Vonage, Magic Jack, Ooma

jackquontee wrote:
I have had Ooma since they came out to market and presently have the TELO model. For the past year or so I have been having problems with the handsets maintaining a connection and periodically have to disconnect the power to reset.

I use all the original phones that were in the house and they work. Don't know if you are using those sold by OOMA.

I purchased two MagicJacks and they both suffered from excess line noise like static and was subject to numerous disconnects. These were the original type. New types may be better.

The company was absolutely no help.

I've had MagicJack for three years. Works fine. I have received ZERO telemarketer calls. Any voice mail calls get sent to my computer as .wav files which I can listen to then delete. Computer does not have to be on for MagicJack to work.

I have had Ooma since they came out to market and presently have the TELO model. For the past year or so I have been having problems with the handsets maintaining a connection and periodically have to disconnect the power to reset.

I was just looking at going back to the magicjack but am reluctant as I am not sure if the issue really lies with Ooma or my ISP. Decisions, decisions.

Lynnmor wrote:
Have OOMA, works just fine. I have the premium service for the extra line that I use for fax. For the standard service, you just buy the box and pay only the taxes each month. My taxes have just now gone over $4 per month.

Same here without the premium service. Have had Ooma about 5 years. Left ATT and transferred our landline phone number. I have the regular service with taxes only about the same as above.

You do need a good internet connection.

Have OOMA, works just fine. I have the premium service for the extra line that I use for fax. For the standard service, you just buy the box and pay only the taxes each month. My taxes have just now gone over $4 per month.

I have had Ooma for over a year and LOVE it. The way they handle telemarketers alone is worth every penny. Probably 95% of our spam calls go straight to voicemail - which means they hang up and we are never bothered.

Quality is great, features are more than we could ever need, and service has been very reliable (only goes out when DSL goes down.)

Wish I had done it sooner.

Phone Power.
Good ratings by PC Mag. and others, US (California) based customer service, lots of features including unlimited free Canadian calling (both ways) and a second (cloned) line. Works well for fax too.