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The iPhone is branching out from its major U.S. carrier roots to grab even more customers.

Five regional carriers have made good on their promise to offer local subscribers the iPhone as of today.

Customers of the five regional carriers will actually enjoy at least one advantage over those on Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint.

A peek at the iPhone 4S pages for Alaska Communications, Appalachian Wireless, Cellcom, GCI, and nTelos show the phone selling for $50 less than the price tag offered by the three nationwide carriers.

The iPhone 4 is also available among the five, selling … Read more

Being a T-Mobile customer just got a little bit harder.

A small, regional carrier, NTelos Wireless, today announced that it will start carrying the iPhone 4S on April 20. The company will offer Apple's smartphone for $50 less than what customers can find from big carriers, so the 16GB model will go for $149.99. The 32GB and 64GB models will retail for $249.99 and $349.99, respectively.

The announcement might make many T-Mobile customers scratch their heads. Their favored carrier is the only major cell service provider that doesn't carry Apple's iPhone. And now it'… Read more

LAS VEGAS--Ooma, the company behind the popular free VoIP home phone service, just got a little flashier.

Here at CES, the company introduced the Ooma HD2, a new $59.99 cordless handset that's designed to work with its existing Telo box, which drives the Ooma system. The company says the handset offers improved "HD Voice" call clarity and offers smartphone features "made possible by the Ooma cloud-enabled platform."

The HD2 is the company's second-generation handset and it features a 2-inch color screen and picture caller-ID with the ability to automatically display Facebook profile pictures … Read more

As David Carnoy recently posted, voice over Internet Protocol company Ooma is now offering a $49.99 Wi-Fi adapter that enables users to place the required Telo base station anywhere within Wi-Fi range.

I had a chance to test the system in my house, and it works fine, even though it's a few rooms away from my wireless router. Installation requires temporarily connecting the Telo to an Ethernet port of a computer to configure your Wi-Fi settings.

Listen to a call To learn more and to demonstrate the voice quality of Ooma service, I called Ooma CEO Eric Stang … Read more

Attention all owners of the Ooma Telo VoIP phone system or anybody considering buying it: you can now go wireless.

The company has taken the wraps off a new $49.99 Telo Air Wi-Fi adapter that allows you to place the Telo anywhere in your home that's within range of your wireless network. That's a big deal for Ooma, because a lot of folks don't want to have to tether the Telo base station to a wireless router that's hidden away in a closet or situated in a less-than-ideal spot in their home.

For those who … Read more

These days a lot of people are using Vonage and other VOIP phone systems from their cable TV companies to make calls from home. But those services require a monthly fee. However, with Ooma's Telo, you just buy the base system, and then make calls anywhere in the U.S. for free (you pay only applicable taxes and fees). On top of that, you can also make international calls for very little money, and the Telo's call quality is impressive.

Normally, Ooma's Telo would cost about $250, but we're giving one away to one lucky winner. … Read more

You probably don't remember it, but way back in January, at CES, a little company called Ooma unveiled its next-generation phone system, the Telo, which combines DECT 6.0 cordless-phone technology with Internet-based (VoIP) calling. Well, after nearly 10 months of waiting, the Telo is finally landing in stores and is available for $249.99.

Ooma's claim to fame is that it sells VoIP phone systems that let you make free domestic U.S. calls and low-priced international calls. To help drive home the point that you don't have to pay for phone service, Amazon labeled Ooma's first product, which remains on sale, the Ooma Core VoIP Phone System with No Monthly Phone Service Bills.

Once you shell out the $250 for the Telo, you can make unlimited domestic calls for free, and such features as caller ID and access to online call logs are included at no additional charge. If you want to port your existing number, that will cost you $39.99, but if you want a brand-new number, you don't have to pay anything.

From a design standpoint, the Telo is sexier-looking than its predecessor and more importantly, improves on the feature set, as well as on the call quality.… Read more

When I met with Ooma representatives last month, I got a sneak peek at its next-generation phone system, the Telo, which combines DECT 6.0 cordless-phone technology with Internet-based (VoIP) calling. Well, Ooma officially unveiled the Telo at CES, and while no price has been announced, the it will arrive sometime in the first half of 2009, according to the company.

Ooma's claim to fame is that it currently sells a VoIP phone system that lets you make free domestic U.S. calls and low-priced international calls. (In Amazon's database, the product is in fact called the Ooma … Read more