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How to Buy Ooma Cordless Dual Use Phones

Voice over IP phone systems
Voice over IP phone systems
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By Anthony Delgado
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Ooma cordless dual use phones are a new product in the voice over IP phone systems field. A voice over IP phone makes use of you high speed internet connection instead of your telephone line. The price is higher for the equipment than many other voice over IP phone systems, but there is a benefit in that there are no monthly fees and no contracts for US calls. There is a nominal fee for international calls. The following article will provided information on the Ooma cordless dual use phones and highlight various services for comparison with other voice over IP phone systems.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1

    Unlike most other voice over IP phone systems, Ooma cordless dual use phones have no monthly fees. You get absolutely free and unlimited US calling. There is a nominal fee for international calls.

  2. Step 2

    Ooma offers all the same benefits that the regular phone company offers and they are free of charge. Automatically it comes with caller ID, call waiting and voicemail so there is no need for an answering machine any more. Other voice over IP phone systems offer these services, but they are not always free of charge.

  3. Step 3

    The Ooma sound quality has been rated as “better than a landline.” This is due to the precision engineering that makes this an award winning product. The big fear for most people when considering voice over IP systems is that they will lost quality. In this case, you actually get better quality sound.

  4. Step 4

    The Ooma also allows you to transfer your existing phone number to the new voice over IP systems for a fee. This makes the transition seamless so you do not lose or miss any calls due to the change in service.

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luv2blog said

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on 1/5/2009 Ooma is news to me. I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks for the info!

Malzeke said

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on 1/3/2009 I think I'll look into this. Thanks.

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