Review by Carl F. Mclaren Jr. for Doro 410 Black Phone with Consumer Cellular Service (No Contract)
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First, I know nothing about cell phones and had never used one until today. I suspect I’m the target audience for this and frankly I needed it in case my car broke down or something similar. So I got it out of the box and charged it up. It blinked red for a while and then stopped blinking after about 2 hours. I figured it was now charged up but it wasn’t crystal clear because the Quick Start Guide said nothing about the blinking and showed a green battery on the screen indicating charging complete but the battery on the screen is black not green. I tried a few calls with excellent results. Then I added some names and numbers to the phone book which was easy once I figured out how to enter a B whan you push the button on the phone with abc on it. What you do for B is when you see A you press the abc button again, when the B shows pause for a second. It says this in the Quick Start Guide but again it wasn’t completely obvious the way it was worded. The plans require no contract and if you just want an emergency phone it is $10 per month and $.25 per minute. A $20 plan is 250 minutes a month and $.25 per minute if you go over. There are lots of other plans for more minutes and texting etc. For me this is a good cheap solution for rare usage, I never liked talking on a phone.

Review by CA Book Mom for Doro 410 Black Phone with Consumer Cellular Service (No Contract)
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The Doro410 exceeded my expectations. For a basic phone, this has a lot of features. You can text, listen to FM radios, play full color games, etc… The box includes a charger and ear phones which act as an antennae and microphone for hands free conversations. The phone features with big buttons and it is smaller and thinner then a deck of cards, it is sturdy, and holds a charge for days. The best part about this phone is that it is ready to go as soon as it is charged. It is an excellent value and is a perfect first cell phone; think kids, grandparents, cell phone resistant types.

Review by Booklover for Doro 410 Black Phone with Consumer Cellular Service (No Contract)
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I really like this little phone. It feels great and is easy to carry in my pockets. I also like that it closes, so the screen is protected, and I don’t have to worry about pocket dialing anyone.

The features are limited, but that doesn’t bother me. I just want a phone that phones. The phonebook was easy to set up. It also has a calendar, calculator, FM Radio (can only be used with the supplied earphones), and a couple games (I’m never going to play games on my phone).

If you purchase this for an older person you will need to set up some of the features, especially the phonebook. I’m in my 50s, and I can handle it. However, I doubt very much my friends’ parents could.

There was one glitch during setup. I could not get the voicemail to work. I finally had to call customer service. He was stumped as well for some time. Finally, he was able to advise me how to set it up, but even he admitted that it was not ‘user error,’ but instead a problem with this particular phone. Still, I was able to contact customer service on a Saturday and get a quick, polite response. Be warned, however, customer service assumes you’re a befuddled oldster. I felt like the guy talked to me like I was a little, tiny baby.

As I said in the beginning, I really like this phone. I’m using an old Kyocera as my main cellphone, and I vastly prefer the Doro. However, the service with the Doro is more than I want to pay. I’m on a prepaid plan and end up paying only about $10 a month. There is not a comparable Consumer Cellular plan, so for now I’m sticking with Virgin Mobile, though I may try to get an upgraded phone.