virtual network operator founded in 2013 that provides telecommunications services to consumers around australia . the company has designed and created a mobile phone suitable for visually impaired the elderly or others with special mobile communication needs . 1 the phone has no screen large contact buttons on the front a dedicated sos button and space for critical information on the back . 2 the phone went on sale in august 2014 . 3 the kisa phone is a braille phone ; 4 it was designed in australia in conjunction with vision australia and guide dogs victoria . 5 6 7 8 there are three plans with no lock in contracts . contents 1 design 2 internet support 3 features 4 controversy 5 see also 6 references 7 external links design edit the inspiration of creating kisa phone comes from a terrible experience . levin one of the designers couldn t find his wife s lost grandfather . even though the old man had a smartphone with him he was unable to use it and levin had no idea where to find him . levin tried to find a simplified phone for his wife s grandfather just in case of losing him again . yet he couldn t find any valuable resources on the market . he gathered volodomanov and kosher to create kisa phone . 9 internet support edit mobile telephony tower mobile phone can not be used without internet support especially for those phones which have gps location . mobile phone use mobile phoney tower to send and receive signals from special spectrum kisa phone uses the strongest spectrum to support feature of gps location . kisa phone uses vodafone host network which is fast and cover vastly . see more information about vodafone please visit vodafone features edit 1 . large personalized tactile buttons with clear text kisa phone is designed for senior people young people and disabilities . these groups of people are not able to use smartphone . the screen is distracting the features are confusing and the digital menu is various which are too complex to use . these people need communication even more than normal people because of their disabilities . so the kisa phone created as large personalized tactile buttons with clear text to help them be able to contact people . 2 . loud ringtone for receiving calls loud ringtone helps senior people young kids and disabilities easily know someone s calling and then make reaction on the phone . 10 controversy edit some people argued that kisa phone has a critical disadvantage that the large button keyboard only be able to add less 10 contacts . the kisa pty ltd kisa company gives us a good answer . people who use kisa phone can however opt to have one of the contacts call an operator assisted service which will allow the user to contact other numbers . 11 the problem solved . see also edit vodafone references edit kisa phone refines basic phone design for elderly and blind . c net . the australian designed mobile phone that s targeting the elderly . startupsmart.com.au . retrieved 18 august 2014 . startup kisa unveils the world s easiest to use mobile phone for the elderly and disabled . startupdaily.com.au . retrieved 18 august 2014 . if you aim for a not smart mobile phone . wired.jp . retrieved 18 august 2014 . aussie start up kisa brings simplicity to mobile phones . techradar.com . retrieved 18 august 2014 . simple mobile technology for seniors . agedcareguide.com.au . retrieved 18 august 2014 . aussie start up kisa brings simplicity to mobile phones . 1clicknews . com . retrieved 18 august 2014 . not all new phones are thinner and sleeker meet the start up heading in the opposite direction . startupsmart.com.au . retrieved 18 august 2014 . http www.smartcompany.com.au entrepreneurs 70890 shark tank recap simple kisa phone lands investment from naomi simson smart company . retrieved 23 august 2016 . http www.smartcompany.com.au entrepreneurs 70890 shark tank recap simple kisa phone lands investment from naomi simson http www.kisaphone.com.au faq.aspx kisa phone web . 23 august 2016 . external links edit kisa phone website channel ten s shark tank retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kisa phone & oldid 736360555 categories mobile phone companies of australia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 23 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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