There are also phones specifically marketed for older folks with memory
issues, where a trusted person can configure the phone and allow calls in
and out only for certain numbers. You can also configure the phone so it
shows pictures of who is calling instead of or in addition to names. I know
that Raz Mobility has phones that will also allow similar controls for
video calls; we chose that model for a member of my family currently in
memory care and as far as I know it’s worked well.

Best,
Erin



On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:02 PM Joe Hourclé <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Jul 16, 2023, at 1:08 PM, charles meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > My esteemed listmates,
> >
> > To protect a good person who’s proven vulnerable to financial predators,
> I’m trying to ascertain if there is a cell phone which only dials out to
> 911 for emergencies?
>
> Yes.  Any cell phone that has power and can find a cell tower can call
> 911, even if the user isn’t paying for service.
>
> There used to be charities that would collect up old cell phones and
> chargers to give to domestic violence victims specifically for this purpose.
>
> (And old phones are better for this… some of them had a 2 week standby
> time… although they might have been 2G, and some carriers have taken out 2G
> support)
>
> Also note that there have been problems with this in the past… older
> phones don’t send e911 (location data) so someone who gives an older phone
> to a kid to play with can *really* piss of emergency services, as they
> can’t do anything about some kid calling them repeatedly.
>
> -Joe
>
> Sent from a mobile device with a crappy on screen keyboard and obnoxious
> "autocorrect"