Category Archives: Home Phone Service

Are 866 and 877 numbers charged by Ooma?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Pete

Some people have heard that there is a charge to dial the newer toll free prefixes of 1-888, 1-877 or 1-866 from the Ooma VoIP device – it’s not true! These calls are indeed toll free as the name says. … Continue reading →

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Compare VoIP International Calling Rates

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Pete

Below we’ve compiled a sampling of international long distance calling rates from popular VoIP home phone providers QT Talk, PhonePower, Lingo, MagicJack, Vonage and Ooma. Lowest rates for each country are in bold. Click here to compare plans and prices … Continue reading →

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How to Get Lucky Buying A Sleek Cordless Home Phone

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Pete

Our writer got lucky plucking a sleek cordless vtech home phone off the shelf to replace a scratchy old Uniden handset. Continue reading →

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Does MagicJack Voicemail Work if Computer is Off or Internet Down?

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Pete

This question about voicemail came up today and the answer is, “yes”. If the computer that Magic Jack is attached to is off or the internet is down calls will still go to voicemail. And that voicemail is retrievable by … Continue reading →

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Get Free iPhone Minutes, Use iPad as Phone with Ooma Mobile

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Pete

Ooma Mobile is a free service that Ooma Telo home phone  customers can use to make calls from their iPhones and not have them count against their allotted minutes. And it turns an Apple iPad (compare prices on Amazon)into a … Continue reading →

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Compare VoIP Options Vonage, Ooma, MagicJack, Lingo

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Pete

Over the weekend we completed the shop VoIP options page. Covered are some of the most popular home VoIP phone choices including Vonage, probably the best known in the field, as well as Ooma, the plug in device you only … Continue reading →

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