Jethro SC490 4G Unlocked Senior Cell Phone/Plan 6 Months, Unlimited Talk & Text, SIM Card Included, Easy-to-Use for Elders and Kids, Big Screen and Buttons, FCC Certified

Purchased this for my autistic cousin. Wanted to get rid of her landline, but had trouble teaching her to use a smart phone. Needed something simple with no internet. This fits the bill perfectly. Charges on a stand similar to her old cordless phone so I don’t have to worry about her not plugging it in. Nice big numbers that she can easily see. She is a little hard of hearing, but she has no trouble hearing this phone ring. I love the fact that you can set it to automatically go to speaker phone when she makes or receives a call. Best part is the price of service. $100 for a year of unlimited calls. Landline had gone up to $50 a month, and was out of service about 4 or 5 times a year. If you have an elderly relative, or someone who lacks the finesse or mental capacity to operate a smartphone, you should give this a try. I couldn’t be more pleased with this purchase.

Called the number to activate the device. Connected to TMobile who told me that SIM card and device were locked from another carrier. They have to send another SIM card to get the phone to work. $10.60 more to get them to send it and a couple more days to wait. Didn’t say anything about that in the description. I was on the phone with TMobile for 20 minutes and watched the batter die from 50% to 30%. Not happy so far. I’ll update when / if this actually works!!

It is adequate and airtime pricing is good. The manual is also basic. It does not say how to connect incoming calls quickly to voicemail which is mostly what I wanted this phone for. Callers have to wait until it rings 6 - 7 times and often that is too long to wait and I get a lot of hang ups. Also, and the worst thing, is that the phone number I was given belonged to someone else and I immediately started getting telemarketing phone calls. This happened with 20 minutes of activating my phone and has continued over time. Telemarketers do not give up. It is frustrating that symbols appear in the corner of the screen that are not listed in the manual and it takes trial and error to resolve this. Currently, I have the symbol for a voicemail message and yet when I try to retrieve the message, I am told there are no messages. I am glad this is just a supplemental phone. It serves some of its purpose but I do not have to rely on it for everything.

Was shopping for a simple cell phone for my elderly dad. Was leaning towards a Jitterbug but the reviews were so-so. Then found this Jethro SC490. The phone was comparably priced and the minutes were cheaper and on the T-Mobile network. Loved how we could purchase 6 months or even a year's worth of unlimited text/call minutes at one time for less than $10 mo. Battery is great and so is the call clarity, and it is so easy to use. Dad loves it!!

It was an okay product, however will be sent back as no SIM card chip was included!

I'm 72 and It took about 5 minutes for me to get it turned on and it popped up with my time already in it. So easy, so simple. I'd like it to be a bit smaller but I'm sure most seniors will like the size. Easy to fit in your hand, unlike smart phones. Shows the time- the date- and the day, large and readable on the home screen. I bought it with 6 months of service for only $50- all you can talk and text. That's amazing. This is just what I need. This is just what a lot of people need.

display was very dim,could barely see it.amazon sold me a defective product.should have bought it from the jm site.

Although my caption says simple to use, my mom's dementia is further along than I thought. I can't get her to figure out how to use it. She keeps confusing it with a remote control. To be fair she hasn't used a cell phone in years; just the old fashion push button landline. I set it up and it was easy, I set it up to answer on speaker and the sound quality is good. I would recommend it for seniors. Just not mine. :(