Hey everyone, we have a big surprise! Father’s Day is less than a week away, so in honor of all the dads out there, we’re hosting our first giveaway! All you need to do is leave a comment telling us why your husband (or dad) is “calm, cool and connected” and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a new Nokia E71X - the thinnest smartphone yet.
It’s the perfect gift for the professional dad who wants to combine his personal and business life. It has all the “business” tools, like corporate email and document viewing, and all the cool “personal” features like a music player, 3.2 megapixel camera and video share capability. I’ve been trying one out for the last few weeks and I have to admit, my husband has been dropping some major hints that he wouldn’t mind having one for Father’s Day. (Too bad employees aren’t eligible to win. Sorry honey!)
I even took a few minutes to give a mini-review. Check it out!
Standard usage rates apply, depending on your plan. See att.com/mediaterms for terms & conditions.
Now do you want one?
Here’s how to enter:
1) Just leave a comment here and tell us how your dad (or husband) is “calm, cool and connected.” Please be sure that your email address is accurate in your comment so that we can contact you if you win!
2) You can also enter by writing a post on your blog explaining how your dad is “calm, cool and connected.” Just be sure to leave a comment here linking to your post so we know where to find it.
This sweepstakes runs from today, June 15, 2009 to Thursday, June 18, 2009 and is only open to individuals who, at the time of entry deadline, are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years or older; one entry per person. The winner will be notified on Friday, June 19.
Click here to read the official rules.
Good luck!
creolesugar says:
June 15, 2009 at 10:45 am
My dad, a former U.S. Army Ranger, is calm, cool, and collected because when I got hit by a drunk driver’s car in California and dragged for ~60ft, he drove all the way from Oregon right away. He quickly got out a press release to the newspapers and news stations on TV. He even found an investigation team full of fellow comrades (military vets) that caught the hit-and-run driver within a week! He found me a lawyer (a former paratrooper) and has been there for me more than anyone else in my life. This happened two days before Christmas in 2007, so it was a stressful time. However, he came to my rescue out of all my relatives to handle business like a true soldier and veteran should. I love you, Daddy!
Busy Mom says:
June 15, 2009 at 10:52 am
My husband has an ancient phone he won’t give up. He’s a teacher, so I can’t always call him during the day. But, he has no idea when he receives a text on his current phone and less of an idea how to send texts, so we’re working on that.
He’s always calm and cool, and this phone would really help us with the “connected” part.
Thanks!
Mj says:
June 15, 2009 at 11:04 am
My father has been interested in a smartphone forever now and he is the epitome of cool calm and connected. I think he would love the e71 because he is a huge nokia fan and having a smartphone will help him keep organized for work. He is a contractor and he has been meaning to get something to be able to keep connected with his customers, and be able to do it in a cool way. Now he can bring his excel documents with him WHEREVER he goes!
SarahR says:
June 15, 2009 at 11:31 am
My husband is calm, cool and connected but a new phone would certainly help him be even more so!
KimS says:
June 15, 2009 at 11:55 am
If our baby knew how to type, he’d say that his daddy is C-cubed … calm, cool, and connected. Being first-time parents, we had no idea what to expect. Not only did my husband help me through a surprise C-section he never missed a beat keeping his business running smoothly and his employees employed through the recession. He’s a dedicated father, loving husband, and supportive boss.
Donna says:
June 15, 2009 at 12:02 pm
My Husband is so NOT connected and it is tearing us apart. He’s a farmer and sells hay but when his customers call I have to drive to the farm and walk around any of the fields to find him and relay the message or if necessary I will have him use MY cell phone to return a call. He won’t spend the money on himself but if he won the phone I know he would love it.
Shels says:
June 15, 2009 at 12:04 pm
My husband is a Computer Technician/Sys Administrator and he already carries an obsolete AT&T phone. He is such a sweetie and always so busy helping everyone else he has never taken the time to set up his phone properly or to enjoy its features – he is cool, calm and connected for sure but could be oh – soooo much more…
Sean says:
June 15, 2009 at 1:05 pm
My dad is calm, cool, and collected because he’s over in Iraq right now in 115 degree weather and he still maintains a blog everyday since he’s been over there. Check it out for yourself…http://larry-armyredux.blogspot.com/
tuesday says:
June 15, 2009 at 1:57 pm
My husband is calm cool and collected because that is the way he is wired! He is rational, thinks before he acts and is a great Dad and husband.
He would love this phone though, his is broken and he is using my other slightly less broken 4 year old phone!
tuesdayef (at) aol dot com
Dawn @ My Home Sweet Home says:
June 15, 2009 at 2:26 pm
My hubby is the “calm, cool, and connected” father of eight children. He does a wonderful job of staying connected to them, including the one who is away at college. He could do it even better with this awesome phone. The kids are bringing him into the world of texting, which is a great way to stay connected to your kids with phones (and we have three of those).
Arianne from To Think Is To Create says:
June 15, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Love this phone and would love to win! Thanks ladies
My dad is a lawyer and has to be calm cool and collected just to get through work each day. I so admire his zen qualities.
Linda D says:
June 15, 2009 at 2:34 pm
My husband is calm, cool, and collected because he quit smoking and has started exercising after his two heart attacks. He has a stressful job in the construction industry and they have asked him not to make any personal phone calls on the company cell phone (seriously).
A personal cell phone with excellent range would be helpful for his hunting and camping trips, as well as his days out on the golf range with our son.
This includes free service, right?
admin says:
June 15, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Hi Linda – Sorry, service is not included.
Nora says:
June 15, 2009 at 3:09 pm
This is a fun contest!
My dad is…
… calm because he meditates by doing yoga every morning before work, enjoys a few moments with nature each day by making sure the bird feeders and bird baths are filled and ready for visitors, and takes a walk around his bamboo garden.
… cool because he’s in a band at the age of 59 which still plays shows on a monthly basis. He takes my mom on fun road trips, dates and trips not to mention he plays Wii like it’s nobody’s business.
… connected because he’s on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter which is, in my opinion, a tad unusual for a 59 year old man. He’s also incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to all things technology related: wireless internet and networks, digital cameras and much more.
Thanks for the opportunity to enter the contest!
Clyde Ross says:
June 15, 2009 at 3:21 pm
My dad deserves a new smartphone because he’s so calm, cool, and collected that when his nextel started messing up last month for the millionth time in the last 2 years, he didn’t take it to the Sprint store and jam it up the clerk’s… Sorry, I got a little carried away. But he really does need the smartphone to get him out of that other company. Thanks for the new phone dudes!!!
Therese says:
June 15, 2009 at 4:40 pm
My Hubby is Calm and Cool, not sure about connected. He is Calm and Cool because he handles a lot. I work from home while taking care of our son so I do not clean, cook and really do not have a domestic bone in my body, he cooks, cleans, does all the handy work, like he just put up recess cans in the kitchen and is putting up our pool now and to the kids he is still the cool one to our 10, 6 and 16 months old, if there is a movie outing they want it to be with him. He takes everything in stride and most importantly deals with myself who can be a bit over the top while doing it all.
Hey Jude says:
June 15, 2009 at 7:21 pm
My husband is cool and calm … but connected? I don’t think so! I’d love to bring him into the 21st century!
latte_girl says:
June 16, 2009 at 9:27 am
My dad is extremely calm when it comes to raising his two daughters. So many ways I could explain how and why my dad is cool. He enjoys life and embraces life. It is so cool (in my eyes) that he does things that make him happy. I think a lot of people are so busy with life they forget that we need to take time for themselves. He enjoys his hobbies including fixing up the house, traveling, and collecting antiques. He stays connected with the important people in his life. He is probably the least tech savvy person you’ll ever meet but recently he has been open to trying new technologies. He now knows how to text message, email from his phone, and sending picture emails from his phone. I think this device will help him continue to learn about the functionality of mobile technology (and I’m sure he’ll love sending me videos from his travels around the world!)
Emily says:
June 16, 2009 at 10:23 am
My dad is calm, cool and connected and blows me away with his adoption of technology at his age (69). He blogs, uploads videos and is active on Facebook. He stays in touch with family and friends across the world and could really use a smart phone just like this to enable him to be “on” wherever he travels.
Josh says:
June 16, 2009 at 11:08 am
My Dad is new to the connected part, but he has gone all out by getting wireless internet and mobile phones. He was even blogging for a while, maybe if he wins this he will start twitter too.
Carolyn says:
June 16, 2009 at 12:51 pm
My Husband is calm, cool, connected…mostly connected as he is in love with his phone. Typical of the male gene, he dives in to anything technologically related.
This is a great contest, love the site.
Rebecca says:
June 16, 2009 at 3:48 pm
My husband is calm, cool, and connected…since he works for a company that follows the sun, he is always on his smartphone and it shows! I would love to hand him a new phone and say don’t forget to be smart about staying in touch with your family, too!
Chris says:
June 16, 2009 at 4:08 pm
My dad is clam, cool, connected because I own a Blackberry from AT&T and my dad has a free crappy phone and he loves cell phones. So I feel sorry for him and I want to take this opportunity to give my dad a phone that he always been talking about!
Lisa says:
June 16, 2009 at 4:13 pm
My husband is calm, cool and connected. Calm, because he can take care of anything and not let it get to him. Cool because not only is he always freezing, because I’m *so* hormonal and have to have the A/C as low as I can get it, but also because he loves the newest gadget that’s out there and he is also connected because he connects with me in a way that no one else has. He knows me better than I know myself sometimes and loves me, in spite of all my faults. He would get a huge kick out of this phone for Father’s Day. Thanks for the opportunity to win one!
daouglas says:
June 16, 2009 at 4:19 pm
my dad is cool but connected? haha he still has one of the first razrs he is to stubborn to get another phone cbecause he said they cost to much! so he has alot of bizzness right now and i wana get him a new fone to help him out! i need to win!
Michele says:
June 16, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Yes! My husband is definitely calm, cool and connected.
Calm – despite our very chaotic and busy life with two working parents and three kids under 8, my husband is the buoy that keeps us all afloat. When I’m going off on one my my tirades (ok…it’s not THAT many!), he’s the picture of calmness as he swoops in the save me and the kids.
Cool – does it count that my husband is 40 and just took up a hobby DJ-ing? Some call it a mid-life crisis, we think it’s cool. Besides, who doesn’t love hearing old school hip hop?
Connected – if it weren’t for my iPhone and his cellphone, my husband and I might never connect! Kidding, of course, but the reality is that our busy lives sometimes means we have to rely of text messaging to get things done, or even say “I love you.” Of course, he has to rely on an the traditional telephone keypad to text me, which makes for a lot of misspellings and miscommunication, so needless to say the Nokia E71X, will help us with that!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Travis says:
June 16, 2009 at 5:08 pm
My dad is cool and calm but not quite sure about the connected part..
My father is someone to be proud of, He always seems to put himself before others. My family and I all have updated, cool phones but however my dad does not. I think he has like the first Razor that came out, they were cool then but now??? Not so sure…=/
I think it would be nice, really nice for my father to get a little something back in return for what he offers and gives to others. He truly is someone to be proud of during these times and i know that he deserves it, its time he is returned a favor!
This opportunity is absolutely great, Thanks AT&T
Travis W!
Briana says:
June 16, 2009 at 5:30 pm
My dad is calm, cool, and collected because he has been there and done that so not much fazes him anymore!
Two Lines On a Stick says:
June 16, 2009 at 5:47 pm
I would love to win this for my husband. He is definitely the calm and cool one in our family! We have a very feisty two-year-old daughter and my emotions are always running high… so he is our rock and I am so thankful for him. He loves to be connected and uses his cell phone constantly, but it’s rather outdated. This would be a great surprise for him!
Carolyn says:
June 16, 2009 at 5:59 pm
My dad is so calm, cool, and connected that he actually directed me to this site via Twitter! He has always been a tech-oriented guy and influenced my brother and I to enter into related job fields. We can only thank him for keeping us so up-to-date and helping us figure out what we love to do. It would only be perfectly ironic if I would be able to win this slick, slim, and stylish new phone for him.
TDC says:
June 16, 2009 at 6:11 pm
My dad is calm sometimes but he’s not really too cool or connected. This phone could definitely help him with that.
Ruby Butler says:
June 16, 2009 at 7:01 pm
My name is Ruby Butler. I am a 1-year-old stray puppy who was thrown from a truck window into my Daddy’s yard. I slept under his porch for a couple of weeks before I finally gained the courage to go up to him.
He is the best Daddy in the world. He is calm, cool, and totally collected. He buys me great toys, and gives me a bath once a week in my Mom’s Aveda shampoo, and even when Mom yells at him for using her expensive Aveda shampoo, my Dad stays calm, cool, and collected. He even made me my own Facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1011555071
My Dad loves AT&T and was a Cingular/ bellsouth customer for years and years! Please choose my Daddy as most calm, cool, and collected!
Valerie says:
June 16, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Oh how fun! My hubby is sooooo calm, cool, collected!
We’ve got baby number 3 on the way and he’s been a dream taking the other two children off my hands so I can nap. It’s been such a blessing to see him put in the extra effort when I know he’s had a long day at work too.
Seriously, he deserves a fun toy like this for himself!
Angela Shipe says:
June 16, 2009 at 8:34 pm
I am a hopeless romantic and head over heels in love with my husband Kevin. He is a man of character who understands commitment and does more than His share to make His family feel safe and secure. His sense of humor and support hold me up when I can’t do it myself. I adore Him. I am so thankful He came into my life, for if He hadn’t, I’m sure I never would have known the kind of happiness He has brought into my life. I cherish Him.
Colton says:
June 16, 2009 at 8:58 pm
My Daddy-
Hi, I am 7 years old. Soon to be 8. I would like to say that my dad is Calm, Cool and Connected like all the other dads who have been written about, But that is not always true. Sometimes he is hot, not so cool and hard to get connected to. He works a lot. He works hard and he seems always busy. He works so that he can get me and my mommy nice things and so that we can live comfortably. Lately, I keep hearing about this recession thing going on… and my dad seems nerveous about it. My daddy has a phone, but it’s really just the most inexpensive they had in the store. He carries it merely in case there is an emergency where me or my mommy need to get ahold of him. I don’t have a lot of money, although I do save my pennies, I would love to give him a very special gift just from me. If I could give him a new phone, that I did something to work for it…. he would be so proud. Then my daddy would be just like the other daddy’s who deserve this phone too…. CALM, COOL AND CONNECTED!!!!!
C-
Yuri says:
June 16, 2009 at 9:49 pm
My dad is not always calm, cool, and collected. He needs a new phone to stay cool. He needs a new phone to keep track of my bro to stay calm. He needs a new phone so that he can stay collected, when his 14 month old nephew(my Son) gets his hands on the old one. :0
Susan says:
June 17, 2009 at 5:53 am
My husband is calm, cool and connected.
Unfortunately, his company went bankrupt and he has been out of a job. However,he has been calm and cool about finding a new one. His profession is in aviation, so needs to be calm to do his job. Since he has been home, he has enjoyed spending the time with his family and being a cool dad! His goal is to get a new cell phone once he gets a job. He really needs to upgrade his phone, because it doesn’t always work the greatest. So, he could benefit from a new phone and not miss any phone calls especially if it is a call for a job! He could be better connected with an updated phone! He does stay connected to the internet but would love it on his phone!
Ellie Murphy says:
June 17, 2009 at 12:39 pm
my dad works really hard and has to have a cell phone for work. money’s really tight right now and we can’t always afford what we want or need. Dad’s phone is on the fritz and doesn’t work right anymore. He’s so cool, he calls me on my cell phone to tell me what song he is listening to like what’s on AT 40 with Ryan Seacrest. I can always get a hold of my dad, and that’s really important because when I’m at school I’m almost on the other side of the country.
Jason O'Neill says:
June 17, 2009 at 8:01 pm
My dad works as a food broker selling stuff to Costco. It is such a COOL job. We get all kinds of free samples to try. He is CALM around our family since he gets his frustrations out on stupid people at work. At least once a week, he is on a long conference call for work so he is definitely CONNECTED. His company buys his electronics for work so he doesn’t need a new phone but if he won because of my entry, he would give it to me. All I have so far is a cheap pay-as-you-go phone. Well, I’m only 13 so I guess I can’t complain but I have my own business so that should count for something. PICK ME.
hminnesota says:
June 18, 2009 at 6:16 am
DH is not any of the three Cs. Can I still enter? I am all three Cs on the contratry and that’s why we are still together!. He has been wanting a new phone since a long time, and will be very happy to receive it.thanks
Emma says:
June 18, 2009 at 9:45 am
My Dad leaves me messages like “luv u” and special sayings…plus he needs a phone he can read. I love his texts and that’s how we STAY CONNECTED when I’m at school or practice.
amber says:
June 18, 2009 at 4:09 pm
My dad is cool calm and collected because he loves technology. He gets giddy over new cellphones, laptops, and video game consoles. He’s even on Myspace and Twitter!
I get a kick out of it. He’s still very much a dad who is responsible and has taught my sister and I to respect others and to follow our dreams, but he can be a real goofball too. He’ll even stop and ask for directions when were lost! 
When my sister and I were young he used to turn scary situations into fun ones. One year the electricity went out during a thunderstorm, so he got candles, stick, and marshmallows and we roasted marshmallows and camped out on the living room floor! 
My dad rules!
He would go nuts over this phone! He’s been drooling over the new smartphones for the past few months.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!
Amber
shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com