Doro 7030 Unlocked Dual SIM 4G Easy-to-Use Clamshell Mobile Phone for Seniors with WhatsApp, Facebook, GPS Location and Cradle Included (Black) [UK and Irish Version]

Bought for wife who prefers simple clam shell phone. Previous Doro used 3 G. Happy with this but battery doesn't last as long as old one did. Only makes calls - approx. 1 per day for about an hour or less. Doesn't message or take photos.

I bought this for my father who is in his 80s. He wanted something easy to use, to send text messages. I must say that this is the hardest phone I've seen since the early days of the Nokia back in the 90s... It is so complicated to type anything. It took him over half hour just to type ”good morning” to reply to a text to his granddaughter! Press this button, now this button then along to this letter, now press ok, now press this button etc etc. I've today bought him a smart phone for half the price which has a proper keyboard for him the type messages. Not impressed! certainly not easy to use for elderly people, (or anyone to be honest!)

These phones are great for older people. I ordered this for my father. He finds touch screen one's a problem. This doro 7030 works on 4g or can be set to work on 3g.easy to use. Set it in settings to WiFi network. Has a good reception. Though which ever network provider you use but say you had a short stay in hospital best to set it use which ever network the hospital uses which is free and you will still be able to make your calls. Not a fancy phone like smart phones. But good for calls and texts. It does have internet search. You can replace the battery on these phones yourself if you need to. It can be set up for emergency alerts. A good little easy to use phone for older people looking for a non fancy non complicated phone.

Bought this as a simple “indoor” phone when I dropped my landline. I was also attracted by the tethering facilities that could act as a backup when my fixed line Broadband failed or there was a power failure. Put in an already active ASDA Moblie SIM & it worked well out of the box. An initial issue was that WiFi calling could not be selected despite ASDA offering it. This was resolved nearly 2 weeks later when the phone picked up updated firmware from Doro. However, after the update the menus are now slow, with wanted selections having to sometimes be pressed several times before they respond. Call quality is excellent over WiFi. 4G (VoLTE) calling is also supposed to be available & the handset is compatible, but again this is currently missing. I will have to wait & see if a further update is forthcoming that solves these issues.

I bought this phone for my 85 yr old husband. He had an old 2G phone but wanted to be able to send Whatsapp messages, something he could not do with his old phone. He is able to send short emails using my laptop and has sent Whatsapp messages using my phone and now wants to get a 4G phone. I thought the Doro 7030 would be suitable with bigger buttons and the fact that It came pre-installed with Whatsapp and was internet enabled was good. He particularly wanted to send Whatsapp messages to family and friends. The phone arrived very quickly and he was happy with the look of the phone, he liked the fact that it was a flip phone that fits easily in his hand. I read that this phone is quite easy to set up, this was not the case, it took me ages. I suppose when you are used to touch screen phones, using this type of phone can be quite tedious. Having to press each button and having to OK every action that is taken, was quite annoying. My husband was not too bothered by this so much, his main problem with this phone was having to scroll up just to read a line of text messages at a time, not being able to clearly see the whole message to read. No matter what we tried, we couldn’t access the messages clearly. He would say, with his old phone he was always able to see messages clearly. He looked forward to using Whatsapp but that was simply awful, he was not able to use it as the print was so small with the tiniest arrow to move around, you would need a magnifying glass to use Whatsapp. He became very disappointed with the phone and in the end, wasn’t interested in using it at all. I felt awful because I had suggested buying it and really thought the Doro 7030 would be the most suitable phone for him. I have now decided to return the phone because my husband has no interest in using it. I will have to get him a touch screen phone that doesn’t cost the earth. Judging from what I’ve seen and experienced, I don’t think this phone is suitable for any elderly person who likes to send/receive text or Whatsapp messages, but would be OK for making calls.

Bought for elderly mother. She had this particular Doro model (7030) before and loved it. Sadly she spilt a boiling hot drink on it so this was ordered as a replacement. I was thrilled to find it on Amazon, as Doro no longer make this phone. Such a brilliant phone for anyone wanting to use it for texting and calling. Simple for technophobe’s and very reliable. Easy to set up. Extremely pleased with this seller. Such speedy delivery. Couldn’t fault from beginning to end.

This is probably the most difficult, badly thought out and unresponsive phone I’ve ever used and I’ve had mobile phones since 1996!! I got this for my elderly aunt who’s previous Doro died and she wanted a new one with the ability to use WhatsApp. Use WhatsApp I hear you say! How marvellous!!……Don’t make me laugh 🤨. It’s like the app was designed by a 3yr old and you have to guide the pointer around the screen with the keypad and it moves slower than a snail. I felt like I’d been sent back in time to a place that technology forgot. The buttons are stiff, you can’t have a contacts icon on the screen and it takes someone with a degree in computer science just to find the icon, find a name and make a call. Oh and unless you turn off predictive text it takes about 5 minutes to manually type in one individual name & phone number to the contacts page as you have to type a key, pick a letter, highlight it with the key pad, then press ok to input it while it suddenly pops up a random word. It really is an absolutely dreadful phone. If I could’ve given it zero I would. If you just want a simple phone then get a previous Doro and avoid this one!! I have no idea why Doro seem to think that it’s okay for a supposedly simple phone to be so difficult to use and at the same time be so out of date and slow.

Eventually, when you work through the manual, it becomes easier to use. Particularly like the green flashing light for incoming and un-opened e-mails; the max volume level, large keyboard and ability to use whatsapp, go online send e-mails. Remember this is a simple basic phone with some smartphone features. Other attributes are Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. There's also a USB port but I haven't manage to use it for more than battery re-charging (phone comes with a holster re-charger anyway) from a laptop. Main negative is battery life. Really needs a heavier duty battery. Doro should source a longer-life battery.

Very pretty and stylish phone. Works well.