With its sleek design and loaded features, the only thing that's not high-end about the Ooma Telo is the price tag. The Ooma Telo connects to your high-speed Internet and existing home phones, allowing you to enjoy free home phone service, free U.S. calls, and exceptionally low international rates.
Free U.S. calling Call anyone, anywhere in the U.S. with no monthly fees. Bundled calling features Enjoy the convenience of caller-ID and call-waiting - at no extra charge. Voicemail Access your voicemail remotely from any phone or web browser, or receive an email notification that you have a voicemail message. One-touch voicemail access Check messages from anywhere in your house. Exceptional voice quality Get the crisp, acoustic performance of a landline. Easy set-up Ooma is a highly intuitive set-up. Most customers are up and making free calls in about 15 minutes. 911 service When you dial 911, emergency personnel will automatically have your registered address. Landline backup option You can choose to keep a landline connected to your Ooma as a back up option so that during Internet outages placing 911 calls are always possible. Low cost international calling Make international calls starting at pennies per minute. Online call log Check your calling history from any Internet-connected computer or mobile device. Free in-network calling Call another Ooma customer anywhere in the world for free. Dect 6.0 support for Ooma Telo handset Get superb sound quality, security and range without interfering with your Wi-Fi network or other home electronics. Advanced network/firewall configuration Get a high-performance firewall router, with QoS support that allows you to setup home-based servers and other network devices.
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yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:05a
RE: Ooma Telo Free Home Phone Service
Is it really free to use?
arribasn
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:17a
yesidonoitall said: RE: Ooma Telo Free Home Phone Service
Is it really free to use? you have to may tax/regulatory fees, usually $3-4/month, tax estimator
johndeve
Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:17a
I've had Ooma for about 3 years. I paid $225 and still use the older model. I previously had landline phone, Vonage, sunrocket and Net2Phone. It has worked nearly perfect, no phone bill, no fees. But as I understand now new ooma customer will pay a required small regulatory compliance fee and 911 service fee which for my zip code is about $4/month. Here is the ooma tax calculator for your zip code.... https://go.ooma.com/tax_calculator
xhsiao
Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:20a
No stock within 75 miles of San Jose.
yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:22a
arribasn said: yesidonoitall said: RE: Ooma Telo Free Home Phone Service
Is it really free to use? you have to may tax/regulatory fees, usually $3-4/month, tax estimator
I have an OOMA that is really free to sue.... There is no mention of 911 regulatory fees on the Sears site for this item, if I find there is, back it will be going.....
Butcherboy said: xhsiao said: No stock within 75 miles of San Jose.
Free Shipping says Out of Stock while trying to check out.
yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:23a
Butcherboy said: xhsiao said: No stock within 75 miles of San Jose.
Free Shipping
I see it as OOS for shipping...
yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:24a
When I clicked BUY it said one left in Medford Oregon..... Now says none....
ConnieIL1
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:24a
johndeve said: I've had Ooma for about 3 years. I paid $225 and still use the older model. I previously had landline phone, Vonage, sunrocket and Net2Phone. It has worked nearly perfect, no phone bill, no fees. But as I understand now new ooma customer will pay a required small regulatory compliance fee and 911 service fee which for my zip code is about $4/month. Here is the ooma tax calculator for your zip code.... https://go.ooma.com/tax_calculator
yesidonoitall said: Butcherboy said: xhsiao said: No stock within 75 miles of San Jose.
Free Shipping
I see it as OOS for shipping...
Looks like free shipping just went away
xhsiao
Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:27a
Butcherboy said: yesidonoitall said: Butcherboy said: xhsiao said: No stock within 75 miles of San Jose.
Free Shipping
I see it as OOS for shipping...
Looks like free shipping just went away
and no free ship to store either.
yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:27a
Add to Cart The item cannot be Added To Cart as it is presently Out Of Stock.
yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:30a
They took my money, I better get the eMail tomorrow to pick up....
Dear Aaron,
This email is to let you know that Sears MEDFORD S/C where you selected to pick up your order 3718xxxxx at is either currently closed or is closing within the hour. Because of this, your order will be processed when the store reopens, and we'll send you a "Ready of Pickup" email when your order is available.
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Store Information
Item Number
Item Details
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Amount Sears STORES MEDFORD S/C Store #: 0002179 501 MEDFORD CTR MEDFORD OR 975046004
Phone: 541-776-4661
Store Hours: Mon: 09:30 AM - 08:00 PM Tue: 09:30 AM - 08:00 PM Wed: 09:30 AM - 08:00 PM Thu: 09:30 AM - 08:00 PM Fri: 09:30 AM - 08:00 PM Sat: 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM Sun: 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM
00327020000 Telo Free Home Phone Service Sold By: Sears
1 $129.99 Order Date: 22-Jun-2012 Salecheck Number: 0930022xxxxx
Initial Subtotal:$129.99 Total: $129.99
Initial Subtotal:$129.99
Total:$129.99
jimates
Senior Member - 4K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:34a
yesidonoitall said: arribasn said: yesidonoitall said: RE: Ooma Telo Free Home Phone Service
Is it really free to use? you have to may tax/regulatory fees, usually $3-4/month, tax estimator
I have an OOMA that is really free to sue.... There is no mention of 911 regulatory fees on the Sears site for this item, if I find there is, back it will be going.....Almost everything to do with phone service has a 911 fee. We even pay $1 911 fee now when purchasing cards for prepaid cell service. And we pay general sales tax on the price of the card also. We didn't pay any of that until about 18 months ago.
arribasn
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:34a
yeah Sears must be closing out, none in the state of CA except El Centro and Westfield near Mexico....
As for the fees, ALL new OOMA customers from the last year or so have to pay for them, no matter which model they activate.
yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 1:39a
arribasn said: yeah Sears must be closing out, none in the state of CA except El Centro and Westfield near Mexico....
As for the fees, ALL new OOMA customers from the last year or so have to pay for them, no matter which model they activate.
There is no mention on the item page. The ooma I have now was a refurb from Frys nearly 3 years ago and no fees....
lowe41
Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 4:29a
Awesome thanks! I was just going to pay 179 for one of these at Target.com! Only only left in my area and I got it.
scatti
Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 7:29a
Thanks...been waiting for this.
>>>> won't allow the coupon....**The coupon code you entered doesn't apply to the items in your order**
Sears.com Coupons: SEARS2012 Up to an Extra $50 off Qualifying Orders (expires 12/31/13 11:59pm)
kdn102
Shopaholic Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 7:32a
Ooma started collecting fees about 3 years ago. The fees are related to the model purchased. The older model (i.e., no fees) was available even as recently as a year ago.
Pimpee
Ancient Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 7:33a
what's the difference between this and obihai VOIP using google voice? does it not require internet service?? $130 seems to be high compared to $50 for obihai
ridn4free
Dodging Bullets
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 7:35a
if you have an existing number can you use that? is there a port fee
"Number porting allows you to transfer your home phone number from your current service provider (whether VoIP or landline) to Ooma. You can port a phone number to the Ooma system for a one-time charge of $39.99 or get free porting request when you purchase a yearly subscription to Ooma Premier."
yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 8:02a
Pimpee said: what's the difference between this and obihai VOIP using google voice? does it not require internet service?? $130 seems to be high compared to $50 for obihai
The difference is in the work to get it to work... Ooma is virtually plug and play.... Obi is play, and play and more play and maybe it will work....
Both require broadband.
ddialogue
New Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 8:32a
Sold out.
hkgfnt
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 8:45a
I have my Ooma unit for a few months now. I have zero complaint. As the other poster said, setting it up is easy. Obihai can be tricky and a may be which is my case. The basic monthly Ooma fee is dirt cheap. I am very happy with it.
BostonOne
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 8:51a
So, I took the plunge (thanks, OP!) and will port from Vonage. As far as I can tell, the most useful things I am giving up if I don't sign up for Premier are call forwarding and voicemail notification.
Anyone who is using Ooma who switched from Vonage or a similar service - is there anything else you gave up or miss with Ooma?
I did the same about three months ago. There were a few big changes for me:
1. I was on the international plan with Vonage with free calling to 60 countries. I now purchase the premier international plan. Even then my total cost is lower than Vonage 2. Call Busy Forward - With Vonage, if my home phone was busy, I would have the calls forwarded to my cell phone. I cannot do this with Ooma. They have something different. They can ring two phones at the same time i.e. when someone calls my home number, it rings my cell phone. I think they call it Simultaneous Ring or something similar. I was very surprised to see that Ooma could not do Call Busy Forward. I had this for 10 years with my local land line provider and with Vonage for the three years I had them. 3. Call alternate number when disconnected from the internet - Under Vonage, if the Vonage device is offline and not connected to the internet, I can have calls forwarded to an alternate number e.g. a cell phone or some other Vonage or non-Vonage number. With Ooma, you can do this as well but with an exception. As I understand it, you can do either item (2) listed above or item (3) but not both. i.e. either Simultaneous Ring OR Ring alternate number when device is disconnected from the internet. Wish it could do both.
Perhaps, there are other big changes but I did not need/use them and so do not know of them. Maybe others can add to this list
hkgfnt
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 9:21a
BostonOne said: So, I took the plunge (thanks, OP!) and will port from Vonage. As far as I can tell, the most useful things I am giving up if I don't sign up for Premier are call forwarding and voicemail notification.
Anyone who is using Ooma who switched from Vonage or a similar service - is there anything else you gave up or miss with Ooma?
I miss all the fancy features of Vonage but not the price. With basic Ooma I have voice mail and call waiting only. What I have done is to give everyone my Google Voice # which ring both my Ooma and my cell phone.
With Vonage the voice quality was decent most of the time. With Ooma it is practically good all the time.
I was lucky if I could send a fax with Vonage at all. It was a hit and miss deal and most of the time it failed. With Ooma it has been 100% successful with fax.
For some crazy reasons occasionally I have to power off and on my Vonage adapter to work again. I have yet to do that with the Ooma unit.
rolfecms
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 9:37a
In for 1 and got 1300 Shop Your Way Reward Points. Thanks op and green for you!
cyfan
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 9:48a
I've had the "old" Ooma (without fees) for several years now. Use it on my work calls for my home office all the time. I've had maybe 2 dropped calls in several years. More reliable than my cell phone! Excellent quality...it works anywhere I plug it into high speed internet.
Consumer Reports (June 2012) rated Ooma the #1 phone service company, period. This included all other VOIP, Landline and Fiber-Optic phone services. 25 were rated. We've had Ooma for over two years and it's always been reliable and crystal clear.
2741Bodensee
Loyal Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 10:00a
Out of Stock
smeagle
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 10:04a
This is a great product to get your telecommunications costs down: See my thread:
I typed in my zip code and it say I have to pay $3.77 in monthly fees which is $46 per year (911 tax, and all that) I would pass, as I am paying $20 a year on magic jack plus (initial cost is $69.95 for equipment)
ihaslittledolla
Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 10:27a
yesidonoitall said: Pimpee said: what's the difference between this and obihai VOIP using google voice? does it not require internet service?? $130 seems to be high compared to $50 for obihai
The difference is in the work to get it to work... Ooma is virtually plug and play.... Obi is play, and play and more play and maybe it will work....
Both require broadband.
Entering your gvoice account and password is not that hard. If it takes you more than 1-2mins to configure Obihai, you should return it. It's not cut out for you.
mugambo
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 10:39a
If there is a 3-4$ service charge per month. How does it make this cheaper over Magic jack(is there service charge for magic jack too?)?
arribasn
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 10:59a
mugambo said: If there is a 3-4$ service charge per month. How does it make this cheaper over Magic jack(is there service charge for magic jack too?)? By all reports, the OOMA performs much better, MJ dies charge $20/yr
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yesidonoitall
Greedy Member
posted: Jun. 26, 2012 @ 11:05p
Got the item today, there are fees (gov and 911) right on the front of the box it says so. Not a word about on the Sears site, infact the item is gone from there now..... Back it is going...
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