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]

Very pretty and stylish phone. Works well.

Had a few issues setting it up. But once done it is perfect for my dad

So the only reason we bought this phone for a xmas present was so my dad could get whatsapp. He has a previous doro phone which he's happy with but which doesn't have whatsapp on it. This one is pretty much exactly the same but with whatsapp. So should be ideal. Spent literally hours on christmas day and boxing day trying to get whatsapp installed on this blinking phone (which seems very good apart from the whatsapp). Eventually called the help line and what I can only describe as a person masquerading as an American robot answered. He gave me the impression that he was totally bored in his job, didn't give a flying flip about the customers and had done this so many times that his brain was about to breathe its last if he spoke to one more customer. Anyway, what I managed to extract, slowly and painfully, from this robot-human was that there is a bug on the 7030 which means that you can't access whatsapp at all at the moment. They have a fix but in their wisdom decided to release it to more important countries than the UK over "the holiday" period. The UK will have to wait for a few weeks for the release. He couldn't give me a date for the release, he could only say that it should be before the end of January. Great. Thanks Doro. Other than the totally shoddy customer service surrounding whatsapp, this seems like a really decent phone for an old duffer who doesn't want to use the internet. If you want to use the internet then I'd steer clear. Giving it a 1 star because of the absolutely lousy whatsapp service and because I missed out on a lot of xmas day trying to configure an app which they know doesn't work. Might update this when the bug is finally fixed.

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.