Aspera F24

Review for ASPERA- AS6 – The Aspera AS6 is SO bad it is hard to find a place where you're allowed to review it. It is a cheap phone and you get what you pay for. The best I could say about it is that the camera is reasonable. All buttons have a very slow reaction time. Oftentimes the icon on the screen is not exactly where you need to touch the screen (for example, to… Read more

take a photo I need to touch the screen slightly ABOVE and to the LEFT of the button icon). I use the phone for calls, texts, some photos, and installed YouTube. The phone (my particular phone, at least) also cuts out randomly, the ONE app I installed also shuts down randomly. The latest issue (Which has gotten worse over the approx 6 months I've owned it) is with charging. Even when the phone is connected to the charger the battery continues to run down, ..... WHILE IT IS CONNECTED TO THE CHARGER. I have never let the battery run down completely, and rarely charge it to 100%, only charge it to 90%-95%, it has never been left plugged into the charger overnight (overcharged). Although, as I write this I have it on the charger and the phone is becoming hot, the battery is still running down at approx one percent every 2-3 minutes, and according to the Battery info my 'screen usage' since last full charge has been 4 hours and 43 minutes. It is SO bad that I suspect it could be an issue with my particular phone as, if these issues are common to ALL Aspera phones, I cannot see how they passed any type of quality standard. Again, this may be unique to MY particular phone, but what a piece of junk.

The Rubiks Cube of mobile phones – This phone would be the WORST on the market.NOT suitable for seniors nor the elderly.Too complex and confusing to use.Text is impossible to read without a magnifying glass.Cannot delete any unwanted text message without deleting all the text messages.Faulty out of the box.Arrow button gets stuck and can't be used with just a finger,has to be with… Read more

a finger-nail or similar.Too many Options",most of which are useless.I think seniors might suffer health problems using this phone,with many sleepless nights,trying to figure it all out.CANNOT recommend and would urge buyers to look elsewhere. DO NOT BUY

Not worth the money – Bought F24 for my mother 2 months later phone will not turn on get white lines showing on screen. Taking back to Harvey Norman for refund phone does not work Show details

Update faulty phone exchanged -1 to 5 stars - good Service phone exchanged - – My 78 yr old Aunt bought phone had tried a number of times to get this phone to work. I tried my Mate SIM to make certain it wasn’t being elder-fied by Aunt. The phone had a sim issue keeps saying no network cannot get it too even recognise it. Also sim holding bracket fell off when putting in second SIM - New phone is excellent so far Luke at… Read more ·  1

Domayne Rutherford was professional and said they never have problems he went above and beyond recommend phone F40 and Domayne Rutherford. Thank you Luke and also follow up from Aspera team show credibility and gives confidence to recommend product purchase Aspera F40

Phone is fine but the camera quality is terrible. Very disappointing – Phone is an excellent size particularly for older people but the camera is very disappointing. Blurry and unprintable. Photo of the turtle on the main screen is very misleading. Camera is not even vaguely close to that quality. Show details

I do not like it – The app alarm clock does not work. Sometimes I can edit the time but cannot choose the date. Other times I just cannot change the time. The camera is totally useless with picture quality.

Rubbish product – Black front screen inside warranty period and repairers claim there was damage to it. Rubbish, no damage even using a magnifying glass for a close up look. Target Melb. have it at the moment and I am waiting on their decision regarding this so called damage. Could not get a name of the tech that checked it out at roadhound due to privacy reasons… Read more

according to the switchboard girl but they were no help at all. Next step will be the ACCC because if you end up with a faulty product then it should be replaced if it is under warranty. I will never buy another Aspera product.

A faulty Mobile phone – I purchased the Aspera F40 for my partner for his Birthday in February this year and now the screen goes white when you turn it on. You can receive calls you can’t receive text messages. Show details

Bad Batteries – Phone is fine for our needs but teh batteries die very quickly . This one lats about 3 calls now (18 months old). The F28 I bought for myself, which is used regularly, now fails within 2 minutes of receiveing a call. Did the same charging I did with a standard Nokia (non smart phone) which lasted 8 years without the battery dying.. Ditching the… Read more

F28 as I urgently need reliability will buy new battery for the F24.

Conceptually good phones especially for older people but ther are more relaible choices at teh same price.

Worst product ever – Bought 2 phones, one for my grandma and one for my dad. At the time couldnt find a flip phone with big buttons that supported 3G, so this seemed a viable option. After 3 weeks my dads wouldnt hold charge, despite it appearing to be recharging when plugged into the charger. Sent it back for repair only for it to be returned to me as no fault found.… Read more

The returns process was tedious and all too hard.

My grandmas phone lasted a little long (1 yr) but has developed the same battery problem. Both have been recycled and Im looking for other options

Great for elderly – Bought this for an elderly relative, it has easy to use buttons, great ringtone volume and is perfect for just simple text or phone calls. A great basic phone for anyone really. Show details

best phone – I have bought in the past mobile phones Alcatel 112, Nokia 101 One touch 2036, Samsung gte3300 and Samsung J1 mini All of which have a low ring tone in which the user has to put the phone in budgie smuggler of girl’s G-strings to get indication someone calling. Show details

Mobile Team Praise – I am now 80 and had trouble transferring pictures sent both as messages and photos taken on my F28 to my computer. Can only sing my praises for all the help given by the Mobile Team in simple language to provide the solutions. Show details

Best simple phone ever – Display very bright and clear. Can easily see the buttons in the dark since the keyboard lights up. Only use phone for calls and texting, it is my business phone. Never bother with camera since I use a proper camera instead. Show details

A simple yet quite functional phone which unfortunately is let down by a totally inadequate battery – Good points: large numbers and compact size. Unfortunately, its battery capacity is sadly lacking. Over the last couple of years I have bought 3 of these phones for myself and family members including an additional battery (in November 2018) for my own phone. In each case the battery has been unable to cope with "normal" call usage and its… Read more

ability to recharge fully seems to be compromised when the battery goes totally flat. Sadly, I am forced to consign these devices to landfill and update to SmartPhone technology.

battery dead – Bought the phone from the post office for my hubby only for emergency calls.. It wasn't used much and the battery won't hold the charge. replacement is half the cost of a new phone, not sure I want to keep it. Show details

Good Phone that does what I want – I bought my Aspera F24 online and it was delivered just before Christmas. I inserted my Sim Card and charged the battery and I was away. I only want a mobile phone that I can make and receive calls on and write and receive SMS. Cameras, internet access, playing games etc. etc. are not something I require, but the Aspera F24 does have some of… Read more

these features.

It does not have a touch screen; everything is done via a hard button keyboard (making it, I am told, "Old School").

But it works and it works well. The screen, while small, is easy to read (even without my glasses). I can hear callers when they ring and they can hear me. I can set up suitable sounds for ring tones etc. and adjust their volume, as well as readily maintain my contacts list.

In the couple of short weeks I have had the phone. I am more than pleased. Its compact and reasonably rugged enough for me to take in the car when I am out and about. So far, I have only had to recharge the battery twice, but I do not leave my mobile on 24 hours a day. I only have it on when I need to use it.

My only reason for a 4 star review, is that perhaps I should have gone for a more "rugged" model like the Aspera F30R. And perhaps it would be nice if the phone connected up with my WiFi NBN at home.

But despite these reservations, I can recommend the phone as a reliable "no frills" phone that seems to be designed with the "older" user in mind.

Battery problems – Bought this for my elderly mother last Xmas. Worked great for 8 months then suddenly phone calls got cut short with low battery and even seems to drain the battery too. I wish I had read the reviews here before purchasing because I would have bought a more reliable phone.  Show details

Restricted phone calls are an nuisance what can I do to deter such calls as I can never retrieve th – I sometimes get messages on Aspera that reads “Restricted” and I cannot retrieve the message and/or the caller. Hence, I have to delete it unread. Is there anything that I can do to eliminate the restricted calls? Those restricted phone calls cannot be retrieved and seem to be lost forever. What can I do about it not to receive restricted phone calls?  Show details ·  3

i adore this mobile – .its the first one ever that i use as a modem as well as i do tethering through it...its brilliant..anyone who gets this mobile through telstra and uses a laptop like i do instead of a touch phone which i dont like,plus i like being able to protect the front cover with the flip lid.  Show details ·  1

The Perfect Seniors Camera – I use my mobile phone for phone calls & texting. It is very easy to use but unfortunately very limited on the length of text messages owing to the large print. The camera works well although I don't use it much it is nice to know that it there when I need it. I had a problem with it refusing to work when everything went black and Aspera sent a new battery.  Show details ·  1

text message problem – I commented previously that when text messages are sent when my phone is turned off,they do not appear when phone is turned on again until another text message is sent. I was advised by Aspera to instal a new sim card to fix the problem.I purchased a new sim but made no difference.The previous Telstra phone I had didn't have this problem.  Show details ·  1

Don’t buy this unreliable mobile – I purchased the F24 with and for my 80yo mother who wanted a no frills, easy to use and reliable mobile. Well, two out of three is bad, because the F24 was faulty from the start. Like many other reviews on this site, the phone wouldn’t charge properly, battery life was short and given that it was bought for emergency contact, very unreliable. My… Read more

mother returned it to Target twice, who accepted no responsibility, dismissing her complaint on the first occasion, suggesting that she wasn’t using it properly (??). The second time they argued before agreeing to send off to Aspera to be checked. After almost a month it was returned, pronounced fixed - needless to say it wasn’t.

Phone is now out of warranty and Target Australia has denied any responsibility.

Lessons learnt:

1. Don’t buy an Australian mobile to support local business (the F24 is a cheap Chinese product anyway), buy from a reputable manufacturer that knows what they’re doing.

2. Don’t buy technology from Target, their product awareness and support is atrocious.

3. Be suspicious of products supposedly ideal for seniors - given the age of the target market, the manufacturer may have decided product longevity isn’t required.

I bought this phone for my mum and she's very happy – My mum has previously used two Telstra brand mobility friendly basic phones. The issues she's had with these phones designed for technically challenged and poor sighted people are that she couldn't hear when the phone rang on maximum volume and she couldn't see the keys or display text clearly. She has informed me that this Aspera phone is the… Read more ·  2

best phone she's used thus far as it rings loudly and the keypad numbers and display font size are large enough. She's used this phone for a week now and can navigate the contact list easily enough and make calls. That is all she uses mobile phones for.

I have read other reviews on here about charging issues occurring around the two week mark. Here's hoping we don't encounter such issues and I'll report back if we do.

Update: She's been using this for three weeks now and hasn't encountered any problems with it and is still very happy.

no alarm – I bought one of these phones some time ago and I found the alarm will not work..so I bought another one and this one is the same as the alarm will not work..the phone is just right for me and I have not had any other problems yet...it rings loud, it is nice to fit it in my pocket and easy to use... allan 04/07/18  Show details ·  3

Enquiry on Voice Level – My old aged mother does not have a very good hearing but she declines to use hearing aid. I need a flip phone for her that has loud voice level. Does Aspera F24 or F28 have a loud voice function? PS: I haven't purchased one as I saw that the Post Office does not allow refund. I need to make sure that the flip phone serves the purpose before I purchase it.  Show details ·  2

Feedback on Aspera F24 flip phone and general experience with mobiles – 1. F24 cuts out mid-sentence even after coming off long charge. [I know only 1-2 hr. charge recommended above from "Aspera official.] Other mobiles--e.g. past simple mobile and current Nokia smart phone survive / ed OK on overnight charges for long time.] 2. F24 also doesn't hold charge now. Other mobile in use is ZTE, charged over-night, and… Read more

no cut-out mid-talk next day...My current smart phone is a rebirthed NOKIA, from Finland-based company, and does not have battery issues--just the in-your-face presence of Google's Android system is a negative personally with which reborn Nokia is partnered. .

QUESTIONS on F24 flip phone:

1. Why is phone cutting off, anybody?

2. Does the F24 discharge safely out the extra battery current coming through on an overnight charge?

3. Why, no longer holding charges?

People VERY busy and cannot snap F24 off charger at exact time required. Impractical short-charge design .

4. What is reason behind the 1-2 hour charge requirement recommended above by the "Aspera official"?

Defective charging port on Aspera F24 phones - wasted money on two phones and a new battery – We have had constant problems with this phone not charging. We first contacted Aspera who said it was our fault for 'over-charging' the phone's battery, so we paid them to get a new battery sent to us. We were super-careful not to keep charging the phone when it appeared fully charged. Within weeks the phone was malfunctioning again. We then… Read more

ordered a brand new Aspera F24 from Australia Post - within two weeks the new phone has stopped charging. You plug the USB charger in the phone's USB port and the green 'charging' lights appear on the screen -- but no actual charging takes place.

We've experimented with different cables and devices and it appears to be the metallic surfaces in the PHONE'S micro USB charging port itself that are faulty. Don't let Aspera tell you that you've damaged the battery -- there is an inherent manufacturing defect with their F24 phones.

Consider yourselves warned.

Aspera f24 – Complete piece of rubbish battery. Battery lasts 1/2 calls then needs charging. Avoid this piece of rubbish if you want decent phone time. I bought 2 Aspera f24 phones as needed one for business so I have 2 batteries that I need to charge every 5 minutes. Partner also bought 1 and he is of the same opinion as myself. If you want a good long… Read more

life battery for your phone do not buy this phone. Just letting everyone know battery time is bad, very bad.

No Bluetooth pairing – Have tried to pair my Aspera F24 with 2 separate blue tooth speaker units, these portable in car units worked ok on my last 2 Nokia phones but will not pair with the Aspera, Cannot get the phone to pair with my in car dash bluetooth in Hyundai Gertz 2009 model. Battery power on my other phones was great, bought this phone new in February 2018 so… Read more

in 3 months I have to put the phone on recharge after each call as light shows battery power critical.