Lively Mobile Medical Alert Review

Are you looking for an emergency medical response system that protects you in and outside your home and want to understand how today’s top options compare? How about a system that tracks where you are, at all times – at no extra cost?

If you’re still active outside your home, but want the security of live monitoring 24/7 wherever you go, a mobile medical alert system powered by cellular technology may be the right solution for you.

Lively Mobile is one of our highest ranked mobile medical alert systems, offering a great combination of reliable equipment, benchmark response times, live GPS tracking, fall detection, water resistance and phenomenal services that offers access to live nurses and doctors, all at the most affordable prices in the market today!

After reviewing the other leading mobile emergency response systems, none offer the same value. We love its all in one design (GPS, fall detection, 2 way speaker). However, we do find it’s still a little larger, heavier and conspicuous than many other mobile systems - which can be a big deal to many. After all, who wants to wear a deck of cards around their neck?

With a basic price of $24.99 a month, plus $79.99 for the equipment, it’s $10 to $20 cheaper a month than much of the competition for a mobile device, a significant savings – and the technology and service is on par with most. Check for deals, as they are offered frequently on their website.

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GreatCall Lively Mobile Review

All-In-One Design: GreatCall Lively Mobile is an all in one device with a two way speaker, help button, GPS and fall detection. The one drawback, is that the device is a little large and bulky. so for someone prioritizing a smaller, sleeker, lighter, aesthetic device, there might be better options.

Fastest Response Times: Perhaps one of the most important features of any medical alert system is that you’re able to reach emergency responders quickly once you’ve pressed the emergency button. Believe it or not, some systems have quite a delay. Great Call Lively Mobile was the #1 ranked mobile medical alert system for response speed according to Good Housekeeping Magazine.

Nationwide Mobile Coverage: GreatCall Lively Mobile uses Verizon, which offers the widest coverage in the country.

GPS Tracking: One of the big advantages of a mobile emergency response system is that it can tell emergency responders where you are, even if you can’t talk. This is a great feature for those who are active out of the house, especially if they do things on their own.

However, Lively Mobile takes it to another level. If you get the Preferred plan for $34.99 a month, you can also see where your loved one is on your phone at all times through GPS tracking. This is especially helpful if memory loss, wandering or confusion is an issue for your loved one. The app will also be able to tell you if your loved one's device needs to be recharged.

Fall Detection: Lively Mobile also offers fall detection as an option. With falls being one of the leading causes of injury and hospitalization among older adults, a mobile fall detection device, combined with GPS tracking may be just the kind of security you’re looking for when venturing from home.

If the system detects that you’ve fallen, the emergency response center will be called immediately. Responders will try to talk to you through your device. If you do not respond, they will track your location through the GPS tracking device and send emergency personnel to your location immediately.

Waterproof: Great Call Lively Mobile is IPX7 rated, meaning it is waterproof when submerged under 3 feet of water for 30 minutes at a time. That means you can take a shower, bath and do the dishes without a worry. Many other mobile medical alert devices are actually not even water resistent, so you can't even take them in the shower!

Doctors Line: Imagine getting 24/7 access to registered nurses and board certified doctors. With Great Call Lively Mobile's Urgent Care, you get just that. It’s available anytime, anywhere and does not cost a dime over and above your monthly subscription fee. Urgent Care doctors can even fill out prescriptions for common medications over the phone!

U.S. Based Monitoring Center: One of the features we look for when recommending a medical alert system, is that its monitoring center and its agents be located in the United States. We believe this is important because it avoids language barriers during emergency situations and also ensures a likelihood of higher training standards and the ability of 3^rd party standards organizations to oversee monitoring operations.

In the case of GreatCall Lively Mobile, all of their monitoring stations are located in the U.S. and their agents have been 5Star certified and IAED (International Academies of Emergency Dispatch) trained in CPR and other emergency procedures to help you through any unsafe situation 24/7.

Great Value: What makes GreatCall Lively Mobile on of our preferred mobile medical alert systems is that it comes with all the required functionality, service standards and design practicality at one of the best price points in the industry.

In all instances you first buy the mobile device, for a one time fee of $79.99. Compare those prices to Lifeline who charges an initial programming fee of $99.95 and it's comparable.

The real cost savings magic happens with the money you will save on Lively's monitoring. The Basic package, at $24.99 a month provides emergency response monitoring and GPS location in the event of an emergency. Compare that to $41.99 a month for a similar mobile package from ADT or $39.95 a month from Lifeline.

The Premium package has the additional benefit of the Nurses line, which gives you access to registered nurses and licensed doctors 24/7 and allows you to track the location of your loved one on your phone live at all times. It also allows you to remotely monitor the charge on the device. At $34.99 it still comes in as the cheapest option on the market, with features most other services don’t provide.

Lastly, the Premium package also offers fall detection and product replacement if your device is lost, broken or stolen – no questions asked, at $34.99 – again, no one comes close on price. 

Free Cancellation / No Long Term Contract: Despite Lively Mobile’s best pricing for mobile monitoring in the market, there’s no long term contract and you’re free to cancel any time with no early termination fee. Because you own the product, you don’t have to ship it back either. Then again, you do not get a refund, so you're stuck eating the $79.99 hardware cost.

Our conclusion? We really like Lively Mobile. We think it gives us all the features we need, some such as live GPS tracking, not offered elsewhere, at the best prices available. There are some things we’d like to see improved such as battery life, but no challenges specific to Lively that other mobile alert systems don’t face as well.

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