- Up to 10 hours* of talk time means you have plenty of connectivity hours to last you your whole trip on one battery.
- Keeps its charge for up to 15 years* SpareOne can hold its charge, if unused, for up to 15 years*. Battery included.
- Extreme weather operating range (-22F to 140F) is far greater than that of a smartphone..
- One-touch, large emergengy services button is ideal for daily emergency and medical situations, no SIM required.
- Easily pre-program 9 important numbers and document on menu sticker provided.LED Torchlight on top providing up to 24 hours of continuous light makes this phone several tools in one.Auto text reply means that if anyone sends you a text, SpareOne will reply with an automatic text response informing them that you cannot read text messages and can be reached via phone calls instead.
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Up to 10 hours of talk time means you have plenty of connectivity hours to last you your whole trip on one battery Keeps its charge for up to 15 years SpareOne can hold its charge, if unused, for up to 15 years Extreme weather operating range (-22F to 140F) is far greater than that of a smartphone One-touch, large emergency services button is ideal for daily emergency and medical situations, no SIM required Easily pre-program 9 important numbers and document on menu sticker provided
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42 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By C. Hitchcock
I've had this phone for a little while, and used it for about a 2-week period as my primary phone. Overall, it's a good emergency phone, but lacks some features that I consider critical for an emergency device.
Let's start with the good:
- Unlocked: Yep...just take your SIM card and drop it in. It even comes with a convenient adapter for mini-SIMs.
- AA Power: Probably the single most important feature. It runs off of the most common battery ever! Lithium batteries will get you roughly 10-hours of talk-time, and have a 10-15 year shelf-life.
Features that I'm indifferent about:
- Light: While having a LED light is a nicety, I'd gladly give it up in favor of more useful features.
- Price: $60 was a good price for a phone this simple, but I see that it's now $120 on their website...a tad on the pricey side for what you get.
To be a "real" emergency phone, we need a few features:
- SMS: SMS takes significantly less bandwidth and power than a phone call. In fact, SMS will frequently work when phone calls will not. I don't even need T9/predictive text...make it simple abc/123 texting and save on power that way.
- Screen: I get the idea that they wanted to ditch the screen to conserve power...but seriously...it runs on AAs. How about a cheap LCD screen?
- Ruggedized: It's an emergency phone...chances are that it'll be abused. While their "fix" was to provide a waterproof bag, I'd much rather have the phone itself ruggedized to protect against water/dust/shock/etc.
All in all, it's not a bad phone for the $60 price point. $120 is a bit excessive, especially considering that it lacks -- what I consider critical -- SMS functionality.
Let's start with the good:
- Unlocked: Yep...just take your SIM card and drop it in. It even comes with a convenient adapter for mini-SIMs.
- AA Power: Probably the single most important feature. It runs off of the most common battery ever! Lithium batteries will get you roughly 10-hours of talk-time, and have a 10-15 year shelf-life.
Features that I'm indifferent about:
- Light: While having a LED light is a nicety, I'd gladly give it up in favor of more useful features.
- Price: $60 was a good price for a phone this simple, but I see that it's now $120 on their website...a tad on the pricey side for what you get.
To be a "real" emergency phone, we need a few features:
- SMS: SMS takes significantly less bandwidth and power than a phone call. In fact, SMS will frequently work when phone calls will not. I don't even need T9/predictive text...make it simple abc/123 texting and save on power that way.
- Screen: I get the idea that they wanted to ditch the screen to conserve power...but seriously...it runs on AAs. How about a cheap LCD screen?
- Ruggedized: It's an emergency phone...chances are that it'll be abused. While their "fix" was to provide a waterproof bag, I'd much rather have the phone itself ruggedized to protect against water/dust/shock/etc.
All in all, it's not a bad phone for the $60 price point. $120 is a bit excessive, especially considering that it lacks -- what I consider critical -- SMS functionality.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By dmv
Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought for my senior parents to keep in car. Hoping they will use it if they get lost, disoriented, or have car failure. Phone emits beep when turned on, then emergency button can be pushed and 911 is dialed automatically. Phone emits a signal when the off button is pressed. Should be easy for them to use.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By suburb man
Amazon Verified Purchase
purchased two of these phones. just for emergencies. one in my car and one for the house.
just in case a storm hits and we lose power, this will be a great phone to have as it can last 10 hours on a single battery.
i just pray that if and when a storm were to hit, cell towers arent affected. if so, the phone would be useless.
perhaps would be cool if they can come out with the same sort of phone for emergencies but a sattelite phone instead?
otherwise its a very basic phone which i tested and seems to work just fine once you slip your sim card in.
just in case a storm hits and we lose power, this will be a great phone to have as it can last 10 hours on a single battery.
i just pray that if and when a storm were to hit, cell towers arent affected. if so, the phone would be useless.
perhaps would be cool if they can come out with the same sort of phone for emergencies but a sattelite phone instead?
otherwise its a very basic phone which i tested and seems to work just fine once you slip your sim card in.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Spare One Phone
Fairley priced
Compact to fit in BOB.
Worked where other cell phone had no reception.
Yes I would recommend this product.
Compact to fit in BOB.
Worked where other cell phone had no reception.
Yes I would recommend this product.
Published 19 days ago by Pete Urban
3.0 out of 5 stars
Functional but overpriced.
It's now buried in my step-daughters car for emergencies. Its just a 10 dollar phone with long lift batteries. Don't pay over 25 dollars for it. I paid 50 and got fleeced.
Published 1 month ago by Lee Babbitt
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Lifesaver
I have never heard of such a thing but SpareOne Emergency Mobile Phone is a genius idea! We no longer have a land line so both my husband and I just have cell phones. Read more
Published 2 months ago by The IEMommy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Skip it until they come out with 3G or LTE versions...
The idea behind these devices is a sensible one: Make a cheap GSM phone that can operate on a disposable AA battery and keep it for emergencies. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent emergency phone
Simply excellent!!! Works as advertized... I think it is very nice to have a mobile phone that runs off a single battery.
Published 6 months ago by A. Kramer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Never used it, just peace of mind.
Can't say much about it. This look like the best product around. Don't need it now. Just preparing for my GO BAG in case of earthquake or other natural disaster.
Published 6 months ago by City Hunter
