Tim and I haven’t had a land line since 2004, which is exactly when we got cell phones for the first time. We were late to the cell phone party, but early to the “no house phone” party, I suppose. But in 2012, it’s actually quite common to drop your house line. Your cell phone is with you at all times, even in your house, so there’s little need for an additional phone line.
But I have to tell you, there are certain things I miss about land lines. To be more accurate, what I really miss are the phones, themselves. Yes, my iPhone is like a miniature version of the 8th wonder of the world. It can do all sorts of fun tricks and it certainly helps keep me connected in the way that a land line phone never could.
But…
I miss the way I could easily cradle a phone in between my ear and my neck. With my iPhone, any time I try to do that I end up hurting my neck and hanging up on the person on the other line. That touch screen feature is cool for a lot of things, but it can be a pain when you are just trying to have a conversation!
Well, folks, now I get to have my house phone back, without actually having to get a land line. There’s a BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW product out called Good Call, and I lurves it!!!
Here’s what landed on my door step on Wednesday afternoon:
Good Call is an iPhone handset. It’s also an iPhone docking station. Basically, it’s iPhone awesomeness. Wanna see how it works? Check this quick video out!
I love how the product is smart enough to really talk with your iPhone, and you can use the nifty voice activated feature to call folks in your address book without even touching your iPhone. So cool! I’m also enjoying having a second docking station in my home. We have a docking station upstairs, but during the day, Layah and I are almost exclusively downstairs. It’s great to have another easy place to get my charge on! Also, while I’m talking on my handset, my iPhone is STILL charging, all without me being tied down with a cord. LOVE it!!!! Here are some shots of my family using the Good Call. I love how Darah reacted to using it. She’d never seen a phone without a touch screen before! Ha!
I probably don’t need to remind you that Father’s Day is this weekend. If you have an awesome father in your life, whether it be your own dad or the father of your kiddos, this would be a fantabulous gift to get him! True, it isn’t yet available, but that’s part of the fun of the gift, especially if the man you are thinking of loves to get the latest gadgets…this is so new you CAN’T even buy it yet. The product launch happens on June 19th on the Good Call website.
There will also be a Twitter party (register here!) this Tuesday from 1-2pm EST, during which 2 units will be given away every 15 minutes. That’s a party not to miss, for sure!
But for the next few days, the only way to get your hands on this awesome gadget is to win it on a select number of blogs.
Speaking of which…
Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader will win a #GoodCall device! SQUEAL!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.
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I do have a land line.
Thanks for the giveaway… no landline, just cell !
senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com
Thanks for the chance to win. We’re also living it old school amongst 21st century new-age gadgets…we have a landline too!
I do not have a landline, anymore.
jessicabanks1721@yahoo.com
yes just because its cheaper for cable phone internet bundle we don’t even use it anymore
We have a MagicJack landline
No landlines here. iPhones only…and I’d *LOVE* to win this!
Yes, I do have a landline.
Nope. Never had a landline.
yes i have a land line
yes, we still have a landline but would love to drop it…
Yes, I do have a landline. I have internet through it.
i do,but really looking to get rid of it!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
We have magicjack.
I have a land line through a magic jack.
I do have a landline but hardly use it.
we don’t have a landline we use our cell phones.
I have a landline.
Have a landline!
No, we got rid of ours last year.
we do but don’t use it thanks
No land line… not for many years.
No landline!
Love this, it’s a great throwback item.
We have a landline
Yes, we still have a landline
I have one.
Nope, no landline!
Nope! No land line here.
I gave up having a land line about 5 years ago and got my kids and I cell phones. I also got really tired of the constant telemarketer phone calls.
I have one but only because it’s required for cable internet…never use it
No I dont have a landline
Only a land line; I do not want to be reachable when I’m not at home, never will own a cell
Gave up the land line several months ago!
Yes, on the land line!
We do, but we do not use it. It came as a bundle and our TV was a better deal with it (weird, i know!). We only use our cells.
We have a landline, have to have one cuz of my hubby’s work
we do have a land line but never use it. Its a bundle with cable and internet
I do still have a land line, but this product looks awesome.
Yes, I have a landline
we only use a cell phone. Thanks for hosting!
Yes we do!!!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
No land line, got rid of it years ago.
yes
We just have cell phones.
No landline just cell phone
Yes we have a landline.
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brich22 at earthlink dot net
We still have one
brich22 at earthlink dot net
I’m just cell!
yep still have a landline
I do still have a landline
we have one dont use it though
no landline, so this would be great!
I don’t have a land line
yep still have a landline
we don’t have a land line, just the cellphones.
We do have a landline but 75% of the calls made to it are from telemarketers! However, we don’t have good cell reception in our area, so for the sake of safety we keep old reliable landline.
no landline
I do not have a landline, which is why I would LOVE to try this out
Haven’t had a land line in about 8 years. I miss my grandma’s old rotary phone really. It was so fun to use and I loved using my princess phone.
I still have a land line
We have a land line, but we use our cell phones the majority of the time.
Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. ~Pauline
We haven’t had a land line in years, but I think this hand set is cool!
I finally got rid of my landline last month
Yes, I still have a land line. But I hard ever use it cause I use my cellphone all the time. I probably should have the land line turned off.
I have a landline indeed!
We have a landline
Yeah I have a landline
Still have a landline
Right now we do not have a landline.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
I do not have a land line.
We do still have a landline though I am not sure why.
We actually do still have a landline, but are getting ready to cancel it.
Thanks so much for the chance to win!!
~Ola
I still have a landline.
I’m so happy to not have a land line!
I still have a landline.
We have cell phones, Voip phone and a land line. The land line is the most basic we can get only for emergencies and our security system
we still have a land line
we have a landline still,
Yes, I have a landline.
We do have a landline.
yes I have a landline
We do still have a land line.
I do have a landline
kport207 at gmail dot com
I do have a land line.
I do use a landline. Sometimes I wonder why.
we do not have a land line
Yes, I do. I even have a rotary phone from the 60s, in great shape and works really well. I have a more modern corded phone too, and a cordless one.
Still have one plus cell
vmkids3 at msn dot com
We do not have a landline.
Yes I have a land line!
Nope, we only have cell phones. We kept our landline until our kids were all old enough to have cell phones.
We do, but only because it’s required by our telephone service in order to have internet through them. It’s a very basic line with no long distance or other features, so we never use it!
We do have a landline
I do still have a land line and a really cheap cell phone (prepaid)
tarter95 at hotmail dot com
we do have it but never use it
I still have a landline
I *do* still use a landline, and daily bemoan the fact that nobody makes “real” receivers anymore I, too, like to cradle the phone between my ear and neck (and I have a big head, so I need a big phone). For iPhone users, this is ideal. Now, let’s convince them to make a version for anachronisms like me.
Oh, and I tweeted about this.