Specifications listed are approximates and not always exact, & may be subject to change. Newer features may not be available on older production models. I remember that in the last years of their lives, my wife and my aunt could only use a Jitterbug phone. I have seen some current models that try to offer icons on a non-touch screen using a very simple interface, but I think the most appealing to someone already using a flip phone would be a simple list of functions on the screen. It features very large buttons for the numeric pad, and above them up/down selector and easy to follow ‘Yes/No’ options.

Nurse On-Call: One of my favorite wellness features, Nurse On-Call, allowed me to speak directly with registered nurses and doctors who provided me with medical advice and could even prescribe common medications over the phone. Available 24/7, I found this feature to be much more useful than the Care Advocate service. I think that Nurse On-Call is a great way for seniors to answer non-emergency medical questions in a prompt manner. It definitely beats standing in line for Urgent Care or waiting several weeks to schedule a primary care visit. Multi-person SOS: This automatically sends a text message to several recipients until one responds. This solution is only available in the USA and will only work in a location with access to the AT&T mobile network. Lively’s response to the fact that more and more seniors are getting in on the mobile movement, the Jitterbug Smart3 features larger text and icons and is the company’s biggest smartphone. The phone comes with everything users know and love from the Jitterbug name, including the preloaded Urgent Response feature, as well as an easy-to-use menu layout. And did we mention that the Jitterbug Smart3 also includes mobile internet access from anywhere at any time? This button reaches the same person you would reach by pressing the alert button on the Lively Mobile Alert.The secondary 1.44-inch display screen is placed at the front. It gives users any incoming notifications and the phone’s basic information. This screen uses a Grayscale TFT LCD technology with 128 x 128 pixels resolutions. So, Lively (Great Call) is offering multiple different form factors, that all call the same responder call center, where the responders can help in various ways including calling 911.See more about this emergency responder service in our discussion of Mobile Medical Alerts. The Flip is actually based on the same hardware as the Alcatel Go Flip on Sprint and T-Mobile; we like Jitterbug's version better because we don't care for the Go Flip's software. The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor under the hood, which is a basic, older smartphone chip. There isn't much you can do beyond making calls, sending texts, and taking pictures, and the Flip has more than enough power to perform all of these actions smoothly.

These professionals will conduct an initial screening and help the user create a “Care Plan” encompassing health, financial planning, and personal care. Nurse On-Call This is an interestingly different approach to a medical alert. This product is a “senior friendly” cell phone, but it has a button which lets you call the medical alert monitoring service which is provided by the manufacturer (Lively, which was previously called GreatCall, and which is now owned by Best Buy). A flip phone doesn’t need much memory, but surprisingly, the Jitterbug Flip2 is provided with a large 16GB of internal storage. This capacity is spacious enough to save plenty of files and apps. Expanding the storage is possible with this phone since it lets you install up to 32GB of MicroSD card.What sets this device apart from others is that a service contract isn’t mandatory, and it is possible to use it without one. Care Advocate: With the Care Advocate service, Jitterbug Smart4 users can be connected with what Lively calls “Care Advocates.” Personally, from my experience, I’d call them “senior care coaches.” These professionals will conduct an initial screening and help the user create a “Care Plan” encompassing health, financial planning, and personal care.