Cell Phones For Seniors

There are tremendous opportunities to really expand the benefits of cell phones for seniors. According to the AARP, people age 50 and older are as likely as younger people to have cell phones while most people age 65 and older buy them for security in an emergency. [MORE...]

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CELL PHONES FOR SENIORS

ClarityLife C900 Amplified Mobile Phone

Modeled after the European EmporiaLife mobile phone for seniors, the new ClarityLife C900 is said to be twice as loud as a regular cell phone, making it ideal for seniors needing the extra sound volume, even when wearing a hearing aid. More | Related To Mobile Phones For Seniors

Jitterbug Phone For Seniors

Targeting older consumers, Samsung has developed the Jitterbug cell phone for seniors, a simple mobile phone with larger buttons, easy-to-read text, a comfortable shape and better sound quality. More | New Jitterbug J

Large Keypad And Display

Regular cell phones are just fine for younger seniors. However, in general, larger keypads and display screens are more desireable on cell phones for seniors. Select phones offer these ergonomic features. For example, some handsets offer zoom options that enlarge the display screen characters for better visibility. More | LG Migo | Doro Handle Easy 326i Cell Phone

Panic Button For Emergencies

For the more elderly seniors, a "panic" button that automatically dials designated numbers for help is especially useful. So is a keyless dialpad. More | Related To Cell Phones For Seniors

Location Tracking With GPS

Now on several cell phone models, the GPS (global positioning system) location tracking feature is especially useful and applicable to cell phones for seniors. More | Wherifone

The Cost Factor

Cost is always a concern, especially for retired seniors with no disposable income. Throughout the U.S., many state agencies and local community charities have programs that offer refurbished or recycled cell phones for seniors. Also consider prepaid cell phone plans.

For Seniors Outside The U.S.

Efforts to design phones for the elderly and aging continue especially in Asia and Europe. The solutions range from full-blown cell phones to emergency mobile phones.

LG Migo (VX1000)

Large Keypad And Display

Regular cell phones are just fine for younger seniors. However, in general, larger keypads and display screens are more desireable on cell phones for seniors. Select phones offer these ergonomic features.

For example, in "Simple Mode," many Vodafone handsets offer zoom options that enlarge the display screen characters for better visibility. Voice command features, available on most cell phones, can also be adapted for special needs of older consumers.

Cell phones for seniors and children generally have a good bit in common, especially in features related to large keypads, large screens and large fonts.

Case in point - the LG VX1000, also known as the LG Migo, has features that would work well for both mobile phone beginners and the elderly.

The LG Migo - unlike the Wherifone - lacks a GPS feature.

Panic Button For Emergencies

For the more elderly seniors, a "panic" button that automatically dials designated numbers for help is especially useful. So is a keyless dialpad.

The one-button keypad is a primary feature of several regular phones with panic buttons such as the Telemergency ClearVoice 200 Emergency Telephone with Wireless Pendant. Mobile phones for seniors have adopted this useful feature.

When combined with GPS capability, the panic button feature allows one to pinpoint the exact location of the cell phone with a few Internet keystrokes or simply by placing a phone call.

Some mobile phones for seniors also provide the ability to speak with a live personal assistant anytime, anywhere with the press of just one button.

Wherifone G560 GPS Locator Phone

Location Tracking With GPS

Now on several cell phone models, the GPS (global positioning system) location tracking feature is an area of opportunity, including cell phones for seniors.

The potential is significant for helping find lost or disoriented seniors via GPS coordinates transmitted by their cell phones.

This GPS feature makes the Wherifone GPS Locator Phone a standout among mobile phones for seniors.
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Cell Phones For Seniors Outside The U.S.

Efforts to design phones for the elderly and aging continue especially in Asia and Europe. The solutions range from full-blown cell phones to emergency mobile phones.

• In Taiwan, Guidetek Technology of China's i-Care S-series mobile phone designed for the elderly is a follow-on to the K3300 for kids. Like most cell phones for seniors, the S-series model emphasizes simplicity. It allows for speed-dialing, including preprogrammed emergency numbers, and provides one-way communication for remote monitoring.



• For the Korean market, LG Electronics has the NS1000, a lightweight cell phone targeting the elderly. It makes regular phone calls, sends text messages and has extra-large keys. This cell phone is not to be confused with another product with a similar name - that would be the NS1000 Back To Basics Nutri Source Juicer.
• Austria-based Emporia Telecom is taking the complexity out of mobile phones for seniors with its EmporiaLife product. It emphasizes big buttons, large screen with large type and a simple menu for the hearing-aid compatible phone.
  Two noteworthy EmporiaLife features - the ability to manage the device's phonebook via SMS text messaging and the automatic switch to voice command mode once a phone connection is made. Expanding well beyond its Austrian and German market base, this simple phone has surfaced in the U.S. as the ClarityLife C900 Amplified Mobile Phone.
• Swiss mobile operator, Orange, markets a three-button phone capable of answering calls automatically and includes a loudspeaker.
• In Australia, Benefon's Seraph is a three-button phone for direct-dialing predefined numbers.
• Vitaphone, in Germany, offers a three-button phone called Click Senior-Tel.