[Hidden-tech] Experience with OOMA?

Jan Werner jwerner at jwdp.com
Mon Jun 5 16:22:09 EDT 2017


Haven't used OOMA, but for many years, my regular home phone has been 
running VOIP through an OBI 200 box connected to my home network.

For a while, I used Time Warner Cable VOIP, and then VOIPo, but much 
prefer the OBI system, which runs through Google Voice. Among other 
things, that lets me check missed calls and retrieve voicemail from a 
cell phone or through a web browser. The OBI control panel also allows 
me to check on device status and administer it through a web browser.

I have wired Ethernet and voice quality is as good as POTS ever was in 
my house, even during heavy network usage, but I suspect that a VOIP 
connection over WiFi could be spotty unless you have a strong signal. 
While I haven't tried it, OBIHAI sells a dongle that plugs into the USB 
port on the OBI 200 to use it on WiFi networks (as does OOMA).

An OBI 200 costs less than $50 on Amazon, and the 802.11 AC dual band 
WiFi adapter about $30.  Calls within the U.S. and Canada are free on 
Google Voice and they claim to have the lowest international rates of 
any carrier ($.06/minute to mobile phones in France).

You can find out more about OBI and Google Voice at: 
https://www.obitalk.com/info/googlevoice

Jan Werner
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Annamarie Pluhar wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Anyone had experience with OOMA - VOIP to a regular phone?
>
> Longer story
>
> I have elderly friends - he has Alzheimers, she is going to France. Last
> time she left town he went to a local assisted living residence. She was
> unable to call him on his cell because he kept turning it OFF. The power
> button also says END - like they all do. He can't remember how he is
> supposed to do it. Very frustrating for everyone.
>
> I've been looking for a solution - how to have a normal phone attached
> to a cell phone and found the possibility of hooking up OOMA to the
> residence's Wifi network and attaching a normal telephone. Thoughts?
> Experience?
>
> Thanks!
> Annamarie
>
> Annamarie Pluhar
>
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