I have a 90 year old father who likes his freedom to go places with his friends and to walk around parks and public places freely. I often go my way looking while he goes another. The only way I can get peace of mind doing this is if I have a way to connect with each other if we need to.
I tried giving him a regular cell phone to use, but he had great difficulty with it. The numbers on the phone were too small and he did not have the manual dexterity punch in the numbers.
The screen was too small for him to read the numbers I already programmed in for him and he could hardly hear when the phone rang. His friends have had to help him dial and talk on the phone for him. It was so hard to teach him how to use it that he was ready to throw it in the trash! Then I saw a Jitterbug commercial on television. It looked like the perfect solution, but I was not sure if it would really work the way they said. I asked several people if they knew anyone with one and no one did, so I ventured out and bought him one.
Jitterbug was the answer for us. The phone is so easy to use and it even tells him what buttons to press to get what he wants. He can read the numbers and he is able to use the telephone directory that we entered in for him because the names and numbers are printed in large sizes on the screen and there isn’t a lot of other things on there to crown his viewing. He is able to call me and he is even able to see who has called him if he misses a call for some reason.
Best of all, the Jitterbug is louder that any of the other cell phones we tried. He can actually hear me without me having to yell or repeat “Hello – hello!” over and over again. The peace of mind we now have is great. It is worth the extra cost to have a phone my 90-year-old father can actually use.Want the security and convenience of a cell phone without fancy features or minutes you don’t need? Order a Jitterbug today.
If you decide to buy this great phone, I will receive a small contribution to my retirement fund!
