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Hi All!

I've been looking at several VoIP options for several months and decided on Ooma. Last week we got our Telo and Telo Handset. The setup was a breeze, voice quality is great and now I'm just waiting for our old phone number to be ported over. The estimate is currently less than 2 weeks.

We were using AT&T local, long distance and DSL. I decided to dump DSL and changed over to Comcast cable. Once our number is ported I'll dump AT&T local and long distance, too. A savings of around $65/month so our payback is less than 4 months with Ooma. Gotta love it!

Glad this forum is here! I'm sure I'll have questions as we move to Ooma for our primary home phone.

Let me be the first to welcome you to ooma and to the forum! You're going to like it here!

Let me echo SouthSound's welcome. I've dumped Sprint/Embarq/CenturyLink -- they change their name about twice a year -- and am quite pleased with my Telo, although I wish Customer Service were (1) more competent, and (2) easier to understand in English. But the Telo itself seems a better-conceived product than its competition is, although I still wish it had a wall-mount bracket so I wouldn't have to design & build my own.

Thanks guys!

As I mentioned above, I got one of the Telo Handsets. It works ok but, I am leaning toward just getting some Panasonic Dect-6 cordless phones for various rooms around the house. I don't need access to voicemail in every room so the Telo handset is overkill. The KX-TG6513B looks like it might be ok.

Any thoughts?

I got a set of 5 Panasonic Dect 6 phones from Costco. They work well. Others have Uniden or VTech.

I also have Telo handsets that give me access to voicemail, call screening, send to voicemail and instant second line.

I recently got a Uniden 1588-3 from Costco for $60. I has a corded base with 3 Dect. 6.0 hand sets. With power out, the base works as a basic corded phone, and I like this.

I recently got a Uniden 1588-3 from Costco for $60. I has a corded base with 3 Dect. 6.0 hand sets. With power out, the base works as a basic corded phone, and I like this.

Now if you can get the Telo to work with power out, you've got it made. The tiniest of UPSs will work, of course, and handle the whole schmear.

I recently got a Uniden 1588-3 from Costco for $60. I has a corded base with 3 Dect. 6.0 hand sets. With power out, the base works as a basic corded phone, and I like this.

Now if you can get the Telo to work with power out, you've got it made. The tiniest of UPSs will work, of course, and handle the whole schmear.

Yes, as I had said on various posts, I have my modem, router, and telo on a CyberPower 850. My pc is on another (Tripp-Lite).

The LCD display on the 850 says it will last 90+min. with the current load. I'll be happy if it's actually last half of that.

Well, I looked at several different phones yesterday and ended up ordering the Panasonic KX-TG6513B anyway. They are the new Dect-6 Plus phones and have all the features I need, use regular AAA NiMh batteries and have a nice display. I got a Plantronics headset, too.

Speaking of UPS systems... Yes, I have my computer gear, modem, router, hub, etc on a UPS. I also have my Telo on the UPS and can use my Telo Handset if the power goes out.

The Panasonic stuff will not be on UPS. Although, Panasonic does offer an optional battery backup kit for the base station. We rarely lose power in my area so it's not worth it.

Are there any phones on the market other than Telo handset that will light up when you have voicemail waiting? I tried the ones that came with Vonage package (Dect 6.0) and an older Panasonic set. Neither light up when a voicemail is waiting.