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Jitterbug Touch 2 is a Smartphone for Seniors

by on August 29, 2013
in Phones and Mobile, News, Cell Phones, Family and Parenting, Seniors, Blog :: 6 comments

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Jitterbug Touch 2 SmartphoneKeeping seniors up to date on modern technology isn’t always the easiest task. When my grandmother got a cell phone in the early 2000s, she insisted on calling it a “car phone” and kept it safely stored in the trunk of her vehicle at all times. My 60-something father, meanwhile, still uses a 5-year-old clamshell phone he inherited for free. He likes keeping it turned off to “save the battery.”

Greatcall’s Jitterbug phone line is aimed squarely at this audience – older folks who want a portable phone but are intimidated by complexity. The line's latest offering, the Jitterbug Touch 2 smartphone, offers a balance between the most powerful and desired smartphone features and ease-of-use.

The Jitterbug Touch 2 uses a custom Android (4.0) skin that keeps the smartphone simple. Rather than feature multiple screens full of icons, the Touch 2 instead uses list-based menus. Popular apps are intuitively named for an older audience: Instead of Chrome, the name of the phone’s web browser is simply “Internet.” The phone also comes loaded with a number of medical apps and emergency response features.

The phone’s specs are pretty basic, trading unneeded power for a low price. You get a 4-inch, 800 x 480 display that features large, legible letters for older eyes. The phone has a 5MP rear camera for photos and 4GB of storage, which should be plenty of space.

The Jitterbug Touch 2 is available now for $139.99, no contract required. Calling plans for the device start at $14.99 per month, text plans start at $3 per month, and data plans start at just $2.49 per month. You can order the phone through the Greatcall website.


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Do you have any idea

From Joe on August 30, 2013 :: 2:25 pm

Do you have any idea who the manufacturer is? I know Samsung has made some jitterbug phones, and when I look at the instruction manual of it, it has a Huawei logo

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Yes, the manual had the

From Suzanne Kantra on August 30, 2013 :: 6:06 pm

Yes, the manual had the clue. The manufacturer is Huawei.

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Verizon

From Anne on June 05, 2015 :: 9:07 pm

Great call… I can only use Verizon where I live… Is that compatible with great call

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I like the Jitterbug phones

From smith on September 21, 2016 :: 11:22 am

I like the Jitterbug phones because it is designed with seniors in mind and offers all the senior lifestyles need from talk to safety and health care services.

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happy with Touch 3

From leo on October 29, 2016 :: 6:34 am

I’m using the Jitterbug touch 3 which is decent for me. but I’m looking to buy the Jitterbug Smart, which is a Jitterbug phone, it has a bigger screen and for sure improve the selection on the touch screen.

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AT&T network

From david on October 29, 2016 :: 6:43 am

Dose any of the Jitterbug works with the AT&T network?

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