ptrowski
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1 edit | Seriously Ashton Kutcher?
I just can't take the company seriosly knowing that idiot is at the helm.
Good luck whoever tries it!
Dear lord it's true...
Ashton Kutcher, Creative Director
Ashton Kutcher started his career in entertainment as a model, and then transitioned into acting on "That 70's Show", which had a very successful nine year run. During his time on the show, he founded a film and TV production company, Katalyst, with partner Jason Goldberg. Together they produced the hit television show "Punk'd" on MTV, as well as the features "The Butterfly Effect" and "Guess Who". Today, Ashton produces several television shows including "Beauty and the Geek" for the CW, "Miss/Guided" for ABC, "Adventures in Hollyhood" and "Room 401" for MTV. He has many features in development and also runs a viral video internet campaign. He was named one of Details magazine's "Mavericks" of 2006. |
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RadioDoc
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| Better than a disposable cell phone!
"Ooma customers who maintain their landlines help enlarge the network by contributing their connections to a local calling area, allowing another ooma customer to use it to complete a call. Thanks to call-routing software, phone calls should not be affected if someone's line is being used by someone else."
Can't you imagine the possibilities when someone uses this for nefarious deeds? The poor sucker whose landline was the PSTN connection point is going to be squashed like a grape.
And then there are the fun Homeland Security aspects...
Pass.
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Karl Bode
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| My first thought too. quote:
Each Ooma box is part of Ooma’s network. The box in your home, for instance, might carry someone else’s phone call, though you can’t hear that call, and this doesn’t interfere with your own ability to make and receive calls whenever you want.
I'm sure nobody will hack that.... |
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vick04
join:2006-08-06
South Richmond Hill, NY | WTF?
I dont get the concept. If you still have to use your land line, whats the point of this? How can your calls be free if your still paying for the land line? |
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bogey780
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1 edit | How does it work exactly?
Does it use the subs landline as the point of termination on the PSTN? If so...
1) How can you guarantee privacy?
2) How can you guarantee the subs POTS provider doesn't alter the TOS to prhibit this tech? |
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RadioDoc
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Re: Better than a disposable cell phone!
Yep. And...while you're using Ooma to place your call using someone else's landline, someone else is terminating their call with your landline.
This makes total sense. 
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Jeffrey
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Re: Seriously Ashton Kutcher?
said by ptrowski  :I just can't take the company seriosly knowing that idiot is at the helm. Good luck whoever tries it! Dear lord it's true... Ashton Kutcher, Creative Director Ashton Kutcher started his career in entertainment as a model, and then transitioned into acting on "That 70's Show", which had a very successful nine year run. During his time on the show, he founded a film and TV production company, Katalyst, with partner Jason Goldberg. Together they produced the hit television show "Punk'd" on MTV, as well as the features "The Butterfly Effect" and "Guess Who". Today, Ashton produces several television shows including "Beauty and the Geek" for the CW, "Miss/Guided" for ABC, "Adventures in Hollyhood" and "Room 401" for MTV. He has many features in development and also runs a viral video internet campaign. He was named one of Details magazine's "Mavericks" of 2006. With that list of all of those accomplishments, I don't think I'd go as far as calling him an idiot. I agree he doesn't publically portray himself to be the sharpest tool in the shed, but that resume of achievements you listed makes him, in my book, at least a tad smarter than your average idiot.
That being said, I'm not sure I understand the concept of this phone yet. I have some more reading to do on it.
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bogey780
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Re: Better than a disposable cell phone!
Mextel and other international telecoms that charge high connection fees would be hurt by this if it went international. But with the inherit (apparent) insecurity I don't see how telecoms or gov'ts would allow this. |
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jgkolt
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how do they make sure the caller doesn't make the terminating call a long distance on on your bill
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dentman42
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Columbus, OH | reply to ptrowski
Re: Seriously Ashton Kutcher?
Yeah, I can't shake the image of Kelso..."VOIwhat?!!!"
Maybe he thinks if enough chicks buy in he can get some of them to DO IT...  |
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ptrowski
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| said by dentman42 :Yeah, I can't shake the image of Kelso..."VOIwhat?!!!" Maybe he thinks if enough chicks buy in he can get some of them to DO IT... I can see it now....
They have to close down, and the only thing they say is "You've been punked".
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bogey780
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Re: long distance
I imagine the initial calling sequence routes you to a local phone. |
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StanfordEE
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Saw a grad from Stanford Electrical Engineering on the team. Device looks GREAT, and I hope to be one of those who can get one of the initial units without cost if possible. With 802.11n Spectrum at 700mhz likely to be FREE soon for broadband, it looks like we are going to be seeing a mass transformation away from the OLD HAT business models and on to the new. Alot of Stanford grads seem to be leading the charge in the right direction. 
The young energetic graduates from the good schools make me as a human feel so great inside. |
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digitaldivide
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Haven't they ever heard of a cell phone with unlimited calling plan? Who talks on a home phone connected to wire anymore? |
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john262
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| Too much negativity
Why is it that on almost any topic in this forum regarding any type of new technology, the vast majority of comments always turn out to be negative? You can put it in the bank. If there's a topic about it at BBR, the response if going to be negative. |
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11 | And your post is positive how, exactly?
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N3OGH
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Re: Seriously Ashton Kutcher?
I don't know if I would call those things "accomplishments". Plenty of not so bright people can memorize and regurgitate lines with emotion. In many instances people are given a producer credit for having the cash to fund the company.
Now, I realize this is just MHO. When I think of accomplishment I think of things like obtaining an advanced degree, earning a pilot's license, or hiking the Appalachian trail.
But that's just me...
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»www.uncov.com/2007/7/19/ooma-a-l···-and-tug
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Mike Arrington has really gone balls out for a new VOIP startup Ooma. The baby named startup has been bathed in a rare and special kind of CrunchJuice** for its "soft" (just the tip) launch. How much does he want you to know about Ooma?
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kyler13
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| Wow
Let's see, I use about $5/month long distance, so how many months would it take for this $399 device to pay me back since I'd need a POTS line? 80 months is nearly 7 years, and I doubt this idea lasts that long. On another note, if you're terminating your call at someone else's POTS line to route the call locally on the PSTN, who's caller ID info shows up? Doh. |
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jester121
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Re: long distance
said by StanfordEE :
Saw a grad from Stanford Electrical Engineering on the team. Device looks GREAT, and I hope to be one of those who can get one of the initial units without cost if possible. That would be the one way getting your money's worth from this hare-brained scheme. |
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