[Tfug] OT: Ooma phone

[earljviolet at deserthowler.com]

Thank you for your input, Keith.

I understand it requires about $200 worth of hardware for the basic
service.  There is a fee of $12/yr to cover Federal fees.  It plugs in
directly to the modem or router and connects to the Internet.  You can
keep your old phone number.  A phone switch sounds like an excellent
description.  Other services can be added for an extra monthly fee.  The
basic fee includes free long distance to anywhere in the US.  It is OS
independent (removes my last Windows machine which is required for Magic
Jack).  It isn't open hardware.

Earl

On Tue, July 6, 2010 8:21 am, keith smith wrote:
>
> I have not used it, however I talked with a guy who has and it sounds very
> feature rich and worthwhile.  I seem to recall there was some hardware to
> buy.  I think you can get multiple numbers and setup extensions.  Much
> like a phone switch.
>
> ------------------------
>
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On Mon, 7/5/10, earljviolet at deserthowler.com
> <earljviolet at deserthowler.com> wrote:
>
> From: earljviolet at deserthowler.com <earljviolet at deserthowler.com>
> Subject: [Tfug] OT: Ooma phone
> To: "tfug.org" <tfug at tfug.org>
> Date: Monday, July 5, 2010, 6:48 PM
>
> Has anyone in TFUG any experience with the Ooma phone system?  I use Magic
> Jack at the moment and it is OK but I want to get rid of my one Windows
> machine which I use for the phone and to run virus and spy-ware scans.
>
> Earl
>
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