My Mom lives alone with no physically close neighbors and she constantly loses her flip phone and then has no communication with family if she needs help.

I'm thinking if those things work, she could turn it on and call me or my brother and we could come help or at least call her phone so it would ring and she could find it.

I believe they operate off the same principle as the old Nextel cell phone technology and want to know the practicality of them. It would not be her principle communications device. She is somewhat remote, has no internet, and does not drive.

Suggestions?

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Posted by Korkstand

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Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:38 pm to F1y0n7h3W4LL

I'm thinking something like this would be a better way to find a lost flip phone.

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Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL

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Posted on 8/1/25 at 8:57 am to Korkstand

Perfect, that might work mo betta for her.

Thanks!

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Posted by lsuconnman

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Posted on 8/1/25 at 4:21 pm to F1y0n7h3W4LL

Have you considered an old school landline? If she can’t keep track of a cell phone, how will she keep track of a walkie talkie?

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Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL

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Posted on 8/1/25 at 6:16 pm to lsuconnman

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Have you considered an old school landline?

She had one but got on a scammer's call list and would get up to ten scam calls daily, not to mention all the political calls back prior to the election.

She certainly was on their lists.

One option might be to reinstall the landline but remove the ringer. That way, she could call her own number and locate the cell phone.

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