I'm part of a village church of around 30 members, about 50:50 people in their 20s-30s and 65-90. We have a good community and the older folk have phones but being cramped up inside for months is not going to be good for some in particular.
We've been trialling Zoom for church and social meetings and it does support dial-in but if you can see someone in front of you it's so much more 'real'.
Some of our older members have no home internet at all and we are trying to figure out how we might a)provide a suitable device b)make sure they can use it
Tablets with SIM cards all seem expensive, we had wondered about low-end Android phones with say a GiffGaff SIM paid for by the church but a small tablet might be preferable if we can find an affordable one - any tips?
And then, are there any ways we can set these devices up for remote control? I know you can on a PC but the remote control app itself needs to be easy. We'd buy the devices and do all we can to make them require as little user-input as possible. Of course checking people are happy with privacy implications.
If anyone here can draw on their tech knowledge, or maybe is doing similar for elderly relatives or knows any parallels in care industry, please share. We have a few single people in their 70s-80s with no real family outside the church. We can provide food and phone them up but gathering together on Sunday morning is central to some peoples' routine and they've been doing it for 50+ years, and we're worried about them.
Thanks in advance.
We've been trialling Zoom for church and social meetings and it does support dial-in but if you can see someone in front of you it's so much more 'real'.
Some of our older members have no home internet at all and we are trying to figure out how we might a)provide a suitable device b)make sure they can use it
Tablets with SIM cards all seem expensive, we had wondered about low-end Android phones with say a GiffGaff SIM paid for by the church but a small tablet might be preferable if we can find an affordable one - any tips?
And then, are there any ways we can set these devices up for remote control? I know you can on a PC but the remote control app itself needs to be easy. We'd buy the devices and do all we can to make them require as little user-input as possible. Of course checking people are happy with privacy implications.
If anyone here can draw on their tech knowledge, or maybe is doing similar for elderly relatives or knows any parallels in care industry, please share. We have a few single people in their 70s-80s with no real family outside the church. We can provide food and phone them up but gathering together on Sunday morning is central to some peoples' routine and they've been doing it for 50+ years, and we're worried about them.
Thanks in advance.
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