When Shane and I were house hunting I literally almost bought a home based solely on the fact that it had a working 1970's intercom system. Ever since I was a kid, I thought it would be so cool to push a button instead of screaming and yelling for someone in another part of the house to hear you. As I mom, I feel like 87% of my time is yelling for kids to come or trying to yell a message down to them when they are in the bowels of the basement playing. When the good people at Nucleus contacted me about reviewing their intercom system I JUMPED at the chance! I get to have an intercom and I don't have to live in a orangey house by the freeway that smells like cat pee.
I also get to feel like Oprah for a teeny tiny second because I get to giveaway a set to one of you!
This. Thing. Is. Awesome. Not only can I (calmly) ask my kids to come upstairs when I need them, it connects to Alexa so I can ask it questions and play music whenever I want!
My kids are obsessed and their initial reaction was priceless. They spent the first couple of days asking silly question to Alexa and giggling endlessly. My youngest's favorite feature is "Alexa, tell me a joke." It sure beats his made up knock knock jokes :)
Shane and I have also connected our phones. That means the kids can either call us or call and do a video chat or we can call home to do that. You can have grandparents add it to their phones as well! Okay, let's be honest.... YOU can add it to their phones.
If you are away from home, you can use the app to check on your home with the video button and see a live feed from any of the rooms that have a monitor.
We got the kit with two monitors. One for upstairs and one for down. The downstairs one is in the hallway in between the two bedrooms. I love that it came with the things you need to mount it to the wall (screws and even a little level!) and also a stand in case you want to prop it up on a counter or shelf. You guys, it is SUPER easy to set up! Plug it in and follow the on screen prompts. It has a touch screen and is really easy to use.
Here are some of the questions I had when I first heard about it. Maybe you are having the same thoughts.
Do I want to put something with a video function in my kid's bedroom? What if it gets hacked? Or what if I have one in my bedroom and someone calls when I am dressing? There is a privacy button on the home screen that will make it so you have to accept the call or "answer" it before it goes to the video chat. There is also a button on the top that switches the video shutter off so you can control when the video function can work and when to have it completely off.
This is amazing and the price is right.... but is there a monthly fee I have to worry about? Nope!!! No monthly fee! I think this is the best part :)
Is it going to be loud enough that my kids will actually hear me? Or will I still end up yelling at them? Yep! It is totally loud enough. I have even had my kids say "Mom! Don't talk so loud. We can hear you just fine!"
The only thing that would make this better, is if there was an outdoor one with a loud speaker so I could call my kids in from the backyard or neighbor's house ;)
So who is ready to win one?!? The winner will receive the same package I did with two monitors in black. Enter below using the Rafflecopter widget.
Must be 18 years or older to enter and a resident of the United States. The giveaway will run from May 15, 2017 until May 22, 2017. The winner will be picked via random.org and will be notified by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
I was given the product by Nucleus to review but the opinions and ideas were all my own.
This looks so cool. All of the different functions and ways to use it are amazing.
This thing looks super cool. My cousin's have an intercom and I always thought it was so neat. I love that you can be connected when you're not home, that would be nice!
I love the idea of having no monthly fee!
I like that it is always available to me in my cell phone.
I love that it's easy to install and that you can monitor from across the country. It sounds amazing!
What a great idea. It would great for our family
Love the fact that this is Alexa enabled!
I love the idea of everything being connected...these days you can never be too safe or connected to your family!!
I love all the functions of has, but the best is no monthly dues!
I love how modern it looks!!!! My kids will be on board for sure. :)
I travel a good bit and I love the ability to connect with the phone capability so that I can keep in touch with the grands and actually see them when they tell me how their week went. The zero monthly cost is a bonus!
I love the idea of having no monthly fee! Thanks for the opportunity!
I have an old school intercom in my current house that used until 3 months ago when it finally died. Having an intercom is a game changer. I am so happy you have yours back!!!!
Great idea
This looks like it would be fun to have
I would love not having to yell up the stairs! Our house has a broken intercom :(
THIS looks like a great intercom setup! A great gift idea, too!
We have been talking about getting like this. I like that is works with our existing phones and Alexa!
This would be awesome! I DO have a 70s intercom at my house, but it stopped working last year.
We have three levels in our home; this would make calling my kids (especially my hard-of-hearing one) much easier! Plus, with the video screen, there would be much less chance of them misunderstanding me.
I like that the Nucleus system for many reasons but love that there is no monthly fee!
My aunt live in California so I love the fact that I can stay connected to her all the way from North Carolina!!!
this is awesome!! would love to win this
This would be so awesome to have! My husband hates that I yell through the house for the kids?. Especially the kid in the basement...
Wow! What an amazing product! It is almost as if Nucleus created this with my family in mind! I have many health problems and have even been dead, (no pulse, no heartbeat, not breathing dead) when my husband arrived home on July 13, 2009. Thank goodness he knows CPR. He revived me and called the ambulance. On the way to the hospital they lost me a few times also. I spent 3 weeks in the ICU and came home on oxygen 24/7. Since then hubby worries if he calls and I don't answer. With this system he would be able to use his phone to check on me. It would really take a lot of his stress away and he might start to let go a little bit.
I am going to keep my fingers crossed tightly in hopes of winning this life changing product. Thank you and Nucleus for the chance to!
One thing I like about the nucleus home intercom is that it can move with you! We moved a lot in the past and it would be nice to have these features and not have it permanently built into the house!
Easy installation and no monthly fees are huge bonuses! Would love this!. Having one in the basement in my daughter's playroom would be so helpful.
Such an innovative idea!!
I love, love, love the mobile to home feature! How neat is that?!
I like that it works with Alexia!
Lots of neat functions!
Love the no monthly fee!!
This is a really cool gadget! We're always looking for affordable / easy ways to update the technology in our home, and this might be just the ticket!
I like that it will sync with Alexa!
It's so cool
Looks like a great system!
Our family lives in a 70's tri-level, although I call it a quad because we have one finished room in the basement. The intercom system would be such a handy piece of technology for our home. I do a lot of yelling, "It's time to eat!"
I love that there's no monthly fee to keep this great service going. I'm sure I don't need to tell you how many times a day I need to call one of my kids and they claim "I didn't hear you!"
I like that you can have it in your home or you can talk to people from anywhere. I would love to just see what is happening in every room of the house lol.
I love how it is Alexa enabled!
How cool would this be to keep up with a large household!!!
Love your kids asking for jokes! I would use this to tell my dog to stay off the couch... I know she's sneaking it when I'm upstairs!
I would LOVE this amazing monitor system. What a great idea to have an intercom system connect to our phones so we can keep track of our kids all the time!
This would be a dream to come true , when my husband comes home from work and spends his half an hour of quite time and yes I do try to give him his full 30 min. before I start dinner it would be so much easier to call him for dinner while it's still hot rather then having to call him 3 times and then walk to the computer room and give that glare that only a wife knows how to give her husband .
I already won your amazing book, so I know I'm pressing my luck here, but I just have to try! :) 5 kids, 3 stories in our house...this would be AMAZING!
Sounds great!
I love that we could use this on both levels of the house and there's no monthly fee. I also love that we could connect this with Google's Alexis. Seems like there are many things to love about the intercom system. :)
It looks easy to set up and I wouldn't need a phone to use it. I don't carry a cell phone.
I keep telling my husband that our next house will have an intercom! We are retired and when I want to talk to him, I have to run around the house to find him. Usually by the time I finally find him, I've forgotten what I wanted to talk to him about.
LOVE! I could SO use one of these with my growing family! Soooo jealous of yours!
all it takes is one touch to video call
This product is so neat. My little family needs this!!!
We are just moving into a new house with a finished basement that will be the kids' territory and this would be amazing!
i love i can monitor on my phone and no monthly fees
This would be super fun, especially for calling the husband.
I love the app for viewing when I'm away from home! Help me keep an eye on the pups
This looks wonderful! I love how simple it looks to use, and it looks like it would be so perfect to connect the kids with their grandparents even more!
I love that it connects to Alexa!
I love the fact that I can use it with my cell phone! How cool!
I love that you can Play music, control smart devices,
start a call, all with your voice.
Not yell for the kids???? WOW - that would be awesome.
orangey & cat pee.....hahahaha
I learned all you need to install is a drill and screwdriver. A level, wood screws and anchors are included with each Nucleus device.
I really love the fact that the Nucleus Intercom company is like a close knit family. I like to invest in a product made by a company that will stand behind their products and be there when you need them. This intercom system looks fabulous and with a new little baby, this would be such a wonderful system to have for our home. Thank you for such a lovely giveaway opportunity!
I'm glad this is so easy to install as I'm not a computer genius..
innovative, perfect for a house with kids (i hate yelling also), and no monthly fee a;most unheard of, thanks for the chance xx
I like the mobile to home app, and the no monthly fees.
We lived in a house that had intercom and we had speakers outside so we used it a lot to get music on the patio. This is so much better. Thanks for the opportunity to enter.
The fact that I don't have to be home but can control items in the home is awesome!
Love that I can tell it what to do without having to press any buttons. This is essential especially in a home with five people. You are always cooking, cleaning or playing and hands free is a great idea!
I want this! So cool. We had an old skool intercom when I was growing up.
So excited! This is just ehat I need. I am currently looking for a new system that has a video monitor. And after a weekend of being texted by my daughter while she was sick in her bedroom, this is looking very exciting. And how cool would I look to my kiddo.
Love that I can stay in contact with my daughter and also use it to stay in touch with my mother as she ages. Also love the Alexa connection.
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Yes this would be way better than me kicking the basement stair wall to get the attention when people are downstairs.
I like being able to connect within your household and the privacy button, but great to connect with family outside your home
I love that it moves with you.
I love that it has a mobile app option! Nothing like doing things on the go!
How nice would to be to be able to play music with Alexa - and save a trip upstairs to call the kids for dinner! ?
No fee and safety for my family, i like it
I love that this can be used Home to Home and Mobile to Home as well!
Wow, I want this for my family. Thanks for this awesome giveaway!
This is awesome! I love how families can stay connected. :)
This looks fantastic! The idea of no longer having to yell up the stairs or hear "what'd you say?" or "huh?" sounds amazing!
So awesome!!! I would love to not scream to my kids whenever I need them❤
It can be powered via POE, which is pretty cool for our older house that has few electrical outlets. I'm not an electrician, but I can definitely run ethernet cable.
I love the fact you can add grandparents or others and the 2 monitors are a selling point for me. Being able to see a live stream view is a must.
I love that I can call and check on kids when I'm not home!
I would love to not have to yell!
Love how simple it is to connect!
Dying for a new intercom system. I have one that is totally archaic and doesn't even work!
Love the idea of having an intercom and having no monthly fee's is so awesome. There's just so much to love about this.
I like that you can communicate with family members outside of the home as well
I love that you can connect with people at home or anywhere across the country!
I love that it's totally customizable!....the safety features are pretty boss too!
Sounds great.I'm getting old. If I win, I'll have a child to set it up for me.
I love that there are no monthly fees and it connects with Alexa!
I love that I can see what my children are doing in there play room
OMG this looks so great!! Would LOVE to have one for my split level.
I've been looking for an intercom system!! I yell soooooo much! LOL!
I would like it to use to keep track of my parents. They both have health issues. Mom has dementia & I'm always worried about her going outside & disappearing on a walk or something. This way I can watch both of them & they can reach me quickly if needed. Dad has COPD & they would need help for that too. I could always use it in my house too, but I'd probably just use it to get my son's attention when I need him for something. Yelling takes care of that too!
I love that you can communicate easily, the ease of seeing and communicating is great when I'm away from home and need to see my children. LOVE IT!
I love that it's available via my phone...how rad!
I love that you can use Alexa on it.
I love that you can play music, control smart devices, start a call - all with your voice.
I love that you can stay connected with your family. We have teenagers and this would be great to have! I also love that it works right with your mobile phone. Super Easy!
This is so neat!!! Thanks for sharing at the Monday Funday Link Party. - Emily