landline TYPE cell phone

[20GT]

Anyone know of an old landline style phone that is a cell phone?
My mom has alzheimers and cant figure out a cell phone, but knows the old phones.

 

[svim]

I know being the care-giver to an Alzheimer's parent is rough (my father was at stage 5-6 when he passed on) so my best wishes to you.

Anyway, I'm not aware of any old-style phone that has cellular phone connectivity, hopefully someone who is will chime in. The concept itself does seem like a very, very good idea though, given that the generation that grew up with those phones is still with us.
If a landline service isn't a viable option for your mom, there are cellular services, like Consumer Cellular, that focus on older folk. They offer a flip-phone that has big, raised buttons with large print numerals:
https://www.consumercellular.com/Products/620/Details


** As an aside, Consumer Cellular gets some plus points of its customer service in Wirecutter's latest 'Best Cell Service' review:
https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wireless-carrier/

 

[20GT]

I'm thinking about using a modem an old phone and accessing the Internet voip

 

[tube517]

Is it for home use only?

 

[tube517]

I'm thinking about using a modem an old phone and accessing the Internet voip

That's what I use. I use the Obi VOIP units with a regular touch tone phone and hook straight to my router. I use it w/Google Voice

 

[dontpanicbobby]

They used to sell them in my neighborhood Wallgreen's a couple of years ago.
You could probably find one on Amazon.