Mobile Phone For Senior People: Micromax x097

I was searching for a mobile phone for my mom who can’t use the easy touch technology smart phone. She is addict to the old Nokia 1100 phones for its easy use. I wanted to replace the old worn-out Nokia with an alternative replacement for easy to use phone for elder persons.

I searched online for the best alternative to Nokia 1100 mobile phone and came across many phones which are out of choice. Finally, came across Micromax x097 phone, initially I was reluctant to buy online thinking that with the price in a small thousand, the piece will be very small with even smaller button.

Went to a local shop and asked for the same Micromax x097 and had a feel through the same I thought of purchasing. Yes, exactly it is the same phone which is better alternative to Nokia 1100 and will best suit to my mother.

The most important feature of this Micromax x097 is, it is having bigger button keypad which makes comfortable of older person when in use and this comes with cheaper price alternative to Just5, Aassan, Doro.

Below features the alternative and negatives of Micromax x097:

The phone is a Dual Sim with 4MB RAM with built-in Camera, FM Radio with recording with a TFT display size of 1.77 inches, 320 x 240 px. The memory card can support upto 16GB and 8GB in single slot. Like other phones it has GPRS & Bluetooth Connectivity and battery of 850mAh. The phone supports 500 entries for phone book, 200 entries for SMS and has data & connectivity with WP browser, Class 10 GPRS and v2 supported Bluetooth.

Pros:

1. Bigger key pad

2. Hearing volume good enough when receive a call

2. Long battery life charge a day stay for 4 days - depend on usage

3. LED Torch good at night expect little more bright but OK overall

4. No signal missing or drop off

5. Once USB cable connect it prompts for options (USB-for data transfer, Web camera- for video chat with Skype or any IM that support, PC Connectivity, Charging)

 Cons:

1. Ring tone volume is Not on Mark not that loud is enough - mainly for hearing problem

2. No dedicate key for Camera & Bluetooth, can’t change the navigation key’s for applications

3. Small screen should display single line Icons and Contact names

4. No chance for icons to changes on home screen

5. SIM and SD card under Battery turn off to change SD card or sim's

6. No 3G, Wi-Fi or hands free

Tamil Nadu Transport - Why particular motels?

An extract from FB........

Who cares for this? Recently I traveled to Madurai from Chennai State Express bus. In the bus, a young couple with a baby in arm occupied their seat behind me. Within minutes of leaving the bus, passengers started to fall asleep. Finding that almost all of the passengers asleep, the young couple, made arrangement to put the baby in the baby's mattress on the floor and put it to bed.

At a motel in the middle of the night when everyone was in a deep sleep (the restaurant along the road) the bus stops. There was a strong voice on the loudspeaker like a dabbagg-kuttu song screaming. However, like me, except for one or two passengers, one did not rise. The rest were all good sleep.

The motel guy was at the counter; he looked at one of the nearby bus and took an empty water can in his hands with loud voice he was banging the can all around the bus. The banging sound and his loud voice brought all asleep passengers to a shock and all were looking for whats’ happening. With the banging noise the baby lying on the floor started crying out loud, the parents were trying the best to calm the baby.

I got out of bus and thought of having a tea, when asked the price I got reply as "Fifteen rupees". With the cost, I changed my mind and went to buy biscuits than having a tea. I was shocked to see the biscuit wrapper, instead of milk-bikis for Britannia brand the wrapper is with same design read milk-pikis. I came to know that the biscuits were locally made and packed similar to original brand Britannia.

A young man was arguing with the bus driver asking why he was letting that motel guy to bang on all sides of the bus with his plastic tool, he was stating that when on road traffic, even for the smallest side crash the drivers will yell-out, but why he is remaining silent this time? He was asking to the driver, who gave authority to him to loudly bang on the sides of the bus and also disturbing all the passengers. He demanded a reply from driver and also wanted to give a police complaint. The driver smilingly replied “seen many guys like you, nothing works even with police”. Their argument drew all the passengers and finally the young man got onto the bus to peacefully.

On-boarding the bus and after settling down, I asked the conductor, “The food is available to you free of cost, so that you can play with the lives of passengers with low quality foods”. I started... have any individual rider to passenger such were roasted. Conductor was silent for some time, and began to talk. I know they sell overpriced low quality food; they sell fake products of all eatable items. He continued……even we don’t take food here other than a tea.  We were forced by transport department officers to stop on such and such a hotel. If we don’t abide their order, we receive penalty tickets and strong warning, may be they may have ties between the motel guy and the officers.

I was shocked to hear this and wanted to warn / share with friends who travel by bus of such a things happening. Please, share in all media that it is heared by the highest authority in Tamil Nadu to take severe action against the motel owner as well as the transport officers. - tamilvalam