Ooma Home Phone

I've been waiting for Ooma to add the ability to blacklist numbers from the app since I started using it and am very happy that the function is finally here. But what makes me rate this ones start short of great, is the fact that once you add number to the blacklist, there's no way to remember — say days or a week later — if you blacklisted that number. Where as on the website when you blacklist a number there is a visual cue (a red circle with a line through it) that let's you know that you have successfully added that number to the blacklist. Currently, when you go back to look at at number you may have blacklisted the day before, it still says "Add to Blacklist" as if you never took any action on that number. And if you tap that link, it takes you through the process as if you didn't blacklist it. That made me have go to the website just to double check that it the blacklist was actually applied — which renders the efficiency and convenience of the new feature moot. It can be something like turning the "Add to Blacklist" red or replacing that with the red circle with the line through it (like on the website) to let you know that you were sucessful in blacklisting a number.

after years of having Ooma as my main phone line, I love that now I can finally get calls on my cell phone. I live in Australia but have a US phone number and it makes it so easy for me to contact friends and family overseas for very little cost. I appreciate not having to be home to call the states. It has really added a new element to the convenience to it. The app probably isn't very helpful if you don't have a paid in my account however, in my case I do. I am having 2 issues though, I live in Australia but I have a US phone number through Ooma and even though I put my phone on do not disturb when I go to sleep at night the Ooma calls still come through loud and clear waking me up at night, need to figure out a way to change those settings. The other thing that is problematic, when I’m on my cell phone app and I arrive home, call disconnects. So that’s a bit of a bummer sometimes, but overall I love that I can call with Emma from my cell phone now! especially for our situation. For most people though I don’t know how useful it would be.

All complaints that I previously had about Ooma's iOS app have now been beautifully addressed with the July 31, 2017 update. The app has been optimized for iPad, all aspects of it function perfectly, and several new features have even been added. This is now a truly great app to use. Thank you Ooma. (My former comments about issues now resolved: "I have only had experience with the Ooma app on iPad Pro 9.7 and iOS 10, so it may work better on an iPhone, or on an older version of iOS - but, the app is in need of an update. The volume control does not work, the mute control does not work, and the app's display orientation is only correct when holding an iPad in portrait view. When holding iPad horizontally, in landscape view, Ooma's app remains oriented in the other position. There are a few other quirky things about the app I don't like as well, but if Ooma were to fix these problems, I would consider their app to be good. Until then, at least for iPad and iOS 10, I can only say the app is useable, but difficult.")

I happened to see this app listed on the Ooma site and d/led it. I love my Ooma Telo with handset but I have been unable to get rid of the horrible lag to use the phone to talk or even to listen to garbled messages. I have spent time with Ooma support to try and resolve issues but their suggestions haven’t eliminated the garbled mess. I have kept Ooma because I can use either of the two phone numbers for online sign ups so my cell phone does not constantly ring with spam all day. I keep my Ooma Telo on “Do Not Disturb” so it can only receive voicemails if someone leaves one and doesn’t ring constantly during the day. The cell phone app can be set up to either receive or send out calls or can be set for both. I tried calling a few numbers and found the clarity of using the app on my cell phone is all that I wished my Telo handset could have been all these years.I am very happy to use this app since it is finally helping to give me my “monies” worth to “USE” Ooma. Great job!!!!

Ooma has been a great home phone service. We have been with them since the beginning and although there were some issues (as there are with any new app) we have always had great service no matter what the issue. This latest update has been great. I can now blacklist straight from the app, and I can receive and make calls without actually using my phone. I have the app on all my devices and I must say answering and making calls from my iPad is such a convenient way to stay on the iPad where I may have been looking for a product or company and make the calls while still being able to keep the search engine open to discuss anything while hands free from a phone call. FIVE STARS + FOR OOMA.