Alcatel is a mobile phone manufacturer that does not have a large presence n the US. However, his company has produced a number of handsets that can for the needs of senior citizens. Let's look at a cell phone for seniors from Alcatel.The simple Alcatel OT-E206a candybar is an elegant handset even though it would be considered a basic phone in this era. This mobile phone for seniors landed in the US market via Locus Telecom's prepaid O2 Wireless brand.
The Alcatel OT-E206a sports a 65K colour screen which is a bit small (only 1.3 inches) for seniors but ts bright and vibrant. It also offers an user-friendly keypad for easy SMS with large buttons that are raised about the phones surface.
This mobile phone for seniors is lightweight at only 69 g and compact with a body measuring just 98 x 42.5 x 18.5 mm.
Here are the rest of the details for this simple cell phone for the elderly.
- GSM 850/1900 MHz
- 8-tone polyphonic melodies
- SMS with predictive input T9
- SMS capacity up to 250
- Phonebook up to 255
- Calculator
- Date & Clock
- Alarm clock with multiple ring tones
- Games
- Li-Ion 720mAh Battery: Stand-by time up to 250h, Talk time up to 5h