[Electronics-Talk] Accesible cell phone with large buttons, voice activation and voice output

[Gerald Levy]

However, you can access a live Great Call (Jitterbug's cell phone 
carrier) operator to place a call for you or create a contacts list.


Gerald



On 11/14/2020 12:39 PM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> As far as I know, they don't speak.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Evans via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 6:59 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Tom Evans
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accesible cell phone with large 
> buttons, voice activation and voice output
>
> Tony, I investigated jitterbug years ago and it looked OK I’m reading 
> from my older notes. There with Best Buy and they have a phone number 
> where they spoke English at great call, phone number 866-819-3174. It 
> was $100 and $15 monthly for 250 minutes and can carryover up to 500 
> minutes. I believe they’re on the Verizon network which I’ve had zero 
> problems with. Also a true Verizon store or if you call them they were 
> going to get rid of their flip phones but in reality the people Seem 
> to want that more than the smart phones. Tom
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 13, 2020, at 3:46 PM, Tony Sohl via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi I have a question and I am not sure where to turn. My mom is 
>> looking for an accesible cell phone. She has severe arthritis and she 
>> has very limited movement with her fingers and hands.
>>
>> She is not very tech savvy and does not have the patients to use an 
>> iphone. She needs a phone that has voice controls that she can talk 
>> to and that wil talk back to her or a phone that has voice output and 
>> big buttons. The buttons on the newer phoens are to small for her to 
>> feel and even the cox remote she has issues with it as well.
>>
>> My dad put big dots on the buttons for the echo she has so she can 
>> feel them.
>>
>> If anyone has any suggestions, can you email me off list? Also has 
>> anyone used the jidderbug phones?
>>
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