Imagine a cellphone that does nothing but make phone calls — no Internet, camera, music, text messaging, or other complicated gimmicks.

GreatCall has built one and named it the Jitterbug — a “big finger-friendly flip phone with huge light-up number buttons,” says David Pogue, the technology writer for the New York Times.

Any big-name cell carrier can beat this phone on price, network coverage and features, Pogue says. But for we aging Gimpy types, the Jitterbug is an idea that works. Learn more