trader4@optonline.net: Feb 06 08:48AM -0800
On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 11:00:37 AM UTC-5, Dennis wrote:
> > BTW, I had Magic Jack for several years. Just $35 a year and no DSL needed. Seems cheaper than Ooma. If you really need a landline, I guess there are options.
> Umm, Majic Jack is a VOIP device, which requires some kind of internet
> connection.
+1
DSL is just one type of internet connection (and the only
> semi-reasonable option where I live). Ooma basic service costs only
> what the local phone taxes cost, in this area about US$4.20/month.
I have Ooma and am also paying about $4 a month. The monthly cost
of Ooma is about the same as Nettalk and MajicJack. The difference
is that the Ooma hardware costs $120 or whatever one time, upfront.
The other two, you can get the hardware bundled in with X months
of service, meaning the net cost of the hardware is a fraction of
the cost of Ooma. But I've used all three and there is no comparison.
Ooma is a level of service and support way above MJ and NT. The
call quality, call reliability is higher and Ooma has a real phone
number with real tech support that you can call. Another factor,
NT now has a limit of 1500 mins a month, though they continue to
advertise it as unlimited. That might sound like a lot, but it's
50 mins a day average. In a multi-person household, not too hard
to go over it. And in my case, when I did hit it one month, they
just cut off my service, no warning, nothing. Phone just went dead
and I didn't know what had happened.
I'd say Ooma is way above MJ and NT and only slightly below what
I could get from VOIP from my cable provider, Cablevision. The
difference is that Ooma costs 90% less. Even if you amortize the
$120 initial cost, Ooma is still a very low cost choice. And you
can find used ones on Ebay for $50, which is how I got mine.
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