2024 the best cell phone for seniors review


Price: $119.99 - $71.99
(as of Oct 27, 2024 20:50:15 UTC - Details)

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Product Description

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1 EASY TO NAVIGATE

2 CONNECT

3 EMERGENCY ACCESS

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LivelyLively

Jitterbug Smart 4

Comparison

6.6" × 3.01" x 0.35"

HxWxD

4.3" x 2.19" x.075"

6.7 oz.

Weight

4.7 oz.

6.75"

Screen Size

3.2"

13MP/2MP/2MP

Camera

Yes, front-facing

Yes

Internet Acess

No

Yes, M3/T4 rating

HearingCompatibility

Yes, M4/T4 rating

Up to 37 Hours

Talk time

Up to 12 Hours

6.6" × 3.01" x 0.35"

HxWxD

4.3° × 2.19° .075°

6.7 oz.

Weight

4.7 oz.

6.75"

Screen Size

3.2"

13MP/2MP/2MP

Camera

Yes, front-facing

Yes

Internet Acess

No

Yes, M3/T4 rating

HearingCompatibility

Yes, M4/T4 rating

Up to 37 Hours

Talk time

Up to 12 Hours

Jitterbug Flip 2 Gray 7b Jitterbug Flip 2 Red 7c

Only Compatible with Lively Phone Service: The Jitterbug Smart4 is only compatible with Lively phone service; plans include unlimited talk, text and 24/7 access to Lively’s caring team
Simple Cell Phone: This is our simplest smartphone yet, with a larger 6.7” screen, easy-to-navigate menu, voice calling, real-time call captioning and Urgent Response button
Help When You Need It: Once your new phone is activated with Lively, the Lively team is here to help if you want to learn more about your phone, need a ride, have a health concern or have an emergency
Online Activation: Activate phone online for easy setup, and for additional questions, call our customer service agents for questions about your service and phone
Why Lively: Lively offers Jitterbug cell phones and Lively medical alert devices that help seniors stay connected, safe and healthy
Reviewer: JLJ
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to use
Review: This is a great product for anyone but especially for someone who struggles with technology.

Reviewer: Raymond Stacherski
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: ease to use
Review: very easy to use nice big screen

Reviewer: Chris Hart
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A good option for seniors or young people
Review: The phone was not too difficult to activate online, once you find the activation page. You have to activate it with Lively, it cannot be used on any other service.It is large enough for most people to see the screen well. It has a clear and simple menu, which can be adjusted as needed in the options. For a Senior who can learn, it will not take much effort to master the phone. Since it is an android, some features from google are available. An account from google will help transfer contacts to the phone. It is able to share location with other users of Google Maps without purchasing the Lively upgrade to track the phone location in a separate app. We are not using the advanced emergency response services from Lively yet but expect to in the future.For Seniors who cannot learn there are a couple of issues. It does not have a lift to wake feature, requiring the push button on the side to be pressed. This can be confusing for a person with some dementia to learn if they are transitioning from an Iphone to this phone. Another issue is the contact list provided through Google contacts permits favorites which are displayed on the top of the list if you open contacts, or if you open the phone app, but not if you open texts. These minor differences may be hard to learn for someone without a memory. The solution is probably to delete all of the contacts except a few critical ones, and eliminate the favorites. It is also possible to turn off the lock screen to make access simpler, but it will have no security at that point.We will see how it works, and I may update this review. At this point it appears to be the best option for a simple phone with actual features.

Reviewer: Vivian
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worst buy of a lifetime
Review: This is supposed to be easy to use. Yes, there are many other bad reviews, but somehow I was hopeful and tried it anyway. It's my third cell phone, and the only one that I may have to return or throw into the trash. First of all, to set it up, you're supposed to call a certain phone number. But when you dial that number, all you get is a recording that says the number is out of service. Then, somewhere in the instruction booklet, I found a second phone number, but that number gave the same result as the first one. So I called their Customer Service. That person managed, after about an hour, and with some difficulty, to connect me to a "set-up specialist" with whom I spent two or three hours on the phone. Finally she said my phone was ready to go. But it wasn't. It still won't receive incoming calls. It's advertised as "simple," but it's by far the most ridiculously complicated and impossible to use of any phone I've tried. I will be either returning it or tossing it into the trash.

Reviewer: Janet
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I love this phone!
Review: I had an old, old version of this phone and it finally just wore out. I decided to buy the newest model and I am so glad i did. The battery holds its charge for days. Easy to use and has the same great features as my first jitterbug. Great choice for a great price.

Reviewer: Katherine
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not so easy
Review: I got this phone for my daughter, who has special needs. Thought it would be easy. Not! Hand to set up. Had my son, who is a pro at that sort of thing, do it. It took him quite a while and a phone call.As for the phone, she likes the pre installed APS . But adding to them is problematic. I have a Google phone and like it way better.She can call me easily, however, which is really why we got it. Not an easy phone.

Reviewer: Marcian H Foster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love the jitterbug.
Review: Had one a few years ago and got a smart phone. Was I sorry. Went back to jitterbug. Program is easy to follow. Its larger than the oder model and texting is easier. Never should have changed.

Reviewer: Ron Moseman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A simple, no frills, smartphone.
Review: My wife is not tech-savvy and has no desire to be, but she wanted to upgrade her old flip phone without having to re-learn how to use it. I ordered the Jitterbug for her and set it up. She loves it, had very little trouble learning to use it, and it works perfectly. She now prefers it over using our landline phone, a choice that she never believed she would make. It's a great, no-frills, easy-to-use phone.

Customers say

Customers like the quality and design of the cell phone. They mention it's an excellent phone for seniors and the technically challenged. However, some are disappointed with the volume. Opinions differ on ease of use, value for money, functionality, tech support, and size.

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