Review on KerLiTar Home Office Landline Phone with Large Illuminated Button/Caller ID/Hands-Free Speakerphone/Photo Speed Dial Memory Elderly Corded Phone for Seniors with SOS Emergency by Robert Edmondson

I know few older people who are not tech savvy can set this up easily. I'm older, but I'm also an engineer, so it's not a big problem for me. It has some really nice features that are nice to have, some quick dial buttons where you can put photos of family friends. Increase voice, speaker and call volume. Large, easy-to-read search and push buttons for dialing or speed dialing. SOS button to call emergency services. Some flaws but fixable to some extent, Caller ID must be a service broadcast by the landline company where I live. You have to purchase them with packages that include call blocking, message receiving, and other features. That's enough for the monthly landline fee, I can't afford another $10 a month for extras so I didn't check that. Speakerphone worked well and speed dials, but they're native to the phone and don't depend on incoming data from your phone company. The setup isn't too bad, but the instructions are lame, and it works well as a hearing aid for the elderly with low vision. The creators probably didn't think for Alzheimer's patients or the very old, so they expect some help from family or supportive people. It would be nice if they provided a setup guide website along with a flimsy user manual. Very good value for money especially when you have used all the features it reminds me of my office phone which had a lot of bells and whistles but few things I needed like a speakerphone. The day of the fixed network is numbered, I've heard that shutdowns have already been announced in some areas, but probably not for a while in metropolitan areas, so as a fixed network it's still usable. The SOS signal is handy because landline phones (in most cases, but not always) are still powered by a phone cord. Even in the event of a power failure, you can continue to make calls as long as the external lines or relays are not damaged. This is typically not the case with Voice over IP systems, which are data dependent and shut down in the event of a failure. That's one of the reasons I still use a landline phone. Recommended for some but not all, if you threw away your landline you don't need to buy it, but many older people have a phobia of technology. They don't get a smartphone, so they get a good landline with big numbers and high volume that they can hear well.