Hi everyone, Ily is a new kind of home phone for families. Built with younger kids and grandparents in mind, it makes communication simple. Connect with one click for phone calls, video chats, and text messages, or share photos and drawings - all on a safe, closed system, no matter what device you use, thanks to the Ily app for iOS and Android. Traveling parents, far-away relatives, and little ones without phones can now all be together. Anytime, and from anywhere. We're looking forward to get your feedback on Product Hunt today! We're also hosting office hours at our NY HQ to have potential backers come experience Ily live!
@ilan what are you seeing with the beta? Are kids initiating calls? What's their understanding of timezones? Who hangs up?
Feeling like the crowd here (myself included -- also I don't have kids, doesn't help) has a slightly hard time picturing what families/kids actually do with Ily and would love to hear more about real usage.
@virtualgoodz well, we're seeing snapchat like metrics, very high engagement, and kids adopt it right away. They initiate calls, send drawings, send text messages when they get back from school, and they get super excited when Ily rings, for the first time, they know people are calling them specifically, not on their parents' phones...
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As a young dad, I really get the kids communication problem. But I think you have a big big market with grandparents, you could sell Ily by hundreds to retirement homes :)
something exclusive during our Kickstarter campaign: Ily will host office hours every monday and thursday from 4p a 5p at the NY HQ so people can come experience Ily, and see for themselves how close we are to shipping
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looks awesome
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How does this match up to something that we already have - Skype on a tablet and/ or mobile phone.
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