Friends find it hard to believe that I want a phone that just makes calls. Ninty nine percent of the time I need to know the time or call someone. One percent of the time, when I need the internet, I'm at home and use my laptop. CVS has these on sale, until Father's Day for $49.99, unlimited text and talk for an additional $20.00 a month. Hell of a deal. Comes in black, red or graphite. I love mine.
What if you don't want Alexa??? Sounded good until you mentioned Alexa, it records everuthing you say. Big violation of privacy. Is there a Jitterbug that DOESN'T have Alexa??
Good video but a section on the very basic steps to do simple things such as answering a call would be helpful. My Dad, who has just turned 88 and is technology-challenged would appreciate it. I know that info is in the manual but a video would be great too.
TO minimize bias in the review, i would like to see a bit more minimal (non to low smart) phone and plan comparison for various senior comfort levels like Tello and Mint plans and CAT S22 etc.
Late seeing this post. Thanks for sharing this vital information. I have an IPhone, laptop and a tablet, so, I may add this one in thefuture. It would be a nice backup for me.
I want a phone that is just a phone. Simple phone, nothing more. Key pad and speaker. No camera, no apps, no text and no screen. And damn sure no alexa! Just take and make calls, period.
Saddly, to improve the phone reception signal, one musrt connect to a WiFi system. However, although the Lively Flip does have a Blutooth connection option, it does not allow you to use captial Upper case letters in the password setting, beyond the very first Letter. I have tried to change the keeboard selection on several occassions and no matter what I select, you can not overcome this peculiarirty of not allowing Upper Case letter inpuit. So, it defeats the purpose of having a Bluetooth option. Mostg passwods have atleast 1 or 2 uppercase letters that render the phone useless.
Just got one of these because Lively's network changes on January 2 apparently killed Jitterbug 1 Flip phones. They did replace the phone for free (yea!), but it took them nearly three weeks (boo!) They did offer a workaround for emergencies though ... dial 911 from another phone (sigh). Some of the new bells and whistles of this phone, particularly Alexa, appeal to me, but will be useless to my dad, and the overall decline in the user interface makes it very hard for him to do basic things. Specifically, making a call for him used to be: 1.) Open phone, 2) Press YES button for the default Phone Call option, 3) Scroll through the list of speed dials of the five people that realistically are the only people he'll ever call, and 4) Press YES again when highlighting the name he wants. With the new phone, it''s 1) Open phone, 2) Press Ok [sic] button to go to phone, 3) Scroll through menu options to find Contacts, 4) Press Ok again, 5) Scroll through list of contacts , 6) Press Ok again to choose a contact and display the number, 7) Press Ok again to go dial screen, 8) Press Ok again to actually dial (smh). I hope he'll get it, but I'm not really optimistic. There's a Speed Dial option, but apparently it just assigns a number to a particular contact. He could then dial that contact by pressing and holding that single number, but that assumes he remembers which number is for which person. (He won't.) I may need to make a crib sheet and glue it to the phone somehow. I could also set up Alexa for him, and then he'd just have to go into Ask Alexa, instead of Phone, and say "Alexa, ask Lively to call Greg". Yeah, shaking my head again.
I believe you are mistaken about the Jitterbug 2 flip. There is no Jitterbug 2 flip that has a full keyboard, it is only on there smart phone. I have one of these phones and with the other fees they take on it cost just over $30.00 per month.
This was informative but when I purchased this for my sight handicapped sister I was told she didn’t need internet. Now to have the Alexa call feature work I have to have an Amazon account. I order from Amazon and am pretty sure I have an account but can’t get a response when I send them the requested 3 digit code. So I quest what I need is help setting up the phone. I see no responses recently to this video, I’m just wandering where to go for help, Amazon says call Lively, lively says call Amazon so I’m just sitting on this phone since before Christmas!
This phone is absolutely the worst and is misleading when they advertise. You cannot just use Alexa to make a call and someone must have an Amazon account. You have to say “Alexa, ask Lively to call (Bob). The phone will then ask 2 questions that you must answer yes to before it actually even places the call. ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. So sorry you were suckered into this piece of garbage after they disabled the Jitterbug flip 1
How do you text on the Jitterbug Flip 2 phone? Any chance a full keyboard appears on the screen instead of the phone pad that takes extra work? My Mom is 98 and computer savvy but texting on her current phone is next to impossible and wanted something that is more user friendly. I have had her use my iphone but that is not up her alley either. Thanks for any direction.
Is the Flip2 able to receive and read texts in other languages with Unicode characters, e.g. Chinese? (I realize it cannot send messages in other languages but was hoping it could at least a receive them)
I use text a lot and depend on gps. I loved the flip phone I had years ago because it was small and light enough to carry in pocket. Texting was a hassle and no gps. 😢
I want a phone that is NOT 5G - I thought Jitterbug would be great - now I know not for me. I also use my phone for driving instructions - to find business in nearby towns. Doesn't sound like it has that feature. I also use my home computer for email and searching the web for all.
After reading the comments I'm confused. I need to get rid of my 3G phone and want something simple. I saw online that this is 4G, is that correct? and I want GPS. I'm super directionally challenged (lol).Can I ask Alexa to navigate to a specific address?
@@donnysath9084 That makes sense. The reason I'm asking is I saw a reviewer stating some "dumb" phones have GPS capability. But now that I'm looking seriously I can't locate any. I just want to make and receive calls, take an occasional picture, and add GPS to my repertoire if possible. I don't text, I find it just too immediate and demanding.
@@sarahdee374 You might consider Jitterbug3. Price of service about same but have access to the internet and GPS voice command. If you want to get into youtube just say RU-vid. I've been thinking about getting one myself.
Don't dox yourself like that! You just put on the internet that you're 1 mile away from a specific Cold Stone Creamery! Just be careful. If I wanted to be a bad person to you, which I don't, you just made it easy for me to find you. Luckily, I doubt you have many haters, but that's info that you don't want to share online. Maybe I'm dumb and you purposely didn't ask for ice cream near your actual house.
These phones are POS. Period. Volume bar is placed where the owner WILL inadvertently turn it up, down or silent!!! Second, my phone is losing features over time, and now it won't ring half the time. There are CHEAPLY made, and NOT worth buying, esp. for seniors. They are junk
I’m sure you mean we’ll, but you have complicated this phone so much that it’s impossible to understand how to use. You’re insulting your audience. I thought you were here to help. Because of your rambling and confusing dialogue, I once can’t have a mobile phone.
This is the worse flip phone ever made. Its a joke saying its for seniors and so easy to use. It has so many steps to just try to call or erase voice mails.
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Alfred Caley From Wickedness to Now, just stop with the posts that have nothing to do with the jitterbug phone. Take religious posts to a religious site, where you shall find others interested in the same information as you !!
