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Ooma is a free or at least cheap home phone service that deserves a bigger advertising budget. It's better than Magic Jack, Skype, Vonage and every other VoIP home phone service, but it's a secret that most consumers are yet to discover. Despite it's low profile there were almost 100,000 subscribers to the service at the end of '09. What's Different About the Ooma Phone Service?The company's business model is unique amongst residential home phone service providers. 1. Subscribers are able to make free online phone calls to any location in the U.S.1
2. Instead of a monthly subscription users purchase an Ooma phone - the latest model is the Telo. Apart from an annual $12 regulatory surcharge that's it! There is an optional Premier Subscription.2 The first year's subscription includes either the porting of an existing number or an additional cordless handset. 3. There are no contracts binding subscribers to the service. 4. Unlike Magic Jack, Skype ... there is no requirement for a PC to use the service. 5. Phone calls can be made via standard corded or cordless phones - no headsets required. 6.Voice quality is far better than any other cheap residential phone service. It's comparable or better than the quality of a fixed line service. 7.Unlike nearly every other Internet phone service, it's possible to send faxes online. Bundled FeaturesThe free home phone service includes features and options that compare favorably with any landline phone service:
Users of the Vonage phone service should take a serious look at this alternative as they approach the end of their contract. Ooma TeloThe Telo is a second generation phone. It incorporates an innovative technology3 that's responsible for crystal clear voice quality even under sub-optimal Internet conditions. Up to four Ooma cordless dual use phones can be used with the system. In addition it has two RJ45 jacks enabling connections with the Internet and or a home network. It also has two RJ11 phone jacks that permit existing corded or cordless phones to be connected. Most subscribers elect to connect their existing phones to the Telo. Telo UpdatesThe Telo is at the start of it's product life cycle. New capabilities are continuously being added via automatic software updates. The 2010 updates include:
SummaryUsing an online phone service is one of the easiest ways to save money and Ooma is the pick of the crop. In the past many expressed reservations because they couldn't see how a company could survive providing free online phone calls. It's less of a concern today because the company has added complimentary income generating services. Either way most subscribers are unconcerned. In the worst case they are able to recover an investment in a Telo phone within a month or two. Thereafter it's a free home phone service. 1 Up to 5,000 minutes per month i.e. 83 hours of chat. Calls to overseas destinations are additional, but very cheap. 2 Premier Subscription Includes: - The ability to make or take two simultaneous phone calls. - Privacy protection - blocking calls from numbers on a database of black listed numbers. - Multi-Ring - answer calls on different phones and or forward to a cell phones. - Message screening as a caller leaves a message. - A second number anywhere in the U.S. with it's own distinctive ring. 3 PureVoiceTM Related Reviews and ArticlesPrepaid Home Phone Service - most VoIP phone service providers offer a prepaid service. They are rapidly becoming the default residential home phone service. Best Skype Cordless VoIP Phones - We've found the best Skype cordless phone - look no further. iPhone Tips and Tricks - get more from your free Skype download. Best Skype Cordless Phone - Skype headphones are adequate, but a decent Skype cordless phone is essential to get the best out of the Skype phone service. Skype Video Phone - use a high quality Skype video phone once and you will be hooked. No other cheap home phone service can match Skype video conferencing. VoIP home phone service - the challenge is to find the best voice over IP provider to meet your specific requirements. Broadband Internet Phone Service VoIP - so why hasn't everyone switched to a cheap home phone service? |
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