Geemarc Ampli600 Amplified Emergency Connect Phone

AMAZON IS SHOWING THE WRONG PHONE, SO I WILL REVIEW THE PHONE I BOUGHT. The phone I bought was just like the one pictured, except it had TWO emergency remotes.So I am reviewing the Geemarc AMPLI600 Amplified Emergency Response Phone......I bought this phone for my 86 year old Aunt who lives alone. I have a theory about people in her situation: There are many monitoring services out there that charge you a monthly fee for THEM to call 911. Why would you pay a hefty fee each month for that when you can do it yourself for free? Think about it: You order one of those services, and when the elderly is in trouble, they push a button that they wear and it then connects to a monitoring service. Then you have to explain that "you've fallen and you cant get up".... or worse. You've already lost time, when all you had to do was to buy this phone! When you push the button, it dials 911 RIGHT NOW. (or whatever numbers you've programmed into it) No more middleman, no more monthly fees!This phone has one of the best manuals I've ever read. It's simple and complete. There is little guessing as how to set the phone up once you read the manual. Everything on the phone works exactly as advertised. It has separate volume controls for the handset, the ringer, and the speakerphone. ALL very important! It also has nice large buttons for older eyes, and a large digital readout screen. I love the strobe light that comes on when a call comes in. All of the options on this phone can be turned on or off. It comes with two emergency remotes that you can wear on your wrist or around your neck. Men will probably choose the wrist, while women will probably wear it around the neck, because it would be large on a woman's wrist.I can find only one design fault: They placed the emergency button on the phone right next to the speakerphone button. This will make it far too easy for older people to push emergency instead of speaker . I hope the designers take this into account in the future.The only other issue is that you cannot purchase more remotes. If you damage or lose the two remotes, you'll have to buy a whole new unit just to get the remotes.Other than that, this is a great phone that I highly recommend.

The heavily advertised Emergency Alert service for people who may need quick assistance is a solution to a real need, but it's an expensive service. This device offers more functionality for a one time price approximately $100.It's an amplified phone with an auto dialer activated by a remote switch that is worn like a watch or a pendant. Two of these transmitters are supplied.When the transmitter button is pressed, The auto dialer calls up to 6 different numbers until a live person responds. It can call you on your cell phone, and then the next door neighbor, and then your sister, and then your cousin, and finally 911. When a connection is made, your prerecorded message is played and then the recipient of the call can announce he/she is on the line. If the person who pressed the button is in the room with this speaker phone, they can discuss the situation. If the caller is not close to this phone, the person who was called can decide what action to take next.Update December 2014.I purchased one for my mother in January 2013. It was put to use last month. She fell and broke her hip. She could not get up. She wasn't wearing the remote, but she used her cane to pull it off the table where she left it and the machine went to work calling my sister and brothers. The first one who received the call ran to her aid and after a determining she needed professional help, called an ambulance.This device works. With one use, it has paid for itself.

I bought this phone for my mother-in-law who's about 75 and has had a few events in the last few years that have left her at home on the floor looking for help. Aside from these relatively rare events she's as fit and active as someone half her age, but the family has been increasingly worried.We looked at emergency medical alert services but they are relatively expensive for someone on a fixed income. As an alternative this phone fit the bill as it cost what 2 or 3 months of one of these aforementioned services would have cost.It works very well with the remote transmitters that are about the size of a thick silver dollar that can be worn as a pendant or watch. They set off the phone from anywhere in her house and large yard without a hitch. It's relatively easy to program and operate.I just got it set up yesterday and tested it out with the six family members who are on the phone's call list and it worked perfectly. So much so and so easily so that my mother in law called this morning to tell us she moved the phone into her bedroom from the den and was wearing one of the remotes.My only negative that the manufacturer might consider altering is the amount of time it spends on each call before cycling to the next. Currently it's only 30 seconds which is a little on the short side. It'd be nice if that time was programmable or at least set to a longer value. I think 45 seconds would be much better.Other then that I'm pleased with what I received and how it's operating so far.

Got this for my mom, that lives with us. It's better than paying a monthly fee but it's OK at best. I guess there just isn't a market for a higher quality phone and push button alert. It works well but there is no mic on the lanyard so if your loved one falls and presses the button be sure to have a pre-recorded message to have someone come look in on them!