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Samsung GreatCall r220: A simple phone for seniors
Created: 06/29/2012
Video description: The Samsung GreatCall r220 (aka the Jitterbug Plus) has an easy interface, huge keypads that light up, and many health and wellness services tied into it.

Samsung GreatCall r220: A simple phone for seniors Video Transcript

Air France and bring you -- the Samsung great com. I -- The jitterbug plant. With its huge keypad that light up user friendly interface and simple and shut design they -- -- class with built for senior. A -- outside displays at one point three megapixel camera. When you sign up frigid about plastic and -- in your FaceBook shutter fly or Picasa accounts so your pictures can automatically upload -- site. The plus is Bluetooth enabled and has five hours and reported talk time. Has -- -- not graphic calendar application that makes you scroll through individual days. Now great contest tied a lot of emergency and wellness services with this handset like it's five star urgent response. When an emergency situation or feel a little bit -- like say while walking to your car at night. -- -- -- a five star agent who is available 24/7. If -- thinking about getting this phone for your parents you can sign up to access great content live registered nurse hotline. -- they can get out of it cause asking how sleeping and if they're eating well -- you -- parents and do it yourself I'm sure they'd appreciate bar. The handset is going for a -- -- nineteen dollars -- you can't get it for 99 dollars during its limited time introductory offer. There is a contact but if you want this service is I just mention -- can cost you anywhere between -- at ten dollars extra a month. Great -- unlimited talk text and service costs eighty dollars. And if you don't want that every tax will cost you ten cents and even voice mail as an extra three dollars a month. Again I'm going -- you guys did but I'm.

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Manufacturer: Samsung
Part number: SCHR220ZRADYN

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