Under default setup, the phone will start an alarm sound as well

Does not work with Windows 8 phone (my favorite) or with Kindle Fire

I'm already paying for my smart phone and data plan, so it would absolutely be free for me.

Does not work with Windows 8 phone (my favorite) or with Kindle Fire

Note that the device itself needs a modern smart phone with active cellular service within about 75 feet.

She does not want smart phone, so we looked at using one of these simpler smart phones

However, none of them would be able to use this because you have to have a smart phone to use this device.

Never could get it to download to my mother-in-law's android smart phone

Modern phones and a few versions back are A-OK

I always take my iPhone 5 with me, so I thought this would be a perfect thing to have since it syncs right into the iPhone app using bluetooth and does not require a monthly subscription (you have to have a smart phone with cellular service).Be aware, you have to have your smart phone close by for the alert system to work, so this may be difficult if you have an elderly parent that has dementia (it is a little tricky to use) or you live in an area without consistent, good cellular service.

I would love to recommend this as a way to save $15 a month on one of those First Alert devices, but there are just too many conditions that need to be met for this thing to work consistently enough without setting of false alarms or being too far away from the smart phone to send any alarms.

You need a phone capable of blue tooth pairing in order to make use of this device.

This is an excellent value for a proficient user of high end smartphone with Bluetooth 4.0+, and preferably who also has call recipients with browser accessible smartphones or at least text capable phones