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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Lily Kwan says
I do have a land line.
brian e. says
Thanks for the giveaway… no landline, just cell !
senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com
Norleans Louisiana says
Thanks for the chance to win. We’re also living it old school amongst 21st century new-age gadgets…we have a landline too!
Jessica A says
I do not have a landline, anymore.
jessicabanks1721@yahoo.com
dario says
yes just because its cheaper for cable phone internet bundle we don’t even use it anymore
Allison Lesley says
We have a MagicJack landline
Lori L. says
No landlines here. iPhones only…and I’d *LOVE* to win this!
Angela Winesburg says
Yes, I do have a landline.
Nicole Vosburgh says
Nope. Never had a landline.
kathy pease says
yes i have a land line
kelly letterman says
yes, we still have a landline but would love to drop it…
trisha mckee says
Yes, I do have a landline. I have internet through it.
Amy DeLong says
i do,but really looking to get rid of it!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
Jammie says
We have magicjack.
Tim says
I have a land line through a magic jack.
Stephanie Adkins says
I do have a landline but hardly use it.
m.furlong says
we don’t have a landline we use our cell phones.
Chrystal J. says
I have a landline.
Niki Curtiss says
Have a landline!
Summer D says
No, we got rid of ours last year.
Julie says
we do but don’t use it thanks
Joe C. says
No land line… not for many years.
Steven Bair says
No landline!
Joe C. says
Love this, it’s a great throwback item.
Happi Shopr says
We have a landline
Carolyn Daley says
Yes, we still have a landline
Gianna says
I have one.
Mandy S. says
Nope, no landline!
Kate Strycker says
Nope! No land line here.
Pauline M says
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.
Terri Menke says
I have one but only because it’s required for cable internet…never use it
Diane Redcay says
No I dont have a landline
Ron Miller says
Only a land line; I do not want to be reachable when I’m not at home, never will own a cell
Rae Higgins says
Gave up the land line several months ago!
Ed Nemmers says
Yes, on the land line!
Katie O says
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.
April Brenay says
We have a landline, have to have one cuz of my hubby’s work
christal c says
we do have a land line but never use it. Its a bundle with cable and internet
Heather A says
I do still have a land line, but this product looks awesome.
DAMIAN JARREAU says
Yes, I have a landline
Kristy Thiel says
we only use a cell phone. Thanks for hosting!
Paula Tavernie says
Yes we do!!!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
Harold D says
No land line, got rid of it years ago.
lisa says
yes
Anna says
We just have cell phones.
Katherine says
No landline just cell phone
s riches says
Yes we have a landline.
R Hicks says
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R Hicks says
We still have one
brich22 at earthlink dot net
Corey Olomon says
I’m just cell!
Claire says
yep still have a landline
Derek T says
I do still have a landline
david basile says
we have one dont use it though
Erin S says
no landline, so this would be great!
Marianna says
I don’t have a land line
Daniel M says
yep still have a landline
Trinity Babichuk says
we don’t have a land line, just the cellphones.
renee says
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.
mamotts says
no landline
Rachel G says
I do not have a landline, which is why I would LOVE to try this out 🙂
Candice Hull says
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.
Marlene V says
I still have a land line
Pauline Milner says
We have a land line, but we use our cell phones the majority of the time.
Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. ~Pauline
Amber says
We haven’t had a land line in years, but I think this hand set is cool!
Jacob LaFountaine says
I finally got rid of my landline last month
Jeanne B.T. says
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. 🙂
tamar says
I have a landline indeed!
Burcu says
We have a landline
Anthony says
Yeah I have a landline
Maria Kiguthi says
Still have a landline 🙂
Monique Rizzo says
Right now we do not have a landline.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
Leah Baird says
I do not have a land line.
Kristi C says
We do still have a landline though I am not sure why.
Ola Jaggers says
We actually do still have a landline, but are getting ready to cancel it.
Thanks so much for the chance to win!!
~Ola
Barbara Platt says
I still have a landline.
Michelle @womenwwin says
I’m so happy to not have a land line!
Rebecca Graham says
I still have a landline.
Kristi P says
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
cathy canton says
we still have a land line
cathy canton says
we have a landline still,
eleanor q says
Yes, I have a landline.
Hoa Le says
We do have a landline.
Vickie Couturier says
yes I have a landline
Annette D says
We do still have a land line.
Kathleen says
I do have a landline
kport207 at gmail dot com
Sunnie says
I do have a land line.
Cynthia C says
I do use a landline. Sometimes I wonder why.
STEVE STONE says
we do not have a land line
Lillea says
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.
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
Still have one plus cell
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Shawna pridelandmama says
We do not have a landline.
Marilyn Wons says
Yes I have a land line!
Wendy says
Nope, we only have cell phones. We kept our landline until our kids were all old enough to have cell phones.
Kecia says
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!
Katie R says
We do have a landline
Regina says
I do still have a land line and a really cheap cell phone (prepaid)
tarter95 at hotmail dot com
Leanne M says
we do have it but never use it
Peter Gladue says
I still have a landline
Julie Bestry says
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. 😉