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Orange launches Doro PhoneEasy 345, a telephone particularly suitable for the elderly

Paris, September 21, 2009
A basic mobile phone available from €9 with the Initial tarif plan(1)  package
A handset compatible with the teleassistance mobile option, keeping the user in reassuring contact with Mondial Assistance, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week

A basic mobile suitable for older people

Following the commercial release of Hello on 29 April 2009, a multimedia computer pack easy to use for everyone, Orange is adding to its product portfolio with a dedicated mobile phone, particularly suited to the operator's recommended tarif plan, Initial(1).

The Doro 345 is an easy-to-use telephone, with large, well spaced-out keys. It has a button especially for customers who have taken out the teleassistance mobile option, which automatically calls the Mondial Assistance hotline platform, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. days a week. The handset also has a radio and an integrated torch and is compatible with hearing aids.

A mobile phone available from €9 with the Initial package (1)

This handset is commercially available since 17 September 2009 across the entire Orange distribution network and partner networks. To support its release, Orange is offering the handset from €9 with the Initial tariff plan available from €13 per month (2),- 30 minutes of communication to fixed and mobile phones in metropolitan France.

Moreover, with the "senior citizens" special offer on the Initial tariff plan, customers over 60 years of age will now be entitled to a 10% reduction on their monthly mobile phone bill. This makes the package available from €11.70 per month (2) for the over 60s.

A reassuring handset with teleassistance mobile

Customers who have purchased the Doro 345 will be able to enjoy the additional benefit of the teleassistance mobile option for €10 per month, providing access to a wide range of support services.

If a need arises, or in the event of a breakdown or if they need medical assistance, users just have to press the special key on the back of the mobile to have free and unlimited contact with the Mondial Assistance teams, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
If it turns out to be necessary, Mondial Assistance will arrange for emergency assistance and will inform relatives.

Thanks to the mobile hotline teleassistance mobile, customers can also have ready access to many services specially chosen by Orange to make day-to-day life easier, such as household maintenance, shopping deliveries, locksmith or plumbing work, etc. Service providers are qualified according to strict criteria for the quality of their services, so that customers have the benefit of a guarantee of workmanship as well as an agreed price structure. (3)

(1)     Offer available from €13/month with a 12-month commitment
(2)     Conditional upon a 12-month commitment
(3)     The price of the service is not included in the mobile hotline offer and is payable by the customer. Each service is the subject of a contract between the customer and the service provider selected by Mondial Assistance.  


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