How The Ooma Telo Handset Stacks Up To Other Phones
Posted by Chris Channing | Posted in General Advice | Posted on 30-08-2010
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The Ooma Telo handset is a device that goes with the Ooma base station. Its purpose is for allowing customers of the Ooma voice over IP system to take their conversations in and around the home. Although not perfect, this gadget complements the system quite well.
The $50 price tag for the Ooma handset is very reasonable. Compare this to other headsets that can fetch $100 and up; it’s an affordable solution that still holds its own in the feature list. An example would be with the voice mail button, that takes customers straight to their voice mail- a time saver other headsets don’t always have.
Synchronizing your headset with the Ooma contacts database in your Ooma panel is possible with the headset. You won’t get this type of functionality with other headsets, so it’s definitely a major selling point. Otherwise you may have to spend a good hour putting in numbers and names. Instead, Ooma headset users push a button when they add all their contacts from their online panel.
Having a phone is great, but when the phone can be more than just one device, you are getting more for your buck. The Ooma headset doesn’t disappoint here, since it is actually three things in one: a baby monitor, an intercom, and then of course the phone it was built for. Baby monitors and intercoms are very useful for keeping track of family members and is especially useful for when you need to contact family in a large house.
There are some gripes about the Ooma handset. For starters, the handset seems slow in reacting to different actions. You can cycle through your contact list as quick as you can, but the actual pointer will far lag behind. This holds true for entering digits and doing other functions as well. It’s a little frustrating that you can’t do something as fast with other phones, but this is easily overlooked if you have patience.
As far as looks go, the Ooma handset can’t get much better. It’s a sleek black that looks great right out of the box. The numbers are large, soft to the touch, and well laid out. You won’t have problems figuring out the different functions or trying to push buttons. The one gripe about the base for the phone is that the LED can’t be shut off. If your phone is in the base, you can bet the LED will be on too- kind of annoying.
Closing Comments
Overall, the Ooma Telo handset is a great buy. Compared to other phones it might not have the speed and such, but it does make up for it with extra features that syncs to the online applications Ooma has developed.
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