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ooma Scout (to use with VoIP Phone Device with No Monthly Phone Service Bills) | 
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| Brand: ooma
Category: CE
List Price: $69.99
Buy New: $44.50
You Save: $25.49 (36%)
New (6) Used (1) from $39.00
Rating:  14 reviews
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 4 x 1.5
MPN: DVA-SCT101
Model: DVA-SCT101
UPC: 892943002018
EAN: 0892943002018
ASIN: B0010W84A0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Please note: An ooma Hub is required to enjoy the ooma Scout's functionality. Visit the ooma Hub page to learn more. | | • | Enjoy unlimited US calling, exceptional voice quality, and must-have features with no monthly fees or contracts | | • | Receive caller-ID, call-waiting, and voicemail at no extra charge; pay as you go for low-cost international calls | | • | Extend the power of the ooma system anywhere you have a phone jack by connecting an ooma Scout device | | • | Try out ooma's enhanced calling features with a free trial of ooma Premier, which includes a free second phone line, real-time message screening, one-touch Do Not Disturb and Send to Voicemail, a second personal number with private voicemail, and more |
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Product Description
To learn more about ooma and how it works, view the quick start guide or the user guide. Smart and stylish, ooma devices partner with your high-speed Internet and your home phones to free your phone service. Your one-time purchase eliminates monthly bills for US calling. Once you own an award-winning ooma Hub device, you can extend the full benefits of the ooma system throughout your home by connecting an ooma Scout device to a standard phone jack and your home phones. Acclaimed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Business Week and featured as one of the year's hottest gadgets in Parade and In Style magazines, ooma offers the premiere home phone experience. Simply connect the ooma system to your broadband and your home phones to enjoy: Unlimited calling to any number in the US All the features you've come to depend on, like caller-ID, call-waiting, and voicemail The reliability and crisp acoustic performance of a landline Access to your voicemail from any phone The freedom to hear your voicemail and manage account preferences in the Lounge The option to create voicemail notifications to email and mobile phone Low-cost international rates starting at a penny per minute Easy setup to get you up and dialing in no time A 30-day money-back guarantee and an extendable one-year warranty The flexibility to keep your phone number or choose a new one anywhere in the US A 90-day free trial of ooma Premier! *Please note: An ooma Hub is required to enjoy the ooma Scout's functionality. Click here
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Extends the Ooma Hub November 2, 2008
Debbie Lee Wesselmann (the Lehigh Valley, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Scout is a 4" by 3" device designed as an extension to a main Ooma VoIP Hub. Once you have the Hub installed to DSL or cable modem, you can then add as many Scouts as you want to connect the phones throughout your house using the internal telephone wiring. Although you won't need this if all you have is one cordless telephone set with a single base station (the hub automatically connects all those handsets), you will want to purchase one or more Scouts to connect the corded/wired phones in your house.
The Scout takes mere seconds to install, provided that you already have a phone and telephone line in place. The buttons allow you to call out on a second line if the first is in use; simply press "2," and you get the Ooma dial tone. You can also replay your voice messages on this auxiliary until by pressing the arrow. The unit automatically detects and connects to the hub.
My Scout did stop working after about three weeks of use, whether because of an undetected power surge or simply hardware failure. It took another month or so for Ooma to send me a replacement. Although the Scout is a valuable and easy to install device, I took away a star for its unreliability and Ooma's unenthusiastic customer service. In Ooma's defense, I did get a replacement Scout with postage paid for the return of the defective unit.
Potential buyers of the Ooma system should read my review of the ooma Core VoIP Phone System with No Monthly Phone Service Bills since their internet/home configurations may not be well suited to this option. I love that I didn't have to buy special phones and that I could use my existing phone number and landline back-up.
 did not buy the roduct September 30, 2008
Amol Nayak (Dekalb, IL, USA)
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
this does not work without the HUB which is like 200$ so this instrument is worth less without the 200$ hub.
 I love the ooma! July 4, 2008
Book Craven (Utah)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was skeptical. But this VOIP device simplifies my life. (I had Vonage before...) Setting it up was easy and it works like a charm! Not having to pay a dime more for phone service each month is the clincher for me. The only complaint I would have is that the Caller ID doesn't show the caller's 1 before their number so you can't just hit "call back" with my phone set but must key in the access 1 and then the caller's number. But this is no biggie at all. I hope Ooma stays in business and keeps their free phone service with all its bells and whistles (free as in free beer)!
ooma Scout - Great Way to Extend Your Ooma June 29, 2008
Mark (East Coast)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
So there are a few ways to use the ooma system throughout your house. The first is to have a cordless phone with a good range connected to your ooma Hub. The second way is to use an ooma Scout device in your bedrooms or another location. And you can combine both methods to meet a variety of needs.
With the new switching to a tiered pricing model, the uses for the scout seem to be expanding. If you sign up for the premium service you can add additional phone numbers to your ooma account and have the scout be used for a seperate "virtual" line. That's a cool feature for families or apartment sharers. Or, even a business that operates multiple storefronts could take advantage of seperate lines.
Either way, using the scout will let you pick up and make ooma calls from the phone hooked up to your scout. And the ability to make calls from both your main hub and the scout at the SAME TIME make this very useful.
The only challenge with the scout is that you have to use your home phone wiring to connect it. It's probably not a problem for most people, but those with older wiring or shared wiring may be limited by this. Still, the instructions ooma provides does make it easy to install as long as you have home phone wiring that is in good condition.
The price for the scout is well worth it. For only $60 you can extend your system to multiple floors or jacks as long as they share the same wiring. That's a great feature.
Alternatively, if you only want to hook up a cordless phone to your ooma hub, newer DECT systems like the GE 28821FE2 Dect 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone and Digital Answering System offer wider range that may be enough for a single family home.
You may have to test your options, but for many people the scout will be an almost necessary add-on to their ooma system.
Enjoy.
Voice over internet without a monthly fee- super easy June 28, 2008
Porcelain Monkey (St. Louis - The Hill)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
every time I see a commercial for these voice over the internet services that charge you a monthly fee, I think why not get this Ooma box? it is the same thing but it your DSL line is the only charge you will have. I spent 250 dollars for the box and "scout" the only problems I have had have been with the Phone company and my internet service. They don't know what I am talking about when we are troubleshooting their problems. I had the Ooma set up and working in less than an hour. I suggest you don't stack the DSL box under the Ooma server box because of the heat.
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