Ooma Office Review

Ooma has two types of service. The first is a service specifically tailored for residential customers. This service comes with two plans: Basic and Premier. The basic plan is actually free and includes unlimited calling within the United States but little else. Actually, it’s free as far as Ooma is concerned, but depending on where in the US you live, you will be required to pay monthly taxes and fees including 911 service fees, regulatory compliance fees, and local taxes. These usually come in under $10 a month.

The premier service, however, at a monthly cost of $9.99 plus those same pesky applicable fees and taxes, provides you with many more features including a second line, a backup number, voicemail, call forwarding, three-way conferencing, and free calling to additional international destinations.

Both residential plans require the Ooma Telo White device at a one-time cost of $99.00, or a choice of other more advanced devices for various connectivity options including Wi-Fi and 4G LTE.

Ooma’s second type of service is for businesses of all sizes. With four different levels of service priced at a monthly cost per user, you are given a variety of options and features to choose from. You can use your desktop, laptop, or mobile phone to download the appropriate free software and set up your phones on those devices, but if you want physical desk phones or cordless phones, you will have to buy them separately. These are available to be purchased directly from Ooma, or in some cases, can be acquired from a third party, as long as Ooma certifies their compatibility.

Ooma’s costs are comparable to other similar providers, but don’t seem to have the option of being billed annually, a feature that other providers typically provide with a discount. However, compared to more traditional providers.

Ooma has a dedicated Resources section on their website that includes case studies, demos, reviews, and FAQs for their products. The site also has a knowledge base in which you can find solutions to many of the most common problems you may face. Additional customer support:

As mentioned before, Ooma is a down-to-earth service, which essentially means you get what’s advertised, nothing more, nothing less. It’s a service that offers the most utilized features, and to be honest, it’s quite straightforward to both set up and to use. That goes for desk phone, mobile app, and desktop app users. People have reported that its customization is quite simple and intuitive. There have been a couple of reports that some features, such as the virtual receptionist were slightly confusing, but for the most part, ease of use is part of the package.

Needless to say, each type of service that Ooma provides delivers different features. For this reason, we will showcase the features included within the Enterprise Communications category of service, as these are the most advanced and the most useful for businesses.

Some of the most beneficial features include:

• Virtual Receptionist, which is one of the most versatile tools in Ooma’s arsenal, giving businesses the ability to route incoming calls and to share important information with their callers before directing them to their final destination
• A personalized user portal where individual phone users can configure the various details of the functionality of their phones
• Easy and seamless installation procedure that can be performed by almost anyone
• Conference bridge made available to all users for up to 10 participants
• Messaging services including SMS messaging, as well as a voicemail service that can send voice messages to your email
• Instant messaging, presence, and video chatting are also available for Enterprise users

Ooma has interesting and innovative set of features involving mobility. These features let you use your mobile app and your desk phone in a complementary way. Specifically, you can have the same extension on both devices, have simultaneous ringing on both for incoming calls, or even transfer an active call from one device to another. You can even use your mobile app to instruct your desk phone to dial out a call to a specific destination.

Here are the features offered by Ooma Voip to optimize your calling services:

• Advanced features such as call recording, automatic voicemail transcription, and setting of usage limits on particular users are also available
• Optional call center plan for Enterprise users

Ooma seems to tick all the boxes when we speak about the available service levels it offers, the feature sets it delivers, and the flexibility of options that are available. With the use of particular software or hardware and the possible integration with other products and services, it is a future-proof choice for businesses of any size.