I was thinking of upgrading my internet service and buying one of these, anyone have some experience with VOIP?

Do you buy used condoms? I thought so.

#2: If you're shoving this thing up your bum, you're doing it wrong. Not sure how that comparison applies.

#1: I bought one of these last week and it works great so far. It DOES require a ~$3.50 per month tax/tariff payment but no monthly bills unless you sign up for the $9.99 "Premier" with extra features.

For anyone curious, this unit is not old enough to qualify for the no taxes exemption.

I bought one of these a few months ago, and it's worked without a problem... as long as you have broadband, you're good. If you put this between, say, your cable modem and your router, it will even provide QOS to ensure your phone isn't starved for bandwidth.

What is free about about $130?

I've been use this model for a few years without paying a dime. Newer model Telo does charge you a few dollars a month for tax.

I had magicjack but now I just use Google phone all the time. It doesn't make sense to pay 130$ for something that someone else provides for free. I wouldn't be surprised if Ooma goes under in a couple of years.

#7 this isn't comparable to magic jack. MJ requires a computer and also for that computer to be on. Ooma is stand alone and just connects to your modem. Why wouldn't they be around in a few years? Their products receive rave reviews and their customer base is growing incredibly fast.

#8, it's very similar than you think. Both use VOIP and broadband internet connection. You can use GoogleVoice on devices with android OS already. It's a matter of time before they port MJack or Ooma into android or iphone/ipad just to stay in businesss. Then it's exactly the same as GoogleVoice. Would you buy a one-trick-pony like Ooma or buy an android device (tablet, smartphone...) for doing host of other things?

#9 It's VOIP, that's as far as the comparison goes. I don't think you understand how the device works. If you have an android smartphone, you pay $70+ per month to use that device. After initially paying for my Ooma Telo, the only thing I pay is government mandated tax and 911 fees which amount to about $30 per year. The Ooma unit I have has a built in answering machine and I use the exact same phones with it that I used when I had landline service. Comparing Magicjack to Ooma is like comparing apples to oranges. Comparing a smartphone with GoogleVoice to Ooma is like comparing apples to mailboxes. I don't understand why you keep insinuating they are going to have to do something opposed to their current business model to stay in business. As I said, all of their products are highly rated and they are adding customers at an astronomical rate.
You're right, Ooma is a one trick pony. It does one thing and it does it extremely well. I think where you are getting confused is assuming people want to use their smartphone as a primary means of phone service both at home and out and about. Some people do that but 90% of the population (at least in the United States) have a cell phone in addition to phone service at home.

I've had Ooma for about a year...enough time for it to pay for itself. It is great. It occasionally drops a call (but that could be the caller's cell phone, too). Sound quality is excellent on your end, but it's strange...for the caller they hear all your background noise. Might be our phones, but I don't remember that from before Ooma. Overall, a good deal.

Lmao, #10! Lots of buzzwords like apples to oranges to mailboxes and astronomical rates but no facts whatsoever. The only difference you could find is that Ooma has a built-in answering machine. Paying for data package (30-40$ a month) is a wash with what you have to pay for the broadband internet at home. Maybe Ooma is lot like landline phones but it isn't, if your internet goes out, Ooma goes out. I gotta say that Ooma is a slightly better alternative to the landline phone service that regional phone providers offer if you account for the fact that Ooma might not be in business tomorrow. You know what happened to Vonage. If you have to have a home phone service you could try a refurbished Ooma that costs about 3 times as much as MagicJack excluding the monthly fees (lol), but be prepared that your Ooma might stop working next year.