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Super easy video phone gadget - does it exist?

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Stilettosandan0venglove · 09/12/2018 09:38

My dad would like to video call me and the grandchildren, and I'd love to get him a gadget to do it. He really struggles with technology and finds it very hard to get to grips with new phones and things.

Is there any extremely easy gadget that's just for making video calls?

He already has a laptop and, I think, even a smartphone (switched off in a drawer somewhere) so if necessary I can set one of those up for Duo, or Skype, or similar. But I think if it's an app on his tricky phone, or something new on the laptop, then he will get baffled and just won't use it.

He likes using the landline phone and would really love to see the little ones. For Christmas I'd really like to help him see them throughout the year whenever he wants to call, but how??

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luckiestgirl · 09/12/2018 14:00

I’d teach him how to use the smartphone just for video calls. I’d put all the other apps in a separate folder out the way so when he goes on the phone the only app there is the Video call app so he’s not confused.
Then show him to just turn on the phone, click on the app and press call. Hopefully he’d go for that!!

Stilettosandan0venglove · 10/12/2018 17:54

Thanks, luckiestgirl He's really hard to buy presents for so I was hoping there would be something tangible I could get that would help! But it looks like that is my best option.

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