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Hello, it’s Ooma calling.

I tried to call my son the other day, but his mobile service doesn’t work in his building. It’s fine anywhere else in town, but not in his condo. Of course he has no house phone, making it a PAIN to get a hold of him (I’m starting to think he likes it that way). I understand that he’s trying to build his business and is living on a shoestring, but not having a house phone in his case is not such a great idea.

At the same time he works from home in his social media business. He works with 16 or 17 clients right now and he needs to be accessible. If his cell doesn’t work at home, he could be losing business. So, mom that I am (and major stick her nose into her kids business type), I suggested that he use Ooma Telo, and went over to his place this week with a unit.

Ooma Telo offers FREE PHONE SERVICE for calls throughout the United States. All you have to do is pay the taxes and fees (they vary per city and state). The Ooma unit itself is priced at $199.99, and when we checked the taxes and fees in his area of Florida we found that his TOTAL phone bill will be around $5.00 per month. That – he can afford. Plus, he can purchase a great international package so that we can stay in touch while I’m in Paris, Mexico, or wherever I happen to be jaunting off to next. The only thing he needed was a router (which he has) and a regular phone (which I had packed away).

Being an overbearing mom I went to supervise the hook-up. It was SO easy, that even I (the person who refuses to use google calendars or put my appointments into her cell phone – still using a Filofax & pencil) could have done it myself. The entire process took less than 15 minutes.

Here’s what we did

    1. Went online to register the Ooma (putting in the numbers on the bottom of the unit)
    2. Choose a phone number – you can transfer yours over, but since he didn’t have one, we debated for at least 10 minutes on which number would be the easiest to remember (this was the most difficult part of the process)
    3. Plugged the Ooma into the router
    4. Plugged the phone that I brought into the Ooma unit
    5. Waited for the lights to finish doing their thing (the lights on the Ooma are REALLY cool)
    6. Picked up the phone, checked the voicemail that Ooma left and made the first call

When I returned home, we gave it a REAL test. The sound quality (at least from my end) was as clear as a bell, this was not the VOIP that I remembered from years ago (when I tossed my Magic Jack into the trash). No wonder Ooma Telo was ranked the  #1  phone service in the US by Consumer Reports. Now I can annoy him any time that I want and he can’t call me days later and say that his phone doesn’t work.

Ooma Telo would be a GREAT GIFT for

    • The college student – no excuses about calling mom back
    • Mother’s Day – imagine giving mom the freedom from one of her bills!! I’ll even pay the fees & taxes for her.
    • Small businesses – they have great PREMIER features that you can add for less than $10 per month that include 3-way conferencing, a back-up number (in case your internet goes down), a free SECOND line,  multi-ring, free calls in & out of Canada, enhanced voicemail,  call to text, screening features and so much more.
    • Housewarming party – forget the fondue pot, this will be appreciated a LOT more
    • Buy it for yourself – I figured that by using the Ooma I’d save $176 the first year, $602 the second and $1029 the third (yup – that’s the cost of a cruise or a GOOD vacation)

The Ooma Telo is available at more than 400 retailers and online destinations, including Costco, Best Buy,  Staples, Target, Amazon, and more. wholeheartedly recommend Ooma, as  not only is the price right, but the quality of the calls is as good as a regular landline. I’m a fan!

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Comments

  7. I subscribe! Terrific giveaway! I like that they let you keep (port) your old phone number, too.

  9. Pretty nifty! We haven’t had a landline for a couple of years ourselves. I use Skype on my computer for a lot of calls – but that is just on my computer. Something like Ooma would let my husband and son be able to use it more easily.

  10. First time I’ve ever heard of this. I’m all-in!
    Live with my 2 sons who pay the phone bill.

  11. My ex had an ooma and it was sooo awesome! I really miss it!! I love the convenience of having a land line without the giant bill attached. Ooma provides quality and security in the form of a yearly cheap payment.

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