Tin Can Phone’s $10 Monthly Plan Loses Appeal After 1 Month
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Updated · Tom's Guide · Jul 19
Tin Can Phone’s $10 Monthly Plan Loses Appeal After 1 Month
1 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Jul 19
Summary
A month-long test with a 7-year-old found the Tin Can phone’s early excitement faded fast, with only a couple of calls to grandparents and almost none to friends.
That drop-off led Michael A. Prospero to cancel the optional $10-a-month calling plan during the free trial, leaving the $100 child-focused device as a short-lived novelty rather than a lasting habit.
Call quality was generally clear and parents liked the supervised setup, quiet-time controls and conversation-building effect, though voicemails were sometimes crackly and the cord and ringer drew complaints.
Tin Can also faces practical limits: it works best only if other families buy into the same ecosystem, while rivals Ring Ring and Pinwheel offer lower-priced hardware or cheaper plans.