Vintage-style Retro Handsets for Your Mobile Phone, Tablet or PC - Go Retro

Let’s get back to the days when a phone call was ‘meaningful’, when you sprawled out  on the sofa, telephone receiver in one hand, glass of wine or cigarette in the other and said, “OK, girlfriend, dish the dirt!”.

Or in the more formal situation of the office the phone would ring on the boss’s desk, the recipient would swivel in his upholstered chair, light a cigarette and maybe have a swig of whisky and drawl into the receiver, “Gerry!  How are you?  Did you close the deal?” 

If Gerry didn’t close the deal just think how much more satisfying it is throwing a Retro Handset at the wall rather than a measly mobile phone!

The mobile phone is a wonderful instrument of technological brilliance and we wouldn't be without it. Hands-free headsets are healthier than holding a mobile phone to your ear so they too get the thumbs up.

But purleese!  Let's compromise and bring back some glamour, even if only occasionally, even if only in our own homes!  You just can't strike a pose with a normal handsfree headset...

Retro Handsets are a clever gadget and great fun.  They look cool and even feel great.

But style isn’t everything.   There’s a practical side to the Retro Handset.

For example, it  makes perfect sense for the elderly.  Sometimes handling a conventional small mobile phone isn’t easy for older people who may have arthritic hands. 

A reviewer on Amazon USA stated that he found the product useful for his 88-year-old uncle who was in hospital and found handling a mobile difficult.   With the Retro Handset he was able to easily make calls to the family from hospital.  And of course, elderly people feel more comfortable with items they remember from when they were younger. (and that includes me!)

Other people, young or elderly,  with certain disabilities may find the Retro Handset useful for the same reasons - easier to grip and with simple buttons for handling calls.

If you decide to buy a Retro Handset on line, check over the reviews.  Some phones are not the genuine article as advertised - there are many fakes out there, so if ordering through Amazon ensure your product is coming  from the manufacturer.

Ensure that the sound quality is good - some people complain that they cannot be heard very well by the person they are calling.

Ensure that the phone cord is strong and firmly fixed into the phone.   People have discovered that after a few weeks the cord in certain products comes away from the phone receiver.

GLD, Swiss Voice and Echo Logico seem to have good reviews overall.  But check out the makes you find attractive.  It will save time and money in the end.