A phone that does one thing — and does it well.
Smalltalk is a screen-free home phone on its own private network. Your child talks to the people you approve — and setup takes minutes, right from the app.
A closed network, by design
Smalltalk isn't a regular phone line. Each phone has its own 7-digit Smalltalk number, and your child can only reach — and be reached by — the contacts you approve in the app.
There's no public number and no open line to the outside world. Unknown callers simply can't get through.
You're on that network too. The parent app has its own Smalltalk number, so your child can dial you from the handset and you can call them back from the app — every call still checked against the contacts, schedules and locks you set.
About emergency calls: Smalltalk Service runs on a private network and cannot be used to call 911 or other public emergency numbers. Keep a phone that can reach 911 available in your home.
Minutes, and one temporary cable
No computer and no complicated wiring — just the app, your Wi-Fi, and the setup cable that comes in the box.
Scan the base
Point the app's camera at the barcodes on the bottom of the phone. That's how we match this exact phone to your account — or type the codes in by hand.
Enter your Wi-Fi
Type your home Wi-Fi name and password into the app. This gets your phone's settings ready — securely, behind the scenes.
Plug in the setup cable
Connect the phone to your router with the included cable, just for a few minutes. It powers on, pulls its settings, and joins your Wi-Fi. This is a one-time setup cable — not how the phone lives.
Give it a moment
The phone boots and connects. We wait until it actually reports back online — no guessing — which usually takes under a minute. Name the phone while you wait.
Unplug both cables
Once it's confirmed online, unplug the Ethernet cable from the back of the Smalltalk phone — that's the last you'll need it. The power adapter comes out of the wall and travels with the phone; all it needs at the other end is a socket.
Take it to their room
The moment it stops being a gadget you set up and becomes theirs.
Carry the phone to where your child will actually use it — anywhere in your home with power and Wi-Fi — and plug the power back in. Then dial the number the app gives you: it answers, and that's the first call ever made on their phone.
Moving house later? Redo these steps from Settings, under Wi-Fi network — you won't need to scan the base again.
Built for small hands
A real handset your child picks up and talks into — compact, sturdy, and easy to keep clean.
Light and compact
About 350 grams and small enough for little hands. Sits on a desk or mounts on a wall.
Clear HD sound
A wideband HD handset makes voices sound warm and natural — easy for kids to hear.
Hearing-aid friendly
Hearing-aid compatible, so it works comfortably for more kids and family members.
Easy to keep clean
An antimicrobial casing helps resist germs on a phone that gets handled by sticky little fingers.
The people who matter don't need a Smalltalk phone
Grandparents, aunts, uncles and close friends get their own Smalltalk number your child can dial. No hardware, no phone plan, and they never pay.
Being in your village gives someone a number, not a way in — you still add them to each child's contact list yourself.
Start with their number
Pick the 7-digit number your child will grow up knowing — check it's free here, and claim it when you choose a plan.