Comments on: How The Elderly Can Make Cellphone Upgrades Work For Them http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/ Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: GrumpyOldFart http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1978 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:14:18 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1978 Forget Jitterbug. I was about to buy one, cost was irrelevant. Then I did some checking: googled "Jitterbug sucks" and "GreatCall problems" and similar. The complaints are incredible! best to stick with a REAL cellular service!! I'm STILL searching for a "senior freindly" phone for our 80 year old folks. Forget Jitterbug.
I was about to buy one, cost was irrelevant. Then I did some checking: googled “Jitterbug sucks” and “GreatCall problems” and similar. The complaints are incredible! best to stick with a REAL cellular service!!
I’m STILL searching for a “senior freindly” phone for our 80 year old folks.

]]> by: Diana http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1750 Wed, 30 May 2007 19:10:35 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1750 I am only 44, but have a genetic disorder affecting my hands, arms... so I need a large, heavy phone that doesn't fold. I want big buttons and a large view screen. I don't need games, music, downloads... . And, I'm on a budget - I can't spent more than $40 or so on a phone. I mean "It is a phone !!!" Why should I pay more for a phone ??? Wow, somebody is missing the boat here. Some company had better wake up and start making easy to use, sturdy and inexpensive phones if they want to bring in a huge group of new customers. I love my old Nokia. It has some features I never used, but at least it is almost big enough for me to use easily. But, alas, CellularOne is slowly getting rid of their old cell phone towers in favor of a new type and soon I wont be able to use my old phone anymore. And don't even get me started on those cell phone plans - sheesh, my mortgage is only slightly higher than some of those plans. I am only 44, but have a genetic disorder affecting my hands, arms… so I need a large, heavy phone that doesn’t fold. I want big buttons and a large view screen. I don’t need games, music, downloads… .
And, I’m on a budget - I can’t spent more than $40 or so on a phone. I mean “It is a phone !!!” Why should I pay more for a phone ???
Wow, somebody is missing the boat here. Some company had better wake up and start making easy to use, sturdy and inexpensive phones if they want to bring in a huge group of new customers.
I love my old Nokia. It has some features I never used, but at least it is almost big enough for me to use easily. But, alas, CellularOne is slowly getting rid of their old cell phone towers in favor of a new type and soon I wont be able to use my old phone anymore.
And don’t even get me started on those cell phone plans - sheesh, my mortgage is only slightly higher than some of those plans.

]]> by: Val http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1686 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:34:52 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1686 Miguel, Where did you get the phone? What carrier are you using? Thanks. Val Miguel, Where did you get the phone? What carrier are you using?
Thanks.
Val

]]> by: Miguel http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1648 Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:16:49 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1648 Coming late to this elderly cell phone party, I just got the LG Migo for my father. It works well, with large preprogrammed buttons, good speaker and loud. I programmed him for his 4 best friends plus one for 911. The only problem with the phone is that when he grips it, he keeps turning the volume down to the point where the phone ring won't be heard. There is no way to disable that feature so I'm taking the phone into my garage and with my trusty dremmel moto-tool, I'm grinding down the volume buttons. Problem solved. Coming late to this elderly cell phone party, I just got the LG Migo for my father. It works well, with large preprogrammed buttons, good speaker and loud.

I programmed him for his 4 best friends plus one for 911. The only problem with the phone is that when he grips it, he keeps turning the volume down to the point where the phone ring won’t be heard. There is no way to disable that feature so I’m taking the phone into my garage and with my trusty dremmel moto-tool, I’m grinding down the volume buttons. Problem solved.

]]> by: Matt http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1462 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:35:15 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1462 I called Jitterbug today; the person I spoke with said they'd be available by mid-September. Unfortunately for us GSM-users, those Jitterbugs are CDMA-network so using them on Cingular/T-Mobile won't happen... Rats. I called Jitterbug today; the person I spoke with said they’d be available by mid-September. Unfortunately for us GSM-users, those Jitterbugs are CDMA-network so using them on Cingular/T-Mobile won’t happen… Rats.

]]> by: BJ Gillette http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1411 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:42:31 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1411 Hi Erika. Keywords: Will be available. The website didn't exactly fill me with confidence that they actually will be available. When jitterbugs are in production and shipping, please update this post. Hi Erika.
Keywords: Will be available. The website didn’t exactly fill me with confidence that they actually will be available.

When jitterbugs are in production and shipping, please update this post.

]]> by: Erika http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1409 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:14:01 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1409 http://www.gojitterbug.com/ What about these phones? They were also designed from the ground up for senior citizens, and it'll be available in the US. http://www.gojitterbug.com/

What about these phones? They were also designed from the ground up for senior citizens, and it’ll be available in the US.

]]> by: Simply http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1350 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:22:45 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1350 Also available in Europe: http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/20/vodafone-simply-pics/ Also available in Europe:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/20/vodafone-simply-pics/

]]> by: BJ http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1330 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:10:38 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1330 Hi Walter. Unfortunately, our slick US marketers won't pick up beauties like the Katharina till subscribers scream for them. And those most likely to need such phones are among the least likely to complain, or even know the phones exist. Sad, isn't it? Hi Walter.
Unfortunately, our slick US marketers won’t pick up beauties like the Katharina till subscribers scream for them.

And those most likely to need such phones are among the least likely to complain, or even know the phones exist.

Sad, isn’t it?

]]> by: Walter J. Ferstl http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1328 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:18:45 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/02/how-the-elderly-can-make-cellphone-upgrades-work-for-them/#comment-1328 There's a special cellphone for senior citizens coming to some european markets right now. It will be utilizing GSM networks and is being called "Katharina das Große": http://www.fitage.com/Startseite/1,0,0,1,1.html Description in English here: http://www.fitage.com/Katharina_das_Grosse_Handy_zum_Telefonieren_Englisch/26,0,0,1,1.html At the moment, this phone is not yet being subsidized by any of the big network operators. Its price (recommended) without a contract will be 289 euros (something like 300+ US$). Walter. There’s a special cellphone for senior citizens coming to some european markets right now. It will be utilizing GSM networks and is being called “Katharina das Große”:

http://www.fitage.com/Startseite/1,0,0,1,1.html

Description in English here:
http://www.fitage.com/Katharina_das_Grosse_Handy_zum_Telefonieren_Englisch/26,0,0,1,1.html

At the moment, this phone is not yet being subsidized by any of the big network operators. Its price (recommended) without a contract will be 289 euros (something like 300+ US$).

Walter.

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