Amazon just reduced their price from $229 to $219. The best VoIP phone in the market. I've ordered 4 systems for my family.
So far this is the best price I've seen right now.

Linky

Its $205-ish from Buy.com after bing CashBack.

FYI I heard Costco will be doing a coupon deal, $229 including 6-mo premiere, $50 international calling credit, and of course a much better ability to return the system in case things go bad ala Sun Rocket.

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/937311

Just another option to consider, especially if you're a costco member.

(me) Waiting for their new DECT device...

I really wish I knew how long ooma would stay in business. I currently have Vonage, but I would hate to switch to ooma to get free phone service for "life" only to find out they are either bought out (and free service is no longer provided) or they completely go out of business.

It seems they soley rely on hardware sales and the premium upgrade to make money. If too many people buy this system and just use the core capabilities I can see them going out of business fast.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/06/22/daily...

They just got another round of $18 million in funding, so that'll give 'em at least another 6 months. They admit they're still not turning a profit though.

Dwynne said:Not a good deal. It was $204 for several weeks, then went up to $219. Then just a couple of days ago they boosted it to $229, so dropping it back to $219 is no deal.

Dennis

hear, hear! It was hanging at $205 when I bought it (a few months ago) and I waited for it to dip below $200. It was $199.

"Well, of course we make some money by selling you this device and the services that come with it. And if that's where our little relationship ends, we'll be just fine with that. You can ooma-away to your heart's delight. But we figured if we offered some really cool services, you might just want to sign up for them. These services are part of ooma Premier, which will always be completely optional.

Your purchase comes with a free trial of ooma Premier:

* Instant Second Line allows you to make or take two simultaneous calls from a single phone number
* Blacklists helps you protect your privacy and block telemarketers
* Multiring lets you answer calls from your home phone or cell phone
* Message Screening allows you to listen in as the caller is leaving their message
* Send to Voicemail allows you to transfer a call to your voicemail
* Voicemail Forwarding lets you forward voicemail so that you can listen to it from your favorite email program
* Do Not Disturb allows you to roll your calls into voicemail without ringing your phone
* Personal Numbers allows you to select additional phone numbers in any calling area in the US
* And more! Click here for more info about ooma Premier

If you decide to keep ooma Premier after your free trial, you'll pay just $99.99/year or $12.99 per month. Sign-up for a year of ooma Premier and we'll transfer your number for free (a $39.99 value)!"

So basically their business model depends on a constant influx of new purchasers, porting fees, and subscriptions to their (IMO) superfluous "Premier Service." Anyone who thinks this scheme is a bit sketchy would be wise to get their Ooma at Costco for the few extra bucks.

ab2650 said:Dwynne said:Not a good deal. It was $204 for several weeks, then went up to $219. Then just a couple of days ago they boosted it to $229, so dropping it back to $219 is no deal.

Dennis

hear, hear! It was hanging at $205 when I bought it (a few months ago) and I waited for it to dip below $200. It was $199.

I got it for $184.99 when it was a Lightning deal in May.

kittunni said:(me) Waiting for their new DECT device...

This may take a while.