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Review on πŸ“± Jethro SC490 Unlocked Senior Cell Phone - 4G Bar Style, Big Screen, Large Buttons, Hearing Aid Compatible | With Charging Dock | FCC Certified | Ideal for Elderly & Kids by Jim Kriegshauser

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Google OS on a modern VoLTE bar phone; 93 YEAR OLD MOTHER USES IT A LOT

READ MORE VoLTE will be a must in the near future! I needed a simple phone with big buttons for my mom. TING activated this with no issues and only added $10/month to my bill for unlimited voice and text messaging. This phone doesn't use data - no internet - so it doesn't charge like a smartphone. Sending Text Messages Is Difficult: Remember T9 Text Messages? It's never been easy and mom just doesn't care. She uses it for over an hour every day, making and receiving calls, talking to her children, grandchildren, sisters and friends. The charging station is small and simple. THIS IS A TEST OF A GOOD PHONE FOR THE ELDERLY - WILL BE USED. success, in this case. From her old smartphone (difficult, frustrating thing for her) I exported the vcard phone numbers and imported them directly into Jethro via bluetooth. The only other tweak I've made is to put a nice background on the home screen. Worth the dollars spent. I'm glad to see that she's really using it with ease.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • boring packaging