pandora
Premium
join:2001-06-01
Outland
 ·ooma
 ·Comcast
·Future Nine Corpor..
|  reply to Tampa304
Re: Considering replacing my VOIP provider with ooma......
If you make a lot of international calls, there are better VOIP solutions than Ooma. Ooma seems mostly intended for residential users who make mostly U.S. calls.
In answer to your questions:
1) It took Ooma 5 weeks to port my number, but times seem to have become a bit shorter of late.
2) I wouldn't put Ooma in front of my router, I prefer it behind the router (on the LAN).
3) If you make a lot of international calls, Ooma may not be an appropriate service.
As to Ooma costs vs what you have, it would be necessary to tally up the number of long distance minutes you expect to use every month than multiply by the Ooma rate to get an approximate expense estimate.
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Tampa304
join:2009-02-05
No Display
·ooma
·allvoi
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| said by pandora :
As to Ooma costs vs what you have, it would be necessary to tally up the number of long distance minutes you expect to use every month than multiply by the Ooma rate to get an approximate expense estimate.
Thanks!...You are right...So far, its has been a balancing act in finding a good, reliable VOIP provider who offers unlimited U.S local and long distance plus reasonable international calling rates... |
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI | Future-Nine seems to charge about 5.9 cents/minute for calls to India, plus their domestic U.S. calls are 1 cent/minute on a pay as you go plan. Porting your number costs $25. |
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dcm
join:2008-09-12
Pennsylvania
1 edit | said by garys_2k  :Future-Nine seems to charge about 5.9 cents/minute for calls to India, plus their domestic U.S. calls are 1 cent/minute on a pay as you go plan. Porting your number costs $25. Add $5 for DID + $1 for E911 (optional) per month. |
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dcm
join:2008-09-12
Pennsylvania
| reply to Tampa304
said by Tampa304 : Thanks!...You are right...So far, its has been a balancing act in finding a good, reliable VOIP provider who offers unlimited U.S local and long distance plus reasonable international calling rates... Do you truly need "unlimited" U.S. outgoing? What is your monthly average for U.S. outgoing? |
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI
·Future Nine Corpor..
·Vonage
| reply to dcm
said by dcm :said by garys_2k :Future-Nine seems to charge about 5.9 cents/minute for calls to India, plus their domestic U.S. calls are 1 cent/minute on a pay as you go plan. Porting your number costs $25. Add $5 for DID + $1 for E911 (optional). Correct! |
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Tampa304
join:2009-02-05
No Display
1 edit | reply to dcm
said by dcm :
Do you truly need "unlimited" U.S. outgoing? What is your monthly average for U.S. outgoing?
I don't...Outgoing depends..anywhere between 1500 min to 2500 min per month. |
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garys_2k
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI
·Future Nine Corpor..
·Vonage
| said by Tampa304 :I don't...Outgoing depends..anywhere between 1500 min to 2500 min per month. You should be good with most any "unlimited" plan, where caps of 3000 minutes or more are the norm. |
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nitzan
Premium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
·ViaTalk
·Comcast
| reply to garys_2k
said by garys_2k :Future-Nine seems to charge about 5.9 cents/minute for calls to India Actually, this is the white rate. Our grey rate is 3.4c/minute.  |
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