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With the submission of Ooma Telo to the FCC’s authorization site, we have now have access to a ton of info about this upcoming device.

After the jump, we provide a detailed description of the Ooma Telo user guide and features.

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Last week we brought you pics of ooma’s new HD handset.  Today, ooma passed its new Telo base station through the FCC, revealing a new look for ooma products.

You can connect traditional phones to the ooma base station, or use the company’s HD handset.  For those of you with unreliable Internet connections, you can even use a landline as a backup.

ooma is a novel service that provides subscription-less VoIP.  It works by routing calls through ooma base stations, thereby reducing the cost of surfacing calls through the PSTN.  It’s a great idea that is ideal if you’re a heavy phone user and can afford the initial $200 investment in the ooma base station.

So far, ooma’s only product has been it’s base station, which connects to a typical phone.  But today, the company passed a wireless handset through the FCC called the ooma HD Handset.

First of all, I think the term ‘HD’ has been overused to the point of being nonsensical.  How can a phone be HD?  It’s not a video phone…it’s an audio phone.

In any case, the ooma HD headset connects wirelessly to the ooma base station, giving you wireless access to the ooma.  This is a typical wireless phone – no bluetooth or wifi – so you’re still have to remain close to the base station.  But it’s a nice looking device that is definitely an intriguing upgrade for ooma users.

The ooma HD headset is part of oomaTelo, a handset/base station combo that the company plans to release soon.