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Extra-large cell phone aimed at elderly
msnbc.com ^ | 2-7-05 | msnbc

Posted on 02/08/2005 3:46:26 PM PST by Rakkasan1

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Targeting elderly customers, a Czech company has started manufacturing extra large cellular phones, an official said Monday. advertisement The company, Jablotron, said it had noticed older people sometimes have difficulties when using cell phones, which tend to be smaller and smaller.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cellphone; czech; elderly; giant; phone; wacky; yugo
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To: Rakkasan1

Mine looks small by comparison
21 posted on 02/08/2005 4:36:09 PM PST by BigLittle
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To: Dog Gone

That's right. I actually WANT a bigger one. I wish they made a cell phone in the same shape as the handset of old style "cradle" phones.

They wouldn't be for everyone, but for those of us who use it only at home or in the truck it would be great.


22 posted on 02/08/2005 4:37:30 PM PST by AggieCPA (Howdy, Ags!)
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To: Rakkasan1

23 posted on 02/08/2005 4:44:21 PM PST by gura
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To: AggieCPA; Dog Gone
I would like a bigger phone, too, for my full time phone. A second, smaller one is okay for off-hours when you need something easy to tote along.
24 posted on 02/08/2005 4:50:00 PM PST by Flyer (Got Domain? - $8.99 a Year! - https://dahtcom.nameservices.net)
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To: Rakkasan1

That's it!!!

Only mine was black.


25 posted on 02/08/2005 4:54:29 PM PST by socal_parrot
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To: Rakkasan1

Cracking me up over here bump to you all.

Cheers,

knews hound


26 posted on 02/08/2005 4:56:59 PM PST by knews_hound (Out of the NIC ,into the Router, out to the Cloud....Nothing but 'Net)
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To: SierraWasp; B4Ranch; Grampa Dave; Iowa Granny

Snickering.


27 posted on 02/08/2005 4:58:24 PM PST by farmfriend ( Congratulations. You are everything we've come to expect from years of government training.)
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To: farmfriend

Some of the new phones are so small if they don't have a voice command, guys have to use a pen or stylus to input the numbers.


28 posted on 02/08/2005 5:16:08 PM PST by Grampa Dave (The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 4 decades.)
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To: Hank Rearden

My 22 year old son actually has one of those that he carries around once in a while as a joke.


29 posted on 02/08/2005 5:17:28 PM PST by Vicki (Truth and Reality)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

The brick was quite an improvement over the "boat anchor".


30 posted on 02/08/2005 5:18:05 PM PST by sportutegrl
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To: BigLittle

Now, I am thinking, that thing would stump the heck out of my kids. LOL.


31 posted on 02/08/2005 5:22:16 PM PST by patton (Matthew 6:6)
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To: BigLittle

Heh, I thought I was the only one with the idea of coming up with a retro style cellphone with a rotary dial. B-) Actually the very early car cellphones that were experimental had a rotary dial, I saw a picture of one in a 1973 "Motor Trend" magazine.


32 posted on 02/08/2005 5:31:06 PM PST by Nowhere Man (We have enough youth, how about a Fountain of Smart?)
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To: sportutegrl
The brick was quite an improvement over the "boat anchor".

Ohhh...there were some big 'uns alright.

The "portable" that Radio Shack sold that was Nokia's first cell phone. A mere 11 lbs.

Then Oki had a portable too that came in at a svelt 8 lbs.

Panasonic got into it as well with their own portable. Their's was only 6 lbs. These all included a battery of course.

Then came the "bag phones" that could be powered by a cigarette lighter in the car. But by then Motorola came out with the series 8000 and the truly portable phone wasn't far behind. They introduced the Micro Tac "flip" phone only after the full evolution of the 8000 series had pared it down to under 1 lb. That one was called the "Ultra Classic".

The Micro Tac flip phone was a Godsend at only 8 ounces...a mere half pound! Imagine that! And for only a paltry $1295.00!

My how times have changed.

33 posted on 02/08/2005 5:47:34 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (The New England Patriots. 2005 World Football Champions. Again.)
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To: Grampa Dave; farmfriend

So what do the girls use? (I'ma sniggering over here!) If'n I could just get my hands around one of those, I'd show it that SIZE MATTERS!!!


34 posted on 02/08/2005 5:57:38 PM PST by SierraWasp (al-Najr, 38, after casting a ballot for the first time in his life. "I get to say I'm human now.")
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To: SierraWasp

I wear X-Large or XX-Large gloves. Those itsy bitsy phones are beyond my use of them.


35 posted on 02/08/2005 5:59:03 PM PST by Grampa Dave (The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 4 decades.)
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To: Dog Gone; Grampa Dave; farmfriend

But, but, but, they're just gittin so indimidating these days... I turned my little thingy back in cause I was afraid I'd drop it in my lap while on the toilet and it'd fall through the cracks and git flushed down to the toilet paper recycling plant and those city government employees STEAL STUFF!!!


36 posted on 02/08/2005 6:02:06 PM PST by SierraWasp (al-Najr, 38, after casting a ballot for the first time in his life. "I get to say I'm human now.")
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To: SierraWasp

ROFL!


37 posted on 02/08/2005 6:03:27 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
My father-in-law has very arthritic hands (knuckles are bent). While he's not likely to use a cell phone, he could really use a computer keyboard with bigger keys for the letters/numbers. Anybody out there know of one?

Not...there are THOUSANDS of people offering handicapped keyboards!! All you have to do search on "handicapped keyboards." If you want me to help you search...FReepmail me and I'll talk you through it. He may even want to try some voice recognition stuff...it's all out there.

38 posted on 02/08/2005 6:07:42 PM PST by paulat
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
I hate my cell phone. I don't want to play games, hear music, program screen savers, or anything else on it. I just want to make a phone call! And the number keys are too small and I am constantly having to abort phone calls because I have dialed incorrectly.

About 8 years ago we had a car phone with normal sized number keys. Now we have these stupid little phones that I have trouble with. And I can't hear the darn thing ring when I have the radio on in the car. And I cannot figure out how to check my voice mail, which I didn't even want to begin with!! And I hate how you feel like you are going to drop the thing all the time you are using it!!!!

I HATE IT!!! The only reason I keep it is for emergencies when I am in the car. And I will bet that if I DO have an emergency, I probably won't be able to dial 911 correctly!!!

39 posted on 02/08/2005 6:10:35 PM PST by Miss Marple
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To: Howlin

Over the river and through the woods, like Grandmother use to drive!


My grandmother, in full powder, hat, veil, mink or fox biting tails, and black killer heels (Teetering at close to 250 lbs) used to AIM the car.


40 posted on 02/08/2005 6:10:58 PM PST by mlmr (The Majority of the Murders Committed Worldwide have been Committed by Leftist Governments..........)
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