drewsonian
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
on Sunday May 10, 2026 @06:16PM (#48088706)
I’ve been building (launched in Feb) a home phone service for families who want to put off the smartphone for as long as possible, but still give young kids the ability to communicate via landline.
https://chatterboxphone.com
Re:The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
on Monday March 23, 2026 @07:43PM (#47496699)
FYI - your support email at havenphone.com is bouncing back as not found.
Re:The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
on Monday March 23, 2026 @04:53PM (#47494949)
Sure thing! Behind every "unlimited" plan out there, there is a per minute rate that small carriers like us have to pay in order to get access to the regular phone network and connect to any phone number in the world. On top of that, there's a monthly cost per phone number, per E911 address registration, per voice channel, etc. Then, you have the ever popular "taxes and fees", which can vary based on the user's location and can become complex very quickly. Not to mention FCC registration fees and taxes. Then there's the cost of the server infrastructure to register the phones and keep them online. And finally - STIR/SHAKEN implementation has a cost of registration and verification as well.
Re:The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
on Monday March 23, 2026 @03:44PM (#47494213)
I’ll send you a message to your support account :-)
Re:The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
on Monday March 23, 2026 @10:21AM (#47489958)
This concept has been amazing for my family and kids.
Shameless plug: I started my own service without vendor hardware lock in.
Re:The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids
on Monday March 23, 2026 @10:16AM (#47489882)
Check out FusionPBX or FreeSWITCH. Great options, I like them better than anything Asterisk based right now.
Re:Launch HN: Skyvern (YC S23) – open-source AI agent for browser auto...
on Thursday October 24, 2024 @01:47PM (#41937764)
This is great, and I can think of several business uses and some personal.
Like this: Could I use this to pull screenshots or PDFs of my grocery receipts from a major grocery chain?