Gen Z is desperate for landlines — and creating their own makeshift versions with cellphones

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Catherine Goetze
Catherine Goetze turned an old rotary phone into a bluetooth device that connects to her cell phone.

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Tiffany Ng, a 24-year-old tech and culture writer based in New York, was too attached to her iPhone, so she did what humans do when trying to tame an unruly beast.

She chained it to a wall.

My 10-year-old was craving independence so I got him a landline. He's already organizing his own playdates.

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Boy on the phone
The author gave her 10-year-old a landline.

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The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids

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young girl on a landline style phone
The Tin Can phone is meant for kids, like an old school landline.

Tin Can

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