It was her idea, to hear her tell it… get a cellular phone and stop all of the add-on charges the local telephone company puts on her monthly bill "because they can." She also wanted to be able to call her kids on a regular basis –we're all toll calls– both to keep in touch and to let us know she's alright. So, with the help of her kids, my 80-year-old mom now has a spiffy new Verizon Coupe cell phone as a Christmas gift. Voice quality was excellent when she called me as a test. She's supposed to carry the phone with her at all times so that she can summon help if needed whether she's using the snow thrower, mowing the lawn, or gardening — she may be older but she's not frail! We all hope it works out well during the 38-day trial period and, if it does, she'll have the landline disconnected and the phone number she has had for decades will belong to the Coupe.
PhotonStopper 
I'm sure she will do better than my mother. People stop her in the supermarket and say "Dear, I think your phone is ringing" ……
Very glad she has one now though, aren't you? ~S