Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35565218)

My granddad turns 93 this year, he has a HDD freeview recorder and is able to operate very competently. Essentially, all he has to do is push the up, down, left, right ok/enter keys (to set up series links, record programs watch recordings and delete recordings). With a wishlist all people have to do is follow the same process and push the same buttons, except they will push the same buttons on to different letters to spell out names of actors, directors or films. Please tell me how a wishlist is complicated?

My parents are in their 50's and can send text messages, surf the internet and work a Sky+ remote control and box.

That is two separate eras who can use modern technology. Which era is the one that finds moving a cursor on a screen by using arrows on a remote control difficult to spell out words difficult?

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LOL, my parents also have an ipad, and can use a digital camera too:shocked:

When my Nan was still alive and my Grandad still helped out on the farm he used to work on, he used a mobile phone too, just incase he needed it on Nan needed to ring him urgently. He was in his 80's at the time.

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35565245)

I can categorically assure you that there are people in their 60's that can set up a Whishlist.

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35565257)

Thanks. I am actually aware. But I think you're missing the point, possibly because it was made in an apparently ageist manner . Of course it's wrong to generalise and say all people of a certain age will find TiVo confusing. But that doesn't mean it's not true to say that some people do struggle with the tech involved.

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35565245)

I can categorically assure you that there are people in their 60's that can set up a Whishlist.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35565472)

Nothing, BT seem to enjoy pouring money down the drain.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35565474)

They have the money but not the brains or nous in my opinion.

Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35565248)

Perhaps you could give them lessons:D . My Mother is 89 I have taught her how to use her Sky plus box and now she wants an ipad and broadband so that she can facebook the relatives in Canada and Australia. Just shows your never to old to learn.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35565472)

Nothing, BT seem to enjoy pouring money down the drain.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35565472)

Nothing, BT seem to enjoy pouring money down the drain.