Ooma Blog

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Bring the couple who held your hand when you were a tot a gift that will help keep them safe. The Ooma Senior Phone Bundle can keep the lines of communication open. But be prepared–you may need to do the hand-holding this time to convince them this is one gift they won’t want to return.

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Here are 10 questions and answers to help you understand the copper sunset and find the right POTS phone line replacement solution for your business or organization.

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Social media and its impact on mental health is a rising issue that prompted Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to issue an advisory urging policymakers, researchers, families, tech companies and America’s young people themselves to take action against the negative effects of social media on mental health in youth.

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Shift-to-text is a business telecom feature that can easily transport a customer on a phone call to another communication method, such as a text, an email or a chat. This makes it easier to provide a seamless customer experience while also making your office operations smooth and efficient.

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Did you know that September 1 is Emma M. Nutt Day? Emma M. Nutt Day celebrates the fact that Nutt was the first female telephone operator. Emma Nutt’s contribution to the telephone industry has been recognized by the National Museum of American History, which organized a one-day special event honoring her in 1984. It was called “All Alone by the Telephone.

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From smoke clouds to cloud storage, the evolution of communication technology has been beyond the wildest imaginations of our ancestors. The team at Ooma is proud to present this ultimate timeline of communication technology, tracing back all the way to the origin of speech.