Jethro SC490 4G LTE Cell Phone for Seniors with 30 Day Prepaid Plan: 150 Talk & 150 Texts, No Internet (Black)
$74.99
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Jethro Mobile offers flexible & affordable service plans that match your needs rather than charging you for what you don’t need. We give you the freedom to choose your plan with no contract or cancellation fees. Our goal is to take away the complexity, so you can stay connected with your family and enjoy life.
Technology that is designed to make your life simple in every way.
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PREPAID PLAN: Enjoy a 30 day plan with 150 min & 150 text messages on the T-Mobile network.
RELIABLE SERVICE from anywhere in the US including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands (except Alaska).
FUNCTIONALITY: Emergency SOS button, Speed + Picture Dial for seniors with dementia, FM Radio, Wi-Fi Calling, Expandable Memory Slot (64GB), Alarm Clock, and many more to add convenience to your life.
SIMPLE DESIGN: large buttons, bright 2.8-inch screen, and a simple menu makes it so easy to use.
NO INTERNET, GPS, or app store so you can easily make calls or texts great phone for kids and minimalist.
LIVE SUPPORT based in North America 7 days a week from 6am-5PM PST via email, chat or phone at 1.877.5.JETHRO.
9 reviews for Jethro SC490 4G LTE Cell Phone for Seniors with 30 Day Prepaid Plan: 150 Talk & 150 Texts, No Internet (Black)
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TK13 –
TRULY ELDER FRIENDLY CELL PHONE
Great phone for elderly – or anyone who wants a simple, bar phone style cell phone. Very easy to operate and make calls. I bought this phone for my 92 year old dad, who is in a nursing home. He had not used a cell phone for a number of years and has arthritic hands. I was actually doubtful it would work out. Amazingly, he is able to make and receive calls. He hears well during calls. Ringer volume plenty loud. Reception is great in his area. The customer service provided by Jethro helping to activate the phone and set up a calling plan was excellent. When I called Jethro, I quickly got assistance (this in and of itself is not the norm in today’s world) that was friendly, easy to understand and accurate. Calling plan prices are very reasonable. I can’t say enough about this phone and the Jethro company. I wish every product and company operated this way. Thank you Jethro for providing a great product and service.
DJ –
Too complicated for a tech-savvy 40 yo, let alone seniors. Plus tons of issues!!!
This phone is a joke. And let me be clear, I LOVE “dumb” phones. All I want is something simple and easy to use for texting and calling. But the OS seems like it was designed by some middle-school kid for computer class. It’s unwieldy, missing tons of basic functions, and is so difficult to navigate that I literally cannot imagine an older, less tech-savvy person using it. I can barely get it to work myself. On top of its almost total lack of functionality or user-friendliness, in the week or so that I’ve had it, it has shut off and reset during almost all of the calls I’ve made, won’t download MMS texts (apparently a firmware update is coming, but COME ON, this technology has been around for at least a decade!) and is bizarrely quiet – again, this is a phone designed for seniors?! I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed by a piece of technology. Returning it first thing tomorrow and buying literally anything else instead.
F. DeVore –
Mom Has a New Phone
Mom has never liked cell phones. Hasn’t had one for years. Recently she moved into a nursing facility. They don’t offer land lines, so we looked around, read the reviews of this and others. Settled on the Jethro. At first Mom didn’t like it because it wasn’t like her phone at home, the portable AT&T unit. But we picked the Jethro because the layout is about the same. Mom is no longer complaining. Reception is always good. Voice quality is always good. If you want something simple get this phone!
Amazon Customer –
Pretty good, but some weaknesses …
I got this for my 90 year-old mom. She used to have a flip phone, and has spent the last year or so getting used to a smart phone. I customized the screen on the smart phone to make it very easy to use, with big picture icons and only the needed functions. Even so, she doesn’t like it much, so I purchased this flip phone for her, thinking she might prefer something with an actual, physical dial pad. Especially since it has a nice, red emergency call button on the back. It turns out – not so much.While it is easier to understand what is going on with this flip phone, and harder to accidentally activate some app that happens to be present on the main screen, it is also somewhat difficult to manipulate the up-down, left-right control at the top of the keyboard. My mom has small fingers, and even she has a little trouble with it. A guy with big fingers would have a real problem. It needs to be at least 50% bigger.Since the phone runs on Android, it would be nice if the maker at least allowed side-loading some apps. Let people hack into them, and just let them know the warranty is void if they do that. If the maker was bold enough to do that, the hacking community might even embrace the phone, and modify it to make it more useful for elderly people. To add a good call-blocker app, for example. If I could have done that, I think it might have been enough to keep the phone on the counter, and use it as the land-line. But no – you can’t load apps. So I put it away in a box, and keep it “just in case” mom loses her smart phone. It has all her contacts loaded, and she can use it, but it wasn’t quite as friendly as we were hoping.It still seems to be better than the other flip phones out there, but not quite good enough to trump the customized smart phone. Maybe we’ll try a Jitterbug one of these days. Sigh.
Amazon Customer –
Itâs ideal for a person who struggles with technology. Itâs pretty simple to set up and use. On the downside, itâs not a carry and go as the battery is not the best. But will make it one a few hr outting and for in home use when at the other house that doesnât have a land line. Keep the charger base handy. Also, after one year my step mom dropped in on carpet and there was no physical damage, but the screen went red and said something along the lines of system erro, press here to try and reboot etc etc. Tried the reboot several times and it did this thing but would always go back to its red screen of death. Shame, as itâs passed warranty by a couple of months and is basically a disposable phone. But, needed to get her another one as this is all she can handle.
Greg Taylor –
My elderly mother was having difficulty using her iPhone, so we decided to try out a “dumb” phone. She’s been using this for over a year and is happy with it.The green (answer) and red (hang up / decline) buttons are simple and easy for her to find.The menus feel like an old flip phone – you have to find the contacts and scroll through them to dial. Not ideal but it works. You can add some contacts to favorites.Sound quality is good enough on both ends. I hear her well, and she often puts it on speaker for convenience.It has a lanyard attachment, so you could wear it around your neck, add a carabiner, or many other options.The charging dock is great because it eliminates the need to find a cable and plug it in properly. A couple times she’s actually put the phone in upside down, but she eventually learned.
CobraD –
This phone is NOT easy to use; the user interface could have been designed so much better. The buttons are small which is difficult for old hands, making a phone call can be a challenge as my mother found out when she fell and could not get up. My brother (IT professional) is now trying to figure out how to make it ring when you get an incoming call. Frustrated at every turn. Their support page is interesting. There is a link to download a PDF version of the manual (“download the pdf version user manual”) and it downloads a Microsoft Word .docx file!!
Giorgios –
This phone is excellent for older people that experience challenges with operating a normal call phone. It is practical it is easy to use and it functions extremely well. I purchased it for a 91 year old man and he can use it like a regular cordless phone. I do recommend this product. Quality is good and it is very well made for the price point.
Dawna Graham –
There was many steps for a senior to remember. The setup was not clear. Returned for normal smart phone