All you need is a broadband internet connection and you can Kiss your phone bill good-bye:
The Ooma service uses so-called Voice over Internet Protocol (or VOIP) technology to deliver calls to your existing phone using a broadband connection. Consumers need only to buy a $249 Ooma Hub (it was a hefty $399 when the service launched last year); all domestic calls are free. (Ooma charges a few pennies a minute for international calls to landlines and 20 to 30 cents a minute for overseas calls to mobile phones. Calls from Ooma box to Ooma box are free.)
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Replacing your phone service is, of course, just the start for Ooma. In some ways, calling is the Trojan horse to get the box in your house and then figure out other services to sell, like enhanced network security or kid-safe Web surfing.
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Replacing your phone service is, of course, just the start for Ooma. In some ways, calling is the Trojan horse to get the box in your house and then figure out other services to sell, like enhanced network security or kid-safe Web surfing.
One Year Later: Ooma by Michael Arrington
I’ve been a happy Ooma customer for a year now. I also use Vonage, and Ooma’s call quality is better and there are fewer problems in general. If I didn’t have one I’d buy one now.
I just ordered mine from Amazon for $203. I have been using Vonage for awhile and have been considering canceling it for awhile (and just using my cell phone) but I currently have a limited cell phone plan (because unlike so many people, I don’t feel a need to talk to someone every single minute of the day). I normally just use the cell phone if I am meeting someone or traveling. Otherwise, just leave a message, I don’t need to speak to you right now.
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