thanks! I am also looking at ooma
If you break your ooma device or it stops working then what will you do? Does ooma replace a device that fails, just poops out?
So you pay $149 up front forooma then you pay nothing except each month taxes you pay on a copper land line too. For me this would be about $3.50 a month.
I see ooma units on ebay lower than $149.
I’ve had the Ooma for a couple years now, with no problems. IIRC, there’s a one-year warranty.
We have the premium service, for an extra $100/year. That gives us unlimited long-distance (N.America), and more extra features than I know what to do with. One handy feature: you can check your voice mail from your e-mail. This allows you to sort through the messages and play them back (or not) in any order you chose.
Ooma uses some special software, which makes it superior to cheaper competitors. For instance, it prioritizes the phone data, so you get perfect call quality, even if you’re streaming a HD movie at the same time.
I paid over $200 for my Ooma, and figure it paid for itself in about 4 months. (Mainly because of the savings on long distance calls.)