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Old 12-03-2015, 13:58
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My dad recently upgraded from old Nokia non smartphone, to a Windows phone 8 device. Is there any good online guides for him to look at to familiarize himself with the phone (Me be a Android user I don't know it that well either).
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Old 12-03-2015, 14:10
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The consensus amongst Android users is that WM phones are dumbed down and easy to use by comparison so you should have no problem just by following your nose.
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Old 12-03-2015, 14:46
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Well a I said it's my dad who has the phone, not me. I've now found a nice looking guide for him to read.
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Old 12-03-2015, 14:50
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A good place to start:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/ho...-windows-phone

My 79 year old Dad has just had his Windows 8 phone updated to 8.1.
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Old 12-03-2015, 17:38
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Currently thinking of getting my parents a mobile - is windows phone really easier to use than a moto g for example?
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Old 12-03-2015, 18:39
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The consensus amongst Android users is that WM phones are dumbed down and easy to use by comparison so you should have no problem just by following your nose.
Is it? Is that Android users who have experience of WP or those without. Android can be as dumbed down as you want as well.
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Old 12-03-2015, 21:49
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The consensus amongst Android users is that WM phones are dumbed down and easy to use by comparison so you should have no problem just by following your nose.
Actually, the consensus is, that Android users who can't use a Windows 8.1 phone and go back to Android, always find some excuse, other than they just couldn't cope.
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Old 12-03-2015, 23:31
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Is it? Is that Android users who have experience of WP or those without. Android can be as dumbed down as you want as well.
Indeed here is how to enable Easy Mode on a Galaxy S5:

http://www.androidcentral.com/how-en...mode-galaxy-s5
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