This voicemail fail perfectly sums up grandparents and technology

"Would you mind putting me through to my daughter's number?"
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Sam Haysom
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Parents, grandparents and technology are a combination that never fails to deliver.

A couple of weeks ago we had the mum who hadn't quite got the hang of WhatsApp, and now we have something even more glorious -- a grandmother who definitely isn't familiar with the concept of voicemail.

"My grandma tried to ring my mum and I don't think she understands how voicemail works," wrote Matt Nugent on Twitter.

His video has since been retweeted over 700 times.

Oh dear.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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