Mrs Slowdown needs a new mobile phone, as the Samsung Tocco she uses is just pants and I'm fed up with picking up the pieces(figuratively, although soon to be literally 
). Mainly 'cos I can't get it to reliably sync with Outlook over bluetooth.
It's either the phone or the phone software as my Nokia 6300 and Nokias sync software works perfectly - I walk in the room and if the PC is on it just syncs with no human intervention. Simples - so I know it's possible.
I'd get her a Nokia 6300, but she can't use it as everything's just 'too small and fiddly' (Mrs Slowdown has MS and fine motor control is a big issue)
Now I heard that Blackberry's have an adjustable font size, so you can make everything 'big' on screen, but getting a demonstration of this in a phone store seems beyond even the best sales people - they just don't understand 'one handed operation' means using the phone with one hand, not holding it in one hand and using it with the other.
The same goes for the iPhone - its rounded back makes it impossible to use one handed and OSX has serious problems regarding disabled access(screen fonts are too small and can't be made larger). And I don't know how well iPhones sync with PC's(bluetooth and Outlook) either - Apple seem reluctant to offer up an opinion
Now there's 'disabled friendly' phones on the market, but as they're niche, I can't find one with bluetooth, let alone sync software.
So, can people say if their phone/sync software is 'perfect' should you type a contact or appointment in either the computer or phone and have it 'appear' automagically on the other device.
And can people offer up phone types that have large, easy to use fonts/access systems that also sync seamlessly with PC's (Windows).
'Cos the Carphone Warehouse, Orange, Phones4U and all the others I've tried just can't.
). Mainly 'cos I can't get it to reliably sync with Outlook over bluetooth. It's either the phone or the phone software as my Nokia 6300 and Nokias sync software works perfectly - I walk in the room and if the PC is on it just syncs with no human intervention. Simples - so I know it's possible.
I'd get her a Nokia 6300, but she can't use it as everything's just 'too small and fiddly' (Mrs Slowdown has MS and fine motor control is a big issue)
Now I heard that Blackberry's have an adjustable font size, so you can make everything 'big' on screen, but getting a demonstration of this in a phone store seems beyond even the best sales people - they just don't understand 'one handed operation' means using the phone with one hand, not holding it in one hand and using it with the other.
The same goes for the iPhone - its rounded back makes it impossible to use one handed and OSX has serious problems regarding disabled access(screen fonts are too small and can't be made larger). And I don't know how well iPhones sync with PC's(bluetooth and Outlook) either - Apple seem reluctant to offer up an opinion
Now there's 'disabled friendly' phones on the market, but as they're niche, I can't find one with bluetooth, let alone sync software.
So, can people say if their phone/sync software is 'perfect' should you type a contact or appointment in either the computer or phone and have it 'appear' automagically on the other device.
And can people offer up phone types that have large, easy to use fonts/access systems that also sync seamlessly with PC's (Windows).
'Cos the Carphone Warehouse, Orange, Phones4U and all the others I've tried just can't.
