Cell Phones Targeted At Senior Citizens

Most elderly people are more at-home with the basic model of cellular plans which are traditional. AT&T has many cell phones which provide senior cell phone plans that suit this category though they don't specifically mention the targeted group. The elderly people usually fall under the category of retired citizens who have grown up children and are not much in need of anything but the most basic of plans to meet their simple needs. AT&T has a number of plans that fall in this kind of smaller packages.

The Senior Nation 200 Plan falls within the Senior Cell Phone Plans which provides 500 weekend and evening minutes and 200 minutes at any time. Unlimited calls can be made from mobile to mobile and this package costs $29.99 for a month. Roaming and long distance calls can be made at no additional charge. However, if someone exceeds the time that is provided under this plan then he has to pay 45 cents per minute of the extra talk time availed. One has to enter into a specific contract in this plan.

The AT&T PanTech Breeze is another of the senior Cell Phone plan which offers a clear speakerphone with a loud volume. The buttons are large and well spaced for easy dialing. There are also three quick call buttons that can be programmed for easy dialing. The menus are very simple and the fonts are large. Apart from these basic features, it also offers some additional features that make it a better senior cell phone plan.

The above senior Cell phone plan also has a VGA quality camera in the cell phone. Other features provided are messaging text and downloading of games. You can also set the ringtone of your choice and select the kind of wallpaper you want on your phone. Messages can be sent with pictures as well as sound. This senior cell phone plan comes with a two year contract and is very suitable for the older generation.

Along with this plan, they offer the AT&T Nokia 6085 which has a basic keypad that can be used along with hearing aids and TTY. Speaker phone, voice dialing and voice driven menus are the other special features offered. The plan also enables customers to browse the net and send multimedia messages. Other features are a digital camera and an MP4 player. Along with the qualifying plan, the phone is free.