Hi,
My elderly mum is at home alone, and so am I (100 miles away). She's coping with shopping etc. but seems to be getting very lonely. We talk on the phone each day but I think it would be nice to get her a smart phone or tablet so we can do video calls. She said the high point of her day yesterday was when the post man waved on his way past :-(
Problem: Mum is a technophobe. She's actually frightened to use technology because she thinks she'll break it. I could order a phone for her but there's no way she'd be able to set it up. She has a basic mobile but no video calling capability.
Does anyone have any ideas for a simple device I can order to come to me, set up for her, then send on so she literally has to press a button to answer when I call? Or something that I can order for her that will arrive already set up? Or any other ideas? I'm struggling here!
She has Wifi but it might be easier to get a device with a SIM card.
I don't want to spend a fortune, but I'm more concerned with convenience for mum than cost.
Any ideas are very welcome.
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JustVisiting9 · 29/04/2020 07:35
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