Originally Posted by
ericjkelly
I just ordered OOMA. Its similar to magicjack for connects to your router so you dont need to have a computer on! Quality is better. No monthly fee but the equipment costs $175
I picked up an Ooma on woot.com for $125. It does appear to have better sound quality than MagicJack, though I've been using MJs happily for a couple of years now as my sole landline telephone (and for travel). The one advantage of MJ over Ooma is voicemail-to-email -- the service is free on MJ, but is part of the $10/month "premium service" on the Ooma. One nice feature of the Ooma is the ability to answer your cellphone over the Ooma phones in your house, though it requires use of the Ooma handset.