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A landline. Only Reimagined for 2026

A family phone.
Before a smartphone.

Two teenagers enjoying calls on cordless Grandstream WP826 handsets at home.
A real phone. Real connection.For the calls that turn into hours.

For you, it’s a familiar landline. Except this time, your phones use Doorman: open-source software that runs on a tiny computer in your home and answers your phone like a receptionist. Familiar numbers can ring through; unknown callers meet your household’s front desk—the Doorman—so your household’s rules help make room for the calls you want. Put Doorman to work setting phone curfews for the kids, playing premium audiobooks, and keeping Grandma just a phone call away.

Doorman is a little like a party in a box. Free, kid-friendly podcasts, shared party-line story time with friends, and detective games are coming soon. Complete audiobooks are available now for eligible signed-in US family accounts. You can even route late calls from “the new boyfriend” to the phone in your room. Hypothetically speaking.

The kids can get a smartphone one day. Just maybe a bit later. Doorman gives the whole family another way to have some wholesome fun on a phone. You choose which callers ring through, and your phone hub can play hours of entertaining audio for little minds.

Big Powers. Tiny Bill. Your household’s rules.

Choose the current DIY setup or explore the planned kit →

A phone they can make their own

More imagination. Less scrolling.

Simple plans. Room to grow.

Pick up something wonderful

Big Moments,
Small World

Start with a conversation. We’re building the stories, games, and extras that turn a familiar phone into a family favorite.

Four children lying on their bellies in a semicircle, listening to a speakerphone beside an open picture book. Picture-book StoryBox · planned

Story time. Just add a dial tone.

Open a picture book. Gather around. Our call-in-book idea brings a story to the whole room, one page at a time.

A peek at story time
Two children chatting on cordless phones from separate rooms across a hallway. Room2Room calling

Less yelling. More room service.

Call upstairs for dinner or ring the kitchen for a snack. Bring the fun of a hotel stay with friends into everyday life at home.

See how Room2Room works
A mother and child enjoy drawing together beside an idle Grandstream WP826 on their kitchen table.

Call filtering · Free and built into Doorman · No account required

Your phone now has a front desk.

Familiar numbers ring through.
Unfamiliar callers meet the lobby.

Doorman integrates with your phonebook and contacts. You pick who gets to ring the phone, when it rings, and how to handle unknown numbers. Unknown callers can hear a greeting and dial an extension or PIN. You can offer voicemail to some callers and dismiss other unknown callers without taking a message.

Give each handset its own extension and voicemail. Teenagers can share their extension or PIN with friends to let them ring their phone directly.

Coming soon: connect ChatGPT or Claude to our MCP server to help set up your household’s rules.

This is call filtering that actively follows your household’s rules.

Caller ID can be faked. A matching number can skip the lobby, and anyone with a valid extension can ring its handset. Your configured rules decide what happens without input.

See the front desk handle a call

Dialing games · coming soon

Press a button.
Start an adventure.

Say-it-out-loud puzzles. Choose-your-path stories. The kind of fun that ends with “you have to try this.”

Explore the possibilities

Hear it for yourself

Call Us, Maybe?

Call a real Doorman. Choose a short Storyline sample, hear a guided front-desk demonstration, or reach support. No app or account is needed to call.

Call +1 945-202-8367 About the live demo

THE DOORMAN DEMO LINE

Storyline · Demo · Support

One number. Three ways to explore.

  1. Press 1 for a short Storyline sample.
  2. Press 2 for the guided front-desk demo.
  3. Press 3 for help and support.

Support asks a short math question first. Live support hours are Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm Central; outside those hours, leave a voicemail. Press * to repeat the menu. Your usual phone-provider charges may apply.

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All the little extras.
One open door.

Audiobooks, monthly collections and Basic cloud backups are available to eligible signed-in US accounts. New accounts are open to eligible US adults. Hardware, games and interactive stories are planned.

Your first Doorman

A ready-to-use phone hub. A handset you’ll love. A place in your home.

Planned · orders not open

Stories on the line

119 complete audiobooks and seven monthly collections for your phone.

Available · eligible US accounts

Games worth dialing

Word puzzles, silly challenges, and adventures you choose.

Planned · not for sale

Make something for Doorman

Explore the open-source pack format and ideas for your own phone.

Explore the documentation

A smarter way to spend

Really Big Fun.
Really Small Bill.

House2House calls have no Doorman calling charge over a private network you manage. A regular phone line for about $3.84 a month in our calling example. Protection from telemarketers included. Start with a phone hub and a handset, then add the extras you want.

Work out your break-even point

Doorman

$3.84 / month*

$0 in Doorman calling charges over your own private network. About $3.84 with a US phone line and 300 minutes of calls. No paid Doorman account required.

Ooma Premier

$9.99 / month*

Ooma Premier adds call filtering. Plus local taxes & fees and hardware.

Doorman vs Ooma ↗

Tin Can Party Line

$9.99 / month*

Call Grandma’s cell or home phone. Tin Can-to-Tin Can calling is free.

Doorman vs Tin Can ↗

*Doorman examples: free House2House calls use your own network. The phone-line example uses Telnyx’s US starting rates with 300 minutes/month (70% outgoing, 30% incoming), number rental and emergency service: about $3.84/month before taxes and fees. Usage and destination rates change the total. Hardware, internet and optional extras are separate; our provisional $190 system is not yet available to order.

*US list prices checked October 15, 2026. Hardware and other costs apply. Compare phones, features and complete costs.

Start free. Add more when you need it.

A free account.
Room to grow.

Your account starts at $0, with no hosted backup storage included. Local call filtering needs no paid plan. Phone-provider service and optional extras have their own prices.

Free

$0 forever

$0 account fee. Phone service is separate.

  • Account & phonebook tools
  • Buy and re-download packs
  • Local backups; no hosted storage
Create Free Account

Plus

Planned

Planned standard price: $48 / year

$24 / year

More room to look back.

  • 55 encrypted cloud backups
  • Choose your backup schedule
  • Priority email support
Explore planned Plus

Business

Let’s talk

A plan for something bigger.

  • Needs beyond household limits
  • Setup and support by arrangement
  • A conversation about your needs
Discuss your needs

New accounts are open to eligible US adults. Basic is available for eligible signed-in US accounts at $12/year plus tax, renewing annually until canceled. Plus and Business are planned. Audiobooks are sold separately; hardware and games are not for sale. Phone-provider charges are separate. A paid account is optional for the phone’s local features. Read the refund and cancellation policy.

Your next step is free

Make room for good things.

Start with your account. Pick your phone when you’re ready. A ready-to-use system is on the way—or your phone hub can live on a cute little Raspberry Pi.

Explore the hardware