voipdabbler
join:2006-04-27
Kalispell, MT
| reply to Tampa304
Re: Considering replacing my VOIP provider with ooma......
I bought Ooma this spring rather than renewing the contract with my former primary VOIP provider (I had been with them for 3 years and might have stayed longer if call quality for me hadn't gone to hell after they migrated to new servers). I don't make international calls (or even calls to Canada) so Ooma was a very affordable alternative. I have been very impressed with Ooma's call quality. (For the nay-sayers who like to predict that Ooma won't survive, it doesn't take long to recoup your investment with Oooma. My former primary provider's fees had climbed steadily since I first signed up with them. With the "regulatory fees" they've tacked on, it would have cost me over $250 to renew for another year.) If you need unlimited US calls and you've got your own PAP2 or other ATA, you could easily get an Ooma and sign up with a pay-as-you-go provider with good international rates. I've got the Ooma hub, an IP phone and a SPA3102 behind my router--all operating with no problems. (I've had a back-up pay-as-you-go provider for most of my years using VOIP--there will be hiccups with any VOIP provider that will result in service interruptions.) If you don't need unlimited US calling, then maybe all you need is a pay-as-you-go account with the provider who has the best interantional rates to the destinations that you call most frequently. Good luck. |
