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Jitterbug Dial Review

Summary

Believe it or not, not everyone knows how to use a cell phone, especially one gussied up with advanced multimedia frills. Among the most mystified and confused by cell phones are senior "don’t call us old" citizens. Our grandparents, to whom "wireless" is another name for radio, were born in the age before the transistor radio, television, VCR, and personal computer, and therefore lack the second-nature technological intuition of today’s high-tech generation, and born into an environment inundated by digitalia.

Jitterbug Phone Designed for Seniors

Jitterbug Phone Designed for Seniors

Baby boomers and their parents haven’t been quick to adopt mobile phones, even for use in emergencies. The technology is too complicated for many to learn quickly, and the screens and controls too diminutive for aging or infirm hands.

GreatCall aims to change that with its Jitterbug phones, due out in September 2006 (but available in test markets in the coming months). GreatCall operates as an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) using the Sprint network, and, while the Jitterbug phone is built by Samsung, it was designed by GreatCall to appeal to seniors and other markets where traditional mobile phones are too awkward or complicated to be practical. The Jitterbug offers big buttons, easy-to-read text, and simplified, easy-to-use functions, an ear cushion, and an ergonomic shape. Personalized services make it easy for users to retrieve messages, and offers live operators for call-related support.

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