Lively GreatCall - GreatCall Flip - Grey - from The Makers of Jitterbug

Okay, this review is for people who are looking for JUST a phone! This flip phone has no internet and doesn't even have the capability for it so if that is a must then you can stop reading here and move on. (Lively DOES make a simple smart-phone but I never used it so I cannot comment on any of its features or functionality.) HOWEVER, if you are looking to have a phone just to keep in contact with others through a call or a simple text or for an emergency situation ... THIS is your phone! I was skeptical at first but after quite a few years and having switched over myself, my husband, AND my son I think I speak for my whole family in saying that this is a great product! My family has computers and tablets and smart TVs all over the house and we use them frequently ... but all we really needed out of a cell phone was the phone part. Going somewhere and paying potentially THOUSANDS of dollars for a phone seemed silly so after looking around and seeing TV commercials I decided to give Lively and their Jitterbug phone a chance. Not disappointed! In my area, (N.J.), we've always been with Verizon service and there didn't seem to be any difference in call quality or reception when we switched to Lively. The phone is simple and intuitive with easy menus and large, easy-to-read text. You do have the ability to store contacts, take photos and videos, block numbers, have Voicemail, set alarms, and send text messages. Since it is a flip phone, to text you have to do the old 1990's phone thing of pressing each button a few times to get the right letter ... so if you wanted the letter "C" you'd have to press the number 2 button 3 times to go from A to B to C ... if you're older you know and if you're younger you will learn quickly! ;-) The sound quality is loud and clear and the battery life will easily last all day and then you just plug it in or throw it in the charging cradle at night. The service per month is very inexpensive. For unlimited talk and text I pay around $27 per month. The phone itself is YOURS! You'll pay whatever the price is ... at the time of this review on AMAZON it was $35 for the red flip ... and the phone is yours ... NO contracts, NO payments, no nothing! If your phone breaks you can EASILY get a new phone for WAY cheaper than you'd pay to have someone even look to repair your current smart phone! If your worried about having a brand new number don't be! It is VERY likely you will be able to transfer your old cell number ... or even your house landline number, if you still have one, to your new flip phone just do NOT stop your current cell service until you have transferred the number to THIS phone!!! If you DO buy this phone and want to transfer your number just have your current phone statement handy when you call to activate your new phone. Lively Customer Service is easy like Sunday morning! I don't think in all the times I called, which was mostly to activate new phones, have I ever waited on hold for longer than a minute or two. All reps that I have spoken with are polite and easy to understand. So if you want a MUCH less complicated phone ... don't need/want all that internet stuff (Which you can easily do from home on a real computer or laptop) ... want to pay LESS for the physical phone and the plan and don't want to be locked into a contract ... then THIS is your phone!!! TRY IT ... it has a lot of value for the price and I think you'll be hooked if you give it a chance! Hope you enjoy your purchase ... be safe and God Bless!!!

I bought this for my dad's birthday. He wanted this flip phone for the larger buttons and the emergency response button. He's 91 years old and it gives me peace of mind knowing he has it. The phone is as described. The first thing I noticed right out of the box was the weight. Very heavy phone compared to the flip phone he has from tmobile. I can see from that it is very well made, but the weight may be a problem for him carrying it in his pocket compared to the light, cheaper phone he has now. But, I'm sure he'll get used to it. In his area, he'll be using Verizon as the service provider. As I said before, he is on t-mobile now, we'll see how that works out. That's about all I can say right now, as I haven't set it up for him yet. But, the it seems to be a well built, quality phone, with the larger screen and bigger buttons. It was packaged well and delivered quickly.

easy to use

Cute little phone. Not use to it yet since I am a landline person. From what the book says it does a lot. Will check out next year all that it does

I got this phone for an older gentleman that doesn't know much about how to run a phone. I think the phone is overall great. But when I was setting it up for him, it was difficult. I was doing it online to save the $5. (They tell you, you can save 5$ if u do it online) well, it didn't work so it told me I needed to call customer service. That was also a pain and it didn't go very smoothly. I couldn't imagine a older person trying to set this up by themselves. I'm 27, if that means anything. But overall, we finally got it set up and he can use it fairly easy.