Comments on: Ooma revisited http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Fri, 16 May 2008 03:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jay http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-551667 Jay Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:19:27 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-551667 I have had the service for 2 1/2 months it has worked very good. There have been a few times when there is static when talking to some one. But overall I calculated it would pay for itself in 1 1/2 years and then it is all free after that, which sold me on it. I did take into consideration that it would be down at times such as when my High speed internet service goes down. During these times I just planned on using my cell phone. I can’t comment on the security and privacy issues because I don’t have any clue. All that I do know is that in this internet age I can spend $50.00 online and find out just about anything I want about someone so I figure if someone really wants to steal your information they can get it anyway. Overall service was just as good as when I had packet 8 and sunrocket. I have had the service for 2 1/2 months it has worked very good. There have been a few times when there is static when talking to some one. But overall I calculated it would pay for itself in 1 1/2 years and then it is all free after that, which sold me on it.

I did take into consideration that it would be down at times such as when my High speed internet service goes down. During these times I just planned on using my cell phone. I can’t comment on the security and privacy issues because I don’t have any clue. All that I do know is that in this internet age I can spend $50.00 online and find out just about anything I want about someone so I figure if someone really wants to steal your information they can get it anyway.

Overall service was just as good as when I had packet 8 and sunrocket.

]]> By: Keith Bierman http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-460194 Keith Bierman Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:41:53 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-460194 I picked one up the other day; the early results are quite positive. I do NOT have it connected to our landline. The voice quality is far better than gizmo or skype and the QoS seems to be working well. It will be interesting to see if they stay in business long enough to produce a substantial savings over a monthly service, but the QoS is far better than what I was getting via packet8 with our old DTA. I picked one up the other day; the early results are quite positive. I do NOT have it connected to our landline. The voice quality is far better than gizmo or skype and the QoS seems to be working well. It will be interesting to see if they stay in business long enough to produce a substantial savings over a monthly service, but the QoS is far better than what I was getting via packet8 with our old DTA.

]]> By: One Day At a Time » Newswatch 9.6.07: iPhone price cuts irk early buyers http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-373607 One Day At a Time » Newswatch 9.6.07: iPhone price cuts irk early buyers Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:45:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-373607 [...] #8220;Branding#8221; and #8220;Marketing#8221; in a 2.0+ world. Great commentary: I enjoyed your Ooma insights and somehow you still managed the thumbs down politely. While I was described by you as thumbs down [...] […] #8220;Branding#8221; and #8220;Marketing#8221; in a 2.0+ world. Great commentary: I enjoyed your Ooma insights and somehow you still managed the thumbs down politely. While I was described by you as thumbs down […]

]]> By: Santhosh http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-352092 Santhosh Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:00:21 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-352092 Hi, OOMA sounds like a great product and i am too excited to be one of the first set of users to use it. Can somebody tell me if this product will work in India? Thanks, --Santhosh Hi,
OOMA sounds like a great product and i am too excited to be one of the first set of users to use it. Can somebody tell me if this product will work in India?
Thanks,
–Santhosh

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-344728 Alec Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:40:58 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-344728 Thanks for that Yusuf. The story is becoming clearer all the time. Thanks for that Yusuf. The story is becoming clearer all the time.

]]> By: OOMA - Few Concerns http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-344410 OOMA - Few Concerns Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:04:23 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-344410 [...] here is an interesting claim from OOMA that called party will receive the actual caller party’s ID [...] […] here is an interesting claim from OOMA that called party will receive the actual caller party’s ID […]

]]> By: Yusuf Motiwala http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-343913 Yusuf Motiwala Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:20:00 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-343913 There seems to be some confusion on caller ID. They commented on my blog that caller ID will be disabled (so no third party ID). Here is OOMA"s response and followup on my post raising concerns. http://blog.motiwala.com/2007/08/02/ooma-concerns-more-insights There seems to be some confusion on caller ID. They commented on my blog that caller ID will be disabled (so no third party ID). Here is OOMA”s response and followup on my post raising concerns.

http://blog.motiwala.com/2007/08/02/ooma-concerns-more-insights

]]> By: Martin http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-342898 Martin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:05:03 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-342898 Hey, if you get invitation tokens with your box, could you send the code on one to me at miquonranger03@gmail.com. You can also flame me, if you want. Martin :D Hey, if you get invitation tokens with your box, could you send the code on one to me at miquonranger03@gmail.com. You can also flame me, if you want.
Martin :D

]]> By: Mike http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-338916 Mike Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:37:18 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-338916 The issue of Calling Line ID is one of the technical issues which makes this approach stupid and will kill it. As you wrote: "Frame informed me that the correct caller ID is displayed (that of the third party calling), but demurred on how it was done. 'That information is proprietary', he said. " Since the end user device (telephone or OOMA box) can't actually send the ID on a PSTN line, there are two choices for Calling Line ID - present the land-line's own ID to the destination, or present nothing. There is no possible way to present the original calling party's ID. It seems in cases like this that when someone claims it's "proprietary", they really mean "we haven't got the foggiest idea of how to do it". The issue of Calling Line ID is one of the technical issues which makes this approach stupid and will kill it.

As you wrote: “Frame informed me that the correct caller ID is displayed (that of the third party calling), but demurred on how it was done. ‘That information is proprietary’, he said. ”

Since the end user device (telephone or OOMA box) can’t actually send the ID on a PSTN line, there are two choices for Calling Line ID - present the land-line’s own ID to the destination, or present nothing. There is no possible way to present the original calling party’s ID.

It seems in cases like this that when someone claims it’s “proprietary”, they really mean “we haven’t got the foggiest idea of how to do it”.

]]> By: Dean Collins http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-336598 Dean Collins Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:13:16 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/07/20/ooma-revisited/#comment-336598 https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11834230&postID=4024321984695731573 Like I said elsewhere very smart and very interesting technology - Ooma will definately be around in the future and I'm happy to take that bet from Thomas Howe. Cheers, Dean Collins www.Cognation.net https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11834230&postID=4024321984695731573

Like I said elsewhere very smart and very interesting technology - Ooma will definately be around in the future and I’m happy to take that bet from Thomas Howe.

Cheers,
Dean Collins
http://www.Cognation.net

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