Jitterbug Flip Phones

[Falcon]

Anybody have/use one? I see the ads in the magazines.

Comments?

 

[tnthomas]

None here, but just yesterday we had lunch with a couple(friends from work), who are younger(mid forties); she still uses a flip phone, used it while we were at the restaurant. I don't know why she is "antii-tech", but I know one thing- she won't have smartphone virus or hacking problems...

 

[Falcon]

None here, but just yesterday we had lunch with a couple(friends from work), who are younger(mid forties); she still uses a flip phone, used it while we were at the restaurant. I don't know why she is "antii-tech", but I know one thing- she won't have smartphone virus or hacking problems...

Tnthomas, I'm talking about the JITTERBUG flip phone.

 

[fureverywhere]

I'm curious too, they've advertised them in AARP magazine for quite awhile. They sound like what I'm looking for...low tech and big numbers

 

[tnthomas]

Tnthomas, I'm talking about the JITTERBUG flip phone.

Sorry, I was thinking in the generic sense....:shrug:

 

[jujube]

My mom has a Jitterbug and she seems to be pretty pleased with it.

 

[fureverywhere]

I know there's a whole world of people texting but I just don't feel the need for it. Any buttons you see on modern phones keep getting tinier and tinier...then again I probably need new glasses too

 

[tnthomas]

I know there's a whole world of people texting but I just don't feel the need for it. Any buttons you see on modern phones keep getting tinier and tinier...then again I probably need new glasses too

Since my wife's last cancer surgery, she's been texting like a 14 yr. old. I miss buttons, I can't say that I like the touch/swipe features at all. PIA.

 

[Lethe200]

My MIL had dementia so we picked the simplest Jitterbug phone. Nokias are not great phones (I think they use Samsung now) but it was perfect for her. Great big #s so easy for her to call her friends/family. She was not going to text anyone, could barely handle email, so we stuck with simple/cheap for her.

No problems with service in 2 yrs. When she died we canceled the service, again no issues.

 

[Carla]

I know there's a whole world of people texting but I just don't feel the need for it. Any buttons you see on modern phones keep getting tinier and tinier...then again I probably need new glasses too

I am still using a flip phone, it is not a Jitterbug, but it has the ability to retrieve e-mail, take pictures, play music and text. I only use it for the phone though.