Snapfon ezTWO Senior Cell Phone, SIMPLE and Easy to Use, SOS Button, Hearing Aid Compatible, UNLOCKED GSM

by Snapfon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 0.6 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B005CWSF3U
• Item model number: ezTWO-B
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (334 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,655 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Senior cell phone that is easy to see and easy to use, just got better than ever! With the included PureTalk USA SIM card, the opportunity to sign up for one of the most unique, low cost cellular service plans is available. Choose between our Basic Flex plan starting at $14.95 per month or our Basic Unlimited plan at $39.90 dollars per month. Our PureTalk service operates on the America's largest GSM cellular network. Expand your SOS button's functionality and get 24/7 emergency monitoring with oneCall Mobile Monitoring on our Premium Plans. Our unlocked quad-band GSM world phone works with both AT&T, T-Mobile, and all other 2G GSM service providers worldwide. No other senior cell phone offers a one touch SOS button that can be programmed to call up to 5 emergency numbers. Users also love our speaking keypad function (switchable) that announces each number dialed in a loud clear voice, minimizing wrong numbers and misdialed calls. We even added a high intensity LED flashlight for those times when you need a little light! This is quite simply the easiest senior cell phone you will ever use! Snapfon offers 100% US-based customer service. Phone features easy to use voicemail and SMS messaging. Color:Dark grey metallic Talk time: 3-5 hours Standby time: 90-120 hours SMS memory:200 messages Phonebook:250 Language:English/Spanish Included in the Box: User Manual (Eng & Sp), Battery, Wall Charger. Snapfon uses GSM frequencies 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and is NOT compatible with any CDMA carriers such as Verizon or Sprint. If you need more information, please Google us. CAUTION: WE DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING SNAPFON PRODUCTS FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN SNAPFON.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

196 of 205 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for a Senior, less so for the Elderly October 9, 2011

By J. Norvell

Amazon Verified Purchase

The SnapFon ezONE-C Senior cell phone is about as simple as the standard model cell phones that you used to buy ten years ago. It is NOT as simple as a landline phone and that made the phone perplexing to the 91 year old woman that I got this for. It is smaller and lighter than I thought it would be, but that could be a plus or minus. The buttons are about the same as a cheap calculator; they are large but you need to press in the center. It has a radio function and a flashlight, which may delight a less elderly person, but I taped over the side switches that operate those with gaffers tape so that they wouldn't confuse. The display is large and clear.

The phone works with an AT&T SIM card. I bought a SIM card on Amazon, but, as it turns out, you must actually buy one from AT&T anyway or they won't process you to get on their network. The purchased SIM card did allow me to get the phone going earlier however, although it did take repeated phone calls to AT&T and most of an afternoon to get the phone set up. The phone comes with a SIM card from "PureTalk", a reseller of cell phone time, and I presume that setting up with them would be easier.

The advantage of a cell phone is that any landline number can be transferred to it. My phone user was being moved into an assisted living facility, just far enough away that she couldn't get a landline with the same number without keeping the old landline and buying a forwarding service -- sheesh. The port to the cell phone went well, but, again, it did take some time on the line with AT&T folks. I just added her to our family plan and she is saving a lot of money, although you do need to absorb the cost of the phone, the SIM card, and a $40 fee for the new service. She no longer needs the landline at her old home....

My elderly user is perplexed that she needs to press down for a period of time to autodial, but she only presses for a short time to hang up. As a result, she keeps turning the phone off, since the "hang up" button is also the power on and off button. For seniors that are used to using cell phones previously, this may not be a problem. For a life-long landline user, this is a problem. Read more ›

95 of 100 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars easy to use phone September 1, 2011

By Melissa Z Schilke

Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this phone for a developmentaly disabled person. Great, simple to use, phone. When I brought it into T-Mobile to get a simcard for it, the staff passed it around commented on how easy it was to understand how to use. The numbers on this phone are really big. The SOS button on the back is a great feature that can be programed to dial 911 and send Text to additional phone number.

63 of 68 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars simple phone for simple people November 7, 2011

By A. S. Lynch

Amazon Verified Purchase

Despite this phone's marketing to our beloved and often forgotten senior citizens, as a twenty-something I was interested in buying this phone for it's advertised simple functionality (it's not a camera, an iPod, or a Gameboy; it's a phone). Most of the phones sold with pay-as-you-go plans are often the trashiest models with poor craftsmanship and half-working so-called "features", making it hard to find a good simple phone that just makes calls, sends and receives texts, has a recent call list and address book. The Snapfon is that hard-to-find gem of simplicity. Although it's not perfect, it's been my favorite of all the "non-smart" phones I've owned (which have included several Nokia and Motorola models, and even the Razr).

Here are my favorite aspects:
+Unlocked phone worked instantly with my T-mobile pay-as-you-go chip. No stupid unlock codes.
+Battery life is long.
+Screen lights up even in locked mode to illuminate the time.
+LED flashlight works well.
+Big buttons are nice to use.
+Much lighter than your average brick phone.

Here's what was keeping it from being a 5-star review:
-Menu flow is too linear, making some actions seemingly dead ends. Cancel and delete both share the PWR/NO button, making some parts of the navigation dead-ends.
-There's no way to do actions like browsing through the menus or turning on the phone silently while still having it in vibrate mode for calls or texts. Switching the phone to "silent mode" turns off all types of alerts and noises, including vibrate.
-There's no free preview of text messages. Most other phones I've used let you preview the text message from the inbox which made it possible to read short messages without actually opening them.... For using Google Voice text messaging, knowing who sent a text message is only possible by opening the message to see the header, which is a drag.
-I can't figure out how to delete an unread text message. The option to delete only seems to be accessible after opening a text message, but which fortunately allows you to clear the entire inbox while deleting the one being read. Feature needs tweaking.
-It's nice that the buttons are nice and big, but they seem to get pressed easily in the pocket. Hopefully the SOS button won't accidentally get pressed.
-You have to directly enter a contact in the address book rather than typing in a number on the front screen and saving it, adding a name later.
-While less features isn't necessarily bad, it's a little too expensive for how little it does.
-FM radio really necessary? Whatever.

Features wished for:
:? An alarm feature.
:? USB connection to transfer contacts from computer address book (and maybe custom ring tones, but low priority).
:? Bluetooth hands-free set compatibility.

Bottom line: Pretty satisfied so far, despite phone's short-comings. More how simple phones should be.

edit: Apparently my point about the chirps and noises while in vibrate mode or silent mode wasn't very clear, because got a personal call from ezONE telling me how to set the phone to vibrate. To be clear, the phone has a vibrate mode, but the buttons still chirp when you press them. Read more ›

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lou A October 12, 2011

By Lou A

Amazon Verified Purchase

Snapfon has a host of benefits: moderate size, easy to hold square shape, easy read numbers, simple answer and hang-up icons, no flipping case, and especially the "Panic Button". Other phones call one number with the panic button. This one calls and texts 4 numbers in a scrolling sequence until there is an answer. My mother has a relative, a neighbor, the police, and the fire department. I can't tell you what a relief it is to know she has this phone. Thanks.

64 of 71 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great phone - Great Price August 3, 2011

By CarlyA

I ordered this phone for my 81 year old grandmother. She has neuropathy in her hands, and thus, had a difficult time with the buttons, flip functions, etc, of a traditional cell phone - even those that were manufactured for the "senior" population. What a wonderful surprise! The phone is sleek, easy to use, and has fabulous details for emergency preparedness.

The S.O.S button is unlike any other phone I have seen on the market. It's "one-touch" functionality allows the user to alert pre-determined family and friends in the event of an emergency; even allowing for 911 contact if no other numbers can be reached.

The snapfon's design is one that allows the customer to easlily hold the phones and push the buttons even if only one hand is available. Speakerphone option is clear and has the perfect sensitivity.

We are so pleased with our Snapfon purchase. They have truly reached a unique market segment with this phone that has been previously ignored or brushed over with little attention to the details. Way to go, Snapfon for making us feel that our grandmother is safe and secure with this unique piece of technoloy!