We hooked up Ooma this weekend.  It works great!  There is no loss of quality in our phone calls, I was able to easily do a three-way conference, the voicemail works, and you can listen to the messages via the Ooma Lounge, which will be handy when we are traveling.  I even inadvertently enabled the DND (Do Not Disturb) feature and the next call went straight to voicemail.  XD

If we continue to be happy with it, we'll be dumping AT&T in favor of a lifetime of free (or cheap, if we continue with the Premier Services) phone service.  We currently spend $36.95 per month for a single phone line + Caller ID and Call Waiting.  All that comes free with Ooma for the initial outlay of $200.  In other words, it pays for itself in less than six months.  Six months!  If we stick with Premier, it means we save $343 per year (assuming rates change on neither side).

The only other equipment I'm going to add to the mix is an uninterruptible power supply to insure we have phone service when the power goes out.

Obama wants high-paying, high-skill jobs in future (AP)

I understand what he means. "President of the United States" just isn't a good job anymore. (LOL)

ooma: Free home phone service. Unlimited US calling with no monthly fees.

ooma: Free home phone service.

We're going to give ooma a try, to see if it lives up to the hype.  Since they are scheduled to release new hardware later this year, it's a good time for cheapskates like me to join - I'm sure they'll be here till at least the end of this year, so I am very likely to at least recoup my investment.

And the 30-day free trial helps me make sure my wife is satisfied. :)