worry about their older parents and want to have easy communication with them.  That is not always easy for a few reasons.  A phone like the one picture below may help.    The phone show below, while I am sure is not perfect,  is simple, has large keys so easy to see and use and even sound amplification. This is certainly not the only product directed at people with vision or hearing problems, but is one to try out if you are in the market for a special phone. Click here for a review of the phone (and the article also provides the names of other phones that m... [...] [...] This may be useful ! by Greta Van Susteren This new product may help you — you may need it or have a parent who does.  Many of my friends worry about their older parents and want to have easy communication with them.  That is not always easy for a few reasons.  A phone like the one picture below may help.    The phone show below, while I am sure is not perfect,  is simple, has large keys so easy to see and use and even sound amplification. This is certainly not the only product directed at people with vision or hearing problems, but is one to try out if you are in the market for a special phone. Click here for a review of the phone (and the article also provides the names of other phones that m… [...]

]]> By: Mac Beach http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Mac Beach Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:28:51 +0000 http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/#comment-1201 I miss the cell phones that had LCD displays rather than the mostly useless color displays, which eat batteries for lunch. I had LCD phones that would keep a charge for two weeks, even when turned ON! I won't admit to being hard of hearing, but I have been known to put one of the new fangled phone in speaker-phone mode and hold it up to my ear. Say what? I miss the cell phones that had LCD displays rather than the mostly useless color displays, which eat batteries for lunch. I had LCD phones that would keep a charge for two weeks, even when turned ON!

I won’t admit to being hard of hearing, but I have been known to put one of the new fangled phone in speaker-phone mode and hold it up to my ear.

Say what?

]]> By: Ken Okel http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Ken Okel Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:45:42 +0000 http://solution.allthingsd.com/20090210/loud-and-clear-mobile-calls-for-seniors/#comment-1199 Smart move by these companies. With older clients a key to getting them to buy is letting them know how the product will make their lives better. Often sales pitches merely go over features without the benefits. Retailers would be wise to give their sales staff intergenerational training. Otherwise, they'll miss out on a huge market. Smart move by these companies. With older clients a key to getting them to buy is letting them know how the product will make their lives better. Often sales pitches merely go over features without the benefits. Retailers would be wise to give their sales staff intergenerational training. Otherwise, they’ll miss out on a huge market.

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