[Hidden-tech] Experience with OOMA?

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> On Jun 5, 2017, at 4:22 PM, Jan Werner <jwerner at jwdp.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> ___________
> 
> 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
>> 
>> Pluhar Consulting
>> http://www.pluharconsulting.com
>> 802.451.1941
>> 802.579.5975 (cell)
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