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Have an upvote. I have landlines for my kids. It was fun for about two weeks, then they had friends with FaceTime and you’re not able to compete with real time video conferencing.

Probably dependent on age of kids. For the 4yo-6yo demographic with no access to an iPhone or screen device, the analog phone is a blast. And family/friends, especially those living elsewhere, are having fun with it. Admittedly, we’re a month in but I’d be surprised if interest zeroed any time soon.

Run your own Asterisk server with special #0 that the kids can dial to listen to children’s podcasts, etc., it can be very entertaining.

Our 4yo loves the landline we recently put back in for her. It’s got speed dials for all her family, and she will ring and chat to them.

> Run your own Asterisk server

ive done that, not a fan. almost as much fun as running your own email server.

I think I fall into this camp of parents. It was cute but my kid definitely grew bored of it. I keep hoping that it will pick back up, and maybe it will.