I'm also interested in switching to Ooma. Does anyone have any experience using it with Time Warner Cable? Also, I regularly have phone conferences while simultaneously doing various things on the computer/internet...eg, working on a shared desktop while talking to one of my developers. I'm hesitant to switch to a VOIP-based phone because my work requires that I can't compromise the ability to talk and work on the machine at the same time. Any advice on that situation would be appreciated! On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 12:00 PM, < hidden-discuss-request at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > Send Hidden-discuss mailing list submissions to > hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.hidden-tech.net/listinfo/hidden-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > hidden-discuss-request at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > hidden-discuss-owner at lists.hidden-tech.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Hidden-discuss digest..." > > > ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group > ** by filling out the survey/skills > ** inventory in the member's area. > ** Remember you must be counted to post . > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Ooma (Chris Hart, MyMacTech.com) > 2. Re: Ooma (Martina Haskins) > 3. Re: Ooma (Doug Lowing) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:20:58 -0400 > From: "Chris Hart, MyMacTech.com" <chris at chrishart.net> > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Ooma > To: <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > Message-ID: <D1933343.E83EC%chris at chrishart.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I had issues with sound quality and "echoes" on the line. Dropped it > quickly. > > Unfortunately, I had the same issues with Vonage. > > I grilled my ISP (Cox) on several occasions about this and they denied > doing > anything to hinder VOIP. > > I ended up doing what they probably hope for, adopting Cox phone service > (which is bulletproof). > > Chris Hart > > ? Computer Support & Technology Consulting > > for Connecticut and Western Massachusetts > > Tel: 860-291-9393 > > chris at chrishart.net > > http://www.MyMacTech.com > > > From: Christine Dutton <cgdutton7 at gmail.com> > Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 9:15 AM > To: Hidden-Tech Listserv <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > Subject: [Hidden-tech] Ooma > > Hello, > Asking for an associate...Any thoughts about the cloud phone service OOMA > for a landline replacement? Like it or not & why? > Thank you! > Christine > _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list > - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page > on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20150602/b8f83e56/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 14:23:24 +0000 > From: Martina Haskins <martina at mobiusworks.com> > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Ooma > To: Christine Dutton <cgdutton7 at gmail.com> > Cc: Hidden-Tech Listserv <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > Message-ID: <C22D32D9-8812-4460-A8C8-5FAEEB5E8BF4 at mobiusworks.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I highly recommend it. We replaced our Comcast landline with Ooma and will > never go back. We only pay about $3/month now for a home phone, and it > works great! > > Martina Haskins | ConnectWise Platform Director | Web Solutions Director > Mobius Works | (413) 564-6942 x 116<tel:(413)%20564-6942;116> > |ConnectWise Support | (413) 568-1866<tel:(413)%20568-1866> | > www.mobiusworks.com<http://www.mobiusworks.com/> > > On Jun 2, 2015, at 9:45 AM, Christine Dutton <cgdutton7 at gmail.com<mailto: > cgdutton7 at gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > Asking for an associate...Any thoughts about the cloud phone service OOMA > for a landline replacement? Like it or not & why? > Thank you! > Christine > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net<mailto: > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20150602/8be50b62/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 10:40:40 -0400 > From: Doug Lowing <delowing at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Ooma > To: Christine Dutton <cgdutton7 at gmail.com> > Cc: Hidden-Tech Listserv <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > Message-ID: > <CAGo2PpNWbT1tdn4zRnU1re=r72xWN6AWRv1hM3aK22-J5Mv= > DA at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Ooma has worked well for us for several years. Even better, Ooma started > using Nomorobo, which has stopped over 99% of the illegal robocallers. > > Political calls, charities, bill collectors, and emergency robocalls from > the town still get through, which is appropriate and legal even if I do not > like the political callers. Downside: > - Calls out of USA are not free or need upgrade from basic service. > - Every call has a musical note before it connects. > - Messages to our home machine have 15 seconds dead time after every > message before Ooma believes the call is over. > > -Doug Lowing > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Christine Dutton <cgdutton7 at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > Asking for an associate...Any thoughts about the cloud phone service OOMA > > for a landline replacement? 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