Ooma? Anyone use it?

 I'm not intending to spam the group.
I have no finacial intrest in this device or service.

Fry's is selling a VOIP adaptor called the OOMA.

http://www.ooma.com

It's kind of spendy at $200.00.  But the basic service
is free.

Anyone here have any experience with this??

IN short, it's a VOIP adaptor that plugs directly
into your network.  It doesn't require anything from
your PC (unlike Vonage, Magic Jack, or Skype which
require the PC to be running to receive phone calls).

This and the Skype Wi-fi handset are the only devices
that I have seen that do VOIP directly to the internet.  
Any one know of any other devices?

Thanks

 

Gordon wrote:

The service isn't free. You are paying 10 times what the hardware is
worth with the hope you can make enough calls to break even before they
go out of business.


There is absolutely nothing unique about that concept.

 



Well let's break down the cost.  THe Ooma ATA is overpriced
for sure. But, $200.00 one time cost for the hardware, and no
monthly fee.  One year cost = $200.00*.  But, Vonage is
running about $25.00 per month. That's $300.00 for a year of
service.  Second yer of service is $0.00 for Ooma and $300.00
for Vonage.

*Of course, this does assume that Ooma stays in business. In
that case it's $200.00 for a dead weight, and go find another
VOIP provider.  Is your crystal ball working better than mine?



Well yes, it seems to be a no brainer.  But the list of devices
that i am aware of is quite short.  It includes the Ooma,
A couple of Skype wi-fi handsets, A linksys ATA (but not worth
anything without a service), and a Vonage ATA.  Pretty
slim pickings and certianly not the "hoards" of devices
that Rod claims are out there.  Although I believe that Rod
and I live in different countries.  And the regulatory
environment there may be more conducive to the deployment
of "Hordes of devices".

 

Gordon wrote

There's plenty of VSPs that have not monthly charge at all. Neither
of mine do and they charge 8c and 10c a call untimed respectively.

Takes a hell of a lot of calls to spend anything like $200.


I dont spend anything like $20 a year at 8c a call untimed.


Dont need one with a VSP that charges no monthly charge
and just charges for the calls made at 8c per call untimed.


Then you need to get out more.
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1311&_nkw=voip+adapter&_sacat=See-All-Categories

That produces 430 hits.


There's hordes of VSPs that provide a service.


Only if you're that pig ignorant.

http://desc.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=voip&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=voip&_osacat=0&_rdc=1
produces 13K hits.


Have fun explaining
http://desc.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=voip&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=voip&_osacat=0&_rdc=1


Yes, but I was talking about what is available in the US.


Guess again.

 

Rod Speed wrote:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1311&_nkw=voip+adapter&_sacat=See-All-Categories

http://desc.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=voip&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=voip&_osacat=0&_rdc=1

http://desc.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=voip&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=voip&_osacat=0&_rdc=1

http://www.google.com/products?q=voip&aq=f
produces 75K hits. Hordes in anyone's language, in your country too.