Below are some common questions:
The Senior Care tablet is focused entirely on non-Internet content and is designed to be used in assisted living centers or simply used at home where Wi-Fi is restricted, unavailable or not wanted . It has the same number of games as the Senior Gamer, but there is no Internet access available to the users on this tablet. If the user already has a smartphone, which they may use for some Internet activity, this tablet compliments their phone with its larger screen, offline entertainment and personal assistant programs. We service a lot of CCRC's, activity centers for assisted living, VA homes, libraries, etc., and this is the device that is usually chosen - but they use both.
We do not ever charge a customer to play our games. Never have. Never will.
There are two ways in which app developers can recover development costs and make a profit: Selling advertising or charging a fee to remove the advertising from the app. Some developers make two versions of their applications, one with ads and one without - which requires a payment to remove the ads. (We use prepaid apps where we can for this type of app, especially if we love the program but the ads are obtrusive.) Other developers only make one version - with ads - this is the most common. With these apps, some have embedded ads which generally appear as a banner at the bottom of the screen, and while they can be slightly annoying, since Wi-Fi is not available then nothing much can happen if the user selects it. Other types of apps spawn an Internet ad. So, if Wi-Fi is not connected you never even see the ad.
IMPORTANT: You will need to judge the abilities of the person you are sending it to. If the senior user is a person with little or no computer experience, or with serious disabilities, it would be wise to have a 'tech buddy' closeby who will read the user information provided and help them get started.
1) The senior really 'wants' to use it.
2) There is a 'tech buddy' there at the beginning to set it up and tutor them in the future.
3) Optionally, they may want to start with the 'Single Desktop' setup with just a couple of their favorite games on screen for immediate use when they turn on the tablet.
Our senior tablets are recommended for seniors with some computer experience and/or with local assistance available from a computer-experienced person in order to help them get started and go through the illustrated User Guide with them, etc. An individual with serious learning or physical disabilities may benefit from having a caregiver always operate the tablet for them. The worst possible scenario is when an elder senior is sent a tablet as a 'gift' from someone a thousand miles away with no one to help them. It goes into the closet immediately and the senior feels inadequate.
It is important to be sure that this is the right fit for the user as there is a considerable return fee due to the amount of labor involved in the customization process.
We get very few requests to replace screens, but if something stupid happens, then let us know. We always have replacement screens in stock that we can install for you - pretty much at our cost. And, unless you live in a high risk environment, buying insurance for this purpose is probably a waste of money.
What we offer is 12-month, 18-hour/day, almost instant, email support from our support desk. This has proven to be better for having users, or their helpers, detail a question for which we can send a step-by-step instruction list they can refer back to later. Has worked well for us and our customers.
We include an illustrated User Guide both online and on the tablet and a 'Getting Started' set of printed pages in large type and in 'American English'.
This is a learning device meant to help seniors retain mental sharpness while enjoying their favorite games. We never want to drop ship to isolated seniors with no computer experience who do not have someone, (caregiver, family member, friend), who can act as a "tech buddy" to help them get started and who can contact us if there are technical issues not covered in the documentation.
As a note: Returns are tough on all of us. We split the actual cost of returns with our customers just to be fair. A returned tablet that has been used for an hour is still treated as "used" and has to be sold to a refurb distributor. Right now, used tablets are getting 89% of wholesale in the refurbished retail market. That is 11% less than we paid for the components alone. For the refurb company to make a profit, our price is further reduced by their margin. Any damage to the tablet that requires parts replacement is charged extra to us. The rest is all labor and license fees to install 100 programs, set up a custom tablet, include accessories, and absorb packing and shipping costs.
We charge these return fees in order to hold down our product prices - because many of our customers are on fixed incomes. By eliminating "Buy To Try" orders, our product return ratios are extremely low because we do our best to screen customers so they know what they are getting and alert them to the return fee both before the order, via our website references, and again when we send the return authorization. You can see the link to our Return Policy on our pricing page and also the policy itself and the acceptance of the terms at the links below:
https://intouchtablets.com/seniors/return-policy.html
To avoid these fees, one should be sure that the product will be a good fit for the senior user. It has been made as easy-to-use as possible, but seniors limited by advanced age, and physical or mental disabilities may be hampered somewhat - especially without help. If they struggle with a phone, they may struggle with a tablet. Give it some thought.