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VoIP Internet Phone Device

The ooma Hub VoIP internet phone device is a practical household gadget which potentially can save you a lot of money on your phone bills. It is a unique device that offers you free phone calls within the USA with no phone bills.

ooma Hub VoIP Internet Phone Device

What is it? ooma Hub is a VoIP internet phone device which, after the one-off purchase cost, allows you to make unlimited fee calls within the USA with no monthly fees or contracts. The ooma Hub device sits between your broadband modem and your phone to give you this functionality.

What are the basic features of the ooma VoIP service?

• Unlimited calling to any number in the US (see note 1 below)
• Exceptional voice quality
• Caller-ID, call-waiting, and voicemail
• Voicemail access from any phone or from the Lounge area of ooma web site
• Voicemail notification to email or mobile phone can be configured
• Simple installation requiring only a high-speed Internet connection (ADSL/cable/fiber-optic) and a regular home phone
• Flexibility to keep your low cost landline as a back up for 911 emergencies or rare events such as an internet or power outage
• You can keep your existing phone number or choose a new one
• FREE with no monthly bills!
• 90 free trial of the ooma Premier service (see later)

Note:

1. Minor caveats: Calls to 900 numbers and similar value-added service numbers will be blocked. Phone chat services are not covered. 411 calls will be charged.
2. International calls are charged on a pay as you go basis. You prepay in the online ooma Lounge.

What are the basic steps in the installation of ooma Hub internet phone device?

1. Activate ooma Hub online.
2. Switch off the various devices: modem, router, computer etc.
3. Connect in such a way that ooma Hub sits in between the modem and the computer or router.
4. Connect ooma Hub to a phone jack (optional depending on whether you are installing the landline version and whether you want to install additional ooma Scout units).
5. Connect your current phone to ooma Hub.
6. Power up the devices.
7. Turn on your computer and connect to the internet.
8. The ooma Tab on the hub should turn blue and you should hear a special ooma dial tone.

Depending on your actual network device configuration at home, the actual steps may be a little different but the gist of the installation is outline above. The steps above are just so you can see at a glance roughly what needs to be done. The instructions are very clear in the user manual. As you can see, there really is not a lot to it and should be very straightforward.

What is the ooma Scout device? It is an accessory device which extends the ooma system. You connect the ooma Scout to a second phone jack and a second telephone. It can sit in your bedroom or kitchen, for example.

What are the features offered by the ooma Premier service?

• Message screening
• Personal numbers and voicemail: You can assign a separate phone number to each member of your family.
• Custom ring patterns: You can select custom ring patterns for each of your personal numbers.
• Three way conferencing
• Private voicemail: Private password-protected voicemail account for each of your personal numbers.
• Instant second line: Make/take two simultaneous calls without installing a second line.
• Do not disturb/Send to voicemail: Send all your calls to voicemail without ringing.
• $12.95 per month

The use of multiple ooma Scout devices, plus the ooma Premier subscription, extends the power of the VoIP system to cover the entire family and the whole house. The ooma Premier is not a free service and costs $12.95 per month (May 2008).

ooma Hub VoIP Phone Device has received excellent reviews among many of its users. Most users have commented on the following:

• Exceptional voice quality
• Simple installation process
• Responsive technical support
• NO MORE MONTHLY BILLS!

Say goodbye to monthly telephone charges. This is not a misprint. It is for real!

Gift Idea: Know someone who uses the phone a lot and is weighed down by telephone charges? This internet phone device would make a great gift.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Check out for special offers and promotions at Amazon. Right now (May 2008) they are doing a promotion whereby you get one ooma Scout device FREE when you buy the ooma Hub device. Don't miss out.

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