Doro PhoneEasy 606 Sim Free Mobile Phone – Graphite

My 79 yr old Dad had finally come to the conclusion he had to have a mobile, but was worried he wouldn’t be able to use one,or hear it clearly. Having never owned one before he has taken to this like a duck to water!
He should use a hearing aid but he doesn’t like it so wont, but the ear piece volume is loud enough for him to hear clearly and the buttons are large enough for him to see without his glasses.
He likes the flip design as he can’t make a call accidentally.
It has provided us both with peace of mind and I would recommend it to anyone who is unsure if they could cope with a mobile.

I purchased the Doro Phone Easy 606 (after exhaustively reading many reviews on line). I am a Maintenance Engineer for an Industrial property Development Company, and although I have an all singing & dancing state of the art phone, I wanted a good rugged, simple phone to use on sites. The facilities on the phone are very basic (which is what I wanted. The phone is easy to use (big buttons, clear text and good sized screen). However, (in my opinion) there are three very bad design faults on the Doro PhoneEasy 606.

1. The phone casing is very slippery to hold and could easily be dropped. (Doro should have coated it in a thin rubber, or dimpled covering.

2. The phone is a “clam-shell” design (I wanted this as when closed it would protect the screen and would prevent accidental dialling). However, the design of the two halves of the clamshell is such that they fit together a bit too snugly, making it difficult to open the phone to use it! (I don’t know how an elederly person would manage) (I’m 61 by the way).

3. Lastly – again due to the “clamshell” design of the phone, I find it is out of balance when opened. I have fairly large hands, but find that even I cannot use the phone with one hand to text someone. The phone just overbalances forward and due to its slippery smooth casing, it feels like it is going to fall from your hands. I have to hold the phone with two hands to text.

I told the firm I bought the phone from this, and obtained a full refund.

That is my honest appraisal of this phone.

Phil Edwards.
North Wales.

(Please excuse any spelling mistakes!)