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[Mr.Pack]

Just ordered an Ooma Telo.

I've read a couple older threads, but wondering if anyone has any new experiences with it?

Got it for $99

 

[DSP]

Wtf is ooma telo?

 

[MaxThreshold]

No experience with that, but I use the OBi100 hooked up with my Google voice account.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Wtf is ooma telo?

Ooma Telo

 

[DSP]

Wtf is ooma telo?

Ooma Telo

You just buy this thing once and then can make calls forever?

 

[msommer]

Wtf is ooma telo?

Ooma Telo

You just buy this thing once and then can make calls forever?

As long as the device is connected to the internet

 

[DSP]

Wtf is ooma telo?

Ooma Telo

You just buy this thing once and then can make calls forever?

As long as the device is connected to the internet

So its basically skype?

 

[Andrew74]

I just got one so I have a "home phone". Pretty easy setup (save for some firewall tweaks). Voice quality was good on a cheap handset.

 

[Sarnoff]

No experience with that, but I use the OBi100 hooked up with my Google voice account.

Isn't Google Voice shutting this down in a couple of months?

 

[AAABatteries]

Do you not have a cell phone? Why the need for a home phone?

 

[Andrew74]

Do you not have a cell phone? Why the need for a home phone?

For me sometimes the kids are home solo and I'm not buying them a cell phone.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Do you not have a cell phone? Why the need for a home phone?

Wife needs to fax daily for her job and doesn't want to mess around with internet faxing.

For $3 or so a month, I can deal with this

 

[ArbyMelt]

I've had this,for 2 years - works great, just pay the 3 bucks a month for taxes.

Highly recommend.

 

[Ursa M]

It has an international capability too, dead cheap. I've been thinking about scrapping my Comcast phone and going with this.

 

[Drifter]

I have it as my primary phone at home. Works great.

 

[Sarnoff]

No experience with that, but I use the OBi100 hooked up with my Google voice account.

Isn't Google Voice shutting this down in a couple of months?

http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html

Latest Update from Obihai on 12/31/13: Click HereGoogle Sets the Date for the End of XMPP with Google Voice

Recently Google announced the end of support for XMPP based calling with Google Voice. This will happen on May 15, 2014 – that’s over 6 months from today. Since your OBi device uses XMPP to communicate with Google servers, the end of support will directly impact how your OBi device can be used with your Gmail account and its associated Google Voice phone number. Unfortunately, you will no longer be able to use the Google Voice communication service to make calls using the phone connected to your OBi device. Also, the ability to receive calls to your Google Voice number, directly from Google’s service, will not be possible.

Fortunately, your OBi device may be used with many Internet phone service providers – all providing very low-cost calling to the USA, Canada and almost every country in the world. Most offer subscriptions and pay-as-you-go plans starting from $1.30 per month (including E911) and rates starting at 1 cent per minute to the USA and Canada. The OBiTALK web portal can be used to easily configure an account from any of these services on your OBi. Of course, OBi-to-OBi calls, using the OBi number printed on the device, remain completely free.

 

[MaxThreshold]

No experience with that, but I use the OBi100 hooked up with my Google voice account.

Isn't Google Voice shutting this down in a couple of months?

http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html

Latest Update from Obihai on 12/31/13: Click HereGoogle Sets the Date for the End of XMPP with Google Voice

Recently Google announced the end of support for XMPP based calling with Google Voice. This will happen on May 15, 2014 – that’s over 6 months from today. Since your OBi device uses XMPP to communicate with Google servers, the end of support will directly impact how your OBi device can be used with your Gmail account and its associated Google Voice phone number. Unfortunately, you will no longer be able to use the Google Voice communication service to make calls using the phone connected to your OBi device. Also, the ability to receive calls to your Google Voice number, directly from Google’s service, will not be possible.

Fortunately, your OBi device may be used with many Internet phone service providers – all providing very low-cost calling to the USA, Canada and almost every country in the world. Most offer subscriptions and pay-as-you-go plans starting from $1.30 per month (including E911) and rates starting at 1 cent per minute to the USA and Canada. The OBiTALK web portal can be used to easily configure an account from any of these services on your OBi. Of course, OBi-to-OBi calls, using the OBi number printed on the device, remain completely free.

What? WTF? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!