[Electronics-Talk] lucia phone Red flag

[Gerald Levy]

Don't bother with the Lucia phone.  It is an overpriced rip-off. at 
$300.  By contrast, the Jitterbug Flip and Doro 7050 big-button flip 
phones sell for $100 and $50, respectively.  Raz Mobility, the US 
distributor for the Lucia phone  claims on their web site that they will 
be introducing a 4G model "in the future".  Oh, really?  They have been 
promising a 4G model for almost two years, now.  Odin Mobile also made 
similar promises about introducing blind-friendly phones "in the 
future".  How did that work out? The Lucia is made by a small, 
fly-by-night outfit that has the balls to actually continue selling 3G 
phones at a time when many carriers, including Verizon Wireless, will no 
longer activate 3G phones because of their impending switchover to 5G 
networks. Yet another company that is exploiting unwitting blind 
consumers. Caveat emptor!

Gerald



On 10/24/2019 5:37 AM, lauren via Electronics-Talk wrote:
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> Sent from my iPhone hi, I know there has been discussion here before about the LUCIA phone for the blind and deaf. I was considering purchasing one so I emailed them about it. The fun is 3G and some companies are going to be shutting down their 3G that is fairly soon.
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> I asked them about a 4G phone which they help do you have next year. If a person have had their phone long enough to reach the required time, they can read they can upgrade to a 4G phone. However, if someone has an 3G phone and wants to purchase the 4G when it comes out next year, they will have to pay the full price for a new phone. There is no option to upgrade.
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> so if someone purchases a LUCIA phone now, they will get one of his 3G which will not be useful very long. Are use the Internet and sometimes
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> sorry for the dictation errors. Thanks, Lauren
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