Best Ooma Telo with Bluetooth Adapter
- Brand: ooma
- Model: Ooma Telo BT
- Dimensions: 1.00" h x
1.00" w x
1.00" l,
2.10 pounds
Features
- Works with any corded or cordless phone; easy installation with no computer required.
- Includes caller-ID, call-waiting, 911, and many other calling features
- Includes everything needed for installation; backed by 30-day money-back guarantee and extendable 1-year warranty
- Includes 60-day free trial of Ooma Premier - a suite of enhanced calling services features
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
By workingit2
I have had my Ooma Telo for about a year - already received my return on investment! I bought one for my mom too! Just love paying that $3.75 bill per month for taxes! Have not had any real issues except when my internet went out. Great product - be sure to purchase the wireless adapter, so you can put your Ooma anywhere in your house - otherwise it will need to be connected to your modem.
150 of 171 people found the following review helpful.
By oldguyted
I suppose this is my fault, by not reading all the fine print.1. A $39.95 charge to keep my old phone number. Other phone companies do this at no charge.2. Bluetooth - You can only have a blue tooth adapter OR a Wireless adapter,not both.3. Wireless adapter use eliminates Bluetooth use.4. Must pay to Ooma Premium to use Bluetooth.5. You can not install your Ooma without receiving 2 new phone numbers that we will never use.Other than the above, it was fairly easy to install,and the device provides good quality voice.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful.
By TucsonShopper
Bluetooth is to allow using your cell phone bluetooth headset with your Ooma box. Unlike the RF technology of a wireless or cell phone, bluetooth devices must be close and have line of sight. Bluetooth is very low power (why headsets can get away with such small batteries). I am very disappointed in all of the Amazon reviews in that none seemed to actually review their Bluetooth connection. The description says 30 feet, but I can't get that. Moreover, putting my Ooma on the bottom shelf of a cabinet with other electronics makes it fairly useless. So, I returned and tried a wireless adapter (to remove the need for a cable running around the room).I spent an hour with Ooma Tech Support and was eventually sent another wireless unit. It showed up in 2 days with a rinse and repeat. The third one showed up in 2 days and still it didn't work. I moved over a NETGEAR WNCE2001 Universal WiFi Internet Adapter - Manufacturer Refurbished (for $30 instead of $50) and it worked no problem. Another way to have gone, that I hadn't thought of at the time, would have been to hardwire the main telo and remote the phone cord connection with a Ooma Linx VoIP Phone and Device.Otherwise, Ooma service is the best in the VOIP market (the over lit display, however, is quite the nightlight). How do they do it for free?Well, the business model is based on a large number (about a third) of purchasers choosing to additionally get the $10 a month premier service (as I did). Some of my very favorite Premier features are anonymous call rejection and community call spam filtering. Basically, if you get a call from an anonymous number, one where there's no caller ID, or where the Ooma users have collectively decided was spam, the Ooma won't disturb you by ringing your phones. You can choose to give the caller an opportunity to leave a message, and then the Ooma will email that message to you (especially useful in the recent election season). Plus, Google Voice support makes this the best way to use GV (see online reviews - but, it's even easier with more recent update).While Ooma "free" is not free - it is still widely recognized as the best buy in e-telephony. Vonage provided poor voice quality, disconnections, was more expensive, and canceling was a nightmare (with fees)... don't get me started. I've used Skype for my home phones (using Yealink B2K RJ11 to Skype Adapter). And, while I found their freer "free" very cool, I again found it unreliable (and the compression that allows Skype to work even over a dial up connection kills FAX use - yes, unlike other VOIP solutions, Ooma supports faxing). But, I still prefer Skype for calls from my computer. MagicJack Plus (MJ plain requires a PC like Skype) is cheaper but voice quality is the worst and MJ+ cannot change the 4 rings to voicemail to longer, has poor customer support (like Skype), and doesn't work with many routers.Some real options: Obihai's products let you bridge a call from one service to another to, say, get a free call from India to the US. It supports disabling call wiating per call, allows over 3 on a party, and With free Google Voice support, it can be cheaper (without 911 support). NetTalk doesn't let you pick your new number, but provides emailed messages with additional cost as well as free 411.But in the end, Ooma is the only acceptable voice quality (by throttling down other network traffice during a phone call) and provides the best tech support but call them instead of emailing. I have my Ooma powered by a APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V so that it should still work despite a power failure (cooler cable underground is more reliable than hot power on poles). Ooma "free" allows me to finally not feel I'm missing something from the standard (and very expensive) Cox phone line and I feel that I (and the technology) have finally come fully into this century. Here is a general cost breakout:ITP (better than Vonage to me and others)Free AdapterBasic Plan $10/month500 minutes outgoingExisting number transferred for freeVoicemail, Caller ID, 3 way, etcNo annual contractsVirtual FAX for $10/month more1 year - $120 (assuming no rate increases)2 years - $2403 years - $3604 years - $4805 years - $600Ooma (better than Obi110 and NetTalk to me and others)Adapter - typically $130 (without wireless)Basic Plan Free 1st year - then $4/month (half is for 911 support) See first comment5000 minutestransfer number for $40 (free with Premier)Voicemail, Caller ID, 3 way, etcNo annual contractsUnlike Skype and other VOIP, can use to FAXPremier has dozens of upgrades including Google voice1 year - $170 (assuming no rate increases)2 years - $2183 years - $2664 years - $3145 years - $362 ($238 total savings over ITP)
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