Ooma Blog
How Ooma AirDial’s Remote Device Management puts you in the driver’s seat
February 23, 2023
IT managers like you are very busy people and don’t want to leave their desks without good reason. In other words, you want to be in the driver’s seat without actually having to drive anywhere. That’s the beauty of Remote Device Management (RDM) for the Ooma AirDial POTS replacement solution.
 | by Thad White |
What is a POTS line?
November 9, 2022
Not sure what a POTS line is? We don’t blame you. With the recent domination of wireless and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone services, POTS, or Plain Old Telephone Service, has become less prevalent in today’s world.
| | by Thad White |
Get a good night’s sleep: Custom phone solutions help keep your hotel or motel in business 24/7
October 6, 2022
A guest is calling the front desk, but you don’t know who it is because your old PBX system doesn’t have Caller ID. Last week, a different guest complained she kept pushing “0” and the phone hung up on her, instead of transferring her to reception. You don’t even want to think about what might happen if there was an emergency and someone couldn’t call 911.
 | by Raj Shah |
Copper sunset isn’t stopping POTS rates from going sky-high
June 27, 2022
Telecommunications carriers are pushing through unprecedented price increases for POTS lines as they prepare for the final act in a long, slow technology shift toward obsolescence for traditional twisted-pair copper-wire phone lines.
 | by Chris Burgy |
Copper sunset: the hidden challenge facing thousands of businesses
November 1, 2021
POTS is reaching retirement age after a very long run, starting on March 10, 1876, with Alexander Graham Bell famously barking, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you,” to his assistant. After almost 150 years, it’s no surprise that other technologies..
| | by Chris Burgy |