Okay. I’ve never heard of this. But I read a little bit about it. It looks like it costs $250 and then a monthly subscription. I think it may only have LTE and no WiFi, but I’m not sure about that. My parents are both 90(yes, 90 yrs old!). They both have iPads and use them about 12 hours a day. They say they couldn’t live without their iPads. Just yesterday my father asked me what a podcast was and how to find them. They do have questions sometimes about how to use the features on the iPad, but for the most part they have figured everything out. Although they’ve never been able to grasp how to use tabs on the browser. The cost of the grandpad is almost as much as an iPad. And the iPad can be used with WiFi, so no need for additional subscription if WiFi is available. It could be that the grandpad Is much simpler to use than an iPad, which is good. But after spending a little time showing my parents how to use the iPad, they have no real problems.
You know what, to heck with you young jokesters around here. I am still completely in control of my bladder, thank you. I have no need for the grandpad, ... at this particular time... as long as I am not sneezing.
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/consumer-cellular-grandpad Technically, the GrandPad runs Android. But it doesn't work like Android. It has a dramatically simplified interface with big icons for calls, email, photos, camera, articles, weather, music, encyclopedia, games, and a flashlight/magnifying glass. You can't add apps. The contact books and photo albums are all managed by a caretaking relative with a smartphone, who acts as a sort of gateway between the GrandPad user and the larger internet. All the content gets pushed to the GrandPad through the LTE connection without the user doing anything. Once the caretaker sets up the contact books, though, the GrandPad user can email and call people in it. The tablet can also only be called by people in the contact book, so the caretaker can whitelist doctors, but exclude phone scammers. *********************************** What is the OS of the smart phones of the intended users of the GrandPad? Are they able to do things beyond making calls and sending texts on their smart phones? What type of network infrastructure do they have in their home?
I thought grand-pad might something like a grandparent's man cave. Was going to bundle that word in the same vocab category as 'dadrock'. I'll use it in a sentence. "Foo Fighters is now this generation's dadrock." "Yo Terry, we're going to Mike's grandpad, he has new heating pads and several cases of Ensure. The new TV remote, has large buttons. Pack your pill organizers and let's gooooo..."
@B-Bob and @bobrek , I sometimes mix up these two and also have to double check their avatars cause they are no longer the silver-haired grand dad of the cell phone and the pope.
