| Finding a cell phone that fits your lifestyle and | | | | navigation scheme. This cell phone has no |
| disposition can sometimes be challenging. The | | | | Bluetooth, no camera, and no GPS, but it does |
| elderly, in particular, can sometimes have difficulty | | | | come with a 500-contact phone book and a built |
| adapting to constantly-changing technology, even | | | | in speakerphone -- more than adequate for the |
| when it comes to something as relatively simple | | | | simple needs of anyone who just wants a simple |
| as a cell phone. Fortunately, many cell phone | | | | cell phone. Best of all, the Coupe is a whopping |
| companies have taken steps to make technology | | | | $20 with a new Verizon Wireless plan. |
| easier for the elderly -- or anyone who isn't at | | | | The Verizon 65 Plus Cell Phone Plan |
| home with technology -- easier to use. | | | | To complement their new cell phone, Verizon is |
| Several cell phones on the market are already | | | | pushing an entirely new wireless plan geared |
| geared towards the elderly -- the Jitterbug, for | | | | towards the elderly. Formally known as America's |
| example, or even simple, low-end phones like LG's | | | | Choice 65 Plus, this wireless plan comes in one of |
| VX4700. A particularly exciting entry into this | | | | two basic forms: The 65 Plus Single Line Plan, |
| market is the new Verizon Coupe, a cell phone | | | | which is 200 anytime minutes and 500 night |
| that actually earned the Good Housekeeping Seal | | | | & weekend minutes for $29.99 a month; and |
| for its simplicity and ease of use. | | | | the 65 Plus Two Line Plan, which features 450 |
| The Verizon Coupe | | | | anytime minutes and 1000 night & weekend |
| The Verizon Coupe's main draw its its simplicity -- | | | | minutes, (shared between two lines) for $59.99 a |
| no bewildering feature set, no complicated user | | | | month. Both allow unlimited calling within the |
| interface. The Coupe's clamshell design features | | | | Verizon network. |
| three large red buttons right below the displaythat | | | | Like the Coupe itself, Verizon's cell phone plan is |
| spell out "ICE" -- short for In Case of Emergency. | | | | basic, no-frills, and designed to make life easy for |
| These easy-to-find buttons make dialing 911 or | | | | anyone who wants a cell phone without a lot of |
| other emergency numbers quick and easy, | | | | hassle. If you have a grandparent who's still using |
| making it an ideal cell phone for the elderly. In | | | | their Eisenhower-era phone, or even just a |
| addition, the Verizon Coupe has one very useful | | | | technophobic friend who quails in terror at |
| advanced feature -- voice recognition dialing. | | | | anything more complicated than a toaster oven, |
| In keeping with the "ease of use" philosophy, the | | | | this might be a great opportunity to bring them |
| Coupe's menu features large font and a simple | | | | into the twenty-first century. |