Privacy options

When it comes to privacy for your home phone, you can never have too many options. Ooma has a variety of features designed to make sure the phone isn't constantly ringing with people you don't want to talk to. You can set up your phone to automatically filter out the calls you don't want to take, giving you more time to chat to the people you actually want to hear from.

	Community Blacklists Community blacklists will automatically block phone numbers that the Ooma community has widely identified as being sources of spam or nuisance calls. If a large number of people have blocked a number, Ooma will confirm that it's a legitimate source of spam and then add it to the community blacklist to make sure that no one else in the Ooma community is bothered by callers from that number again. Learn more.
	Personal Blacklists Sometimes, there are people that we simply don't want to speak with. By adding those numbers to your personal blacklist, you can make sure that they are unable to connect with you via the phone. You can even choose between several ways of "blocking" the call (anywhere from sending callers to voicemail to sending them to a number disconnected message). Learn more.
	Do Not Disturb When you're busy or simply want to be left alone, a ringing phone can be the last thing you want to hear! With Ooma's Do Not Disturb feature, you can send all incoming calls straight to voicemail with just the push of a button -- much easier than going around the house turning off the phone's ringers! Learn more.
	Call Screening If you're not certain what a caller wants, it can be difficult to decide whether to pick up the phone. With call screening, you can wait until the call goes to voicemail, and then decide whether you want to pick up the phone after you hear what the caller has to say! By default, all incoming calls that go to voicemail will be played aloud over the speakers of any Ooma devices you have. Learn more.
	Enhanced Caller-ID Basic caller-ID will give you the incoming number of the person who's calling. If you'd like more information, Enhanced Caller-ID may be the answer you're looking for. Before the call connects, we'll run the number through a national phone database, allowing us to show the name and phone number of the incoming call on your phone's caller-ID screen. Learn more.
	Anonymous call blocking Anonymous Call Blocking gives you the option to tell people who wish to remain anonymous that you'd rather not hear what they have to say. All incoming calls without caller-ID information will either be diverted to voicemail, or to a pre-recorded message that will let them know that you're not interested in speaking to strangers. Learn more.