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Millennial Parents Are Going Nuts For This Tin Can Phone For Kids

Here we go as millennial parents are going nuts for this tin can phone for kids. If you don’t know already, but the new iPhone is set to hit the…

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Here we go as millennial parents are going nuts for this tin can phone for kids. If you don't know already, but the new iPhone is set to hit the shelves soon, and every kid wants one. Now they have a phone for your young ones that are really made for 10 years of age or younger. A new kid-friendly WiFi phone called Tin Can is all going over social media.  This will target the market of parents who don't want their kids to have a real phone yet according to reports.

Now how does this work, it won't have any texting or apps.  It's like an old-school landline with a cord, and works over WiFi.  Only approved people can call it  plus the parents control outgoing calls too. The name is a bring back to those who remember the old tin can phones  we would make with strings as a kid.  The handset is even curved like a can, with little ridges on it. Pre-sales actually started a few months ago, with the first shipments going out next month.  They're on sale now for $75, and new orders ship in early December so, just in time for Christmas. Here is the stupid thing it's not a one-and-done $75.  Nope there but there is a free plan that lets you call other Tin Cans.  But if your kid wants to call Grandma's cell or even dial 911 you need the "Party Line Plan" for $10 a month. 

Gotts' Thoughts On Story

I remember as a kid always doing the tin can phones with the string. I also recall, that I would pass the tin cup to my neighbors window and would I guess we could call that a "LONG DISTANCE CALL," cause it was almost like a football field length. Now a days with technology nothing is free to have fun anymore if you ask me. On the flip side of this, parents really should be careful with these phones, and who their kids are talking to.

Thank you for taking the time out to check this story out and as always many thanks for rocking out with me and your friends on 95.9 The Rat. You can get more stories by clicking right HERE. Much LOVE and CHEERS. - Gotts

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Gotts is the unofficial mascot of the county. Whenever WRAT is hosting an event, people ask if Gotts will be there. there. Like Bigfoot, many people claim to see him in the area. According to Gotts, he was thrown out of home school in Monroe Township. To keep up with his own legend, Gotts likes writing about wacky local news that happens – such as pepperoni vandals. His favorite movie is Point Break, and is a big lover of Miller Lite. His favorite words to live by are “The windshield is always bigger than the rearview mirror”.