A Starlink Landline? VoIP Provider Ooma Taps Satellite Service for StarDial
As copper landlines disappear, a California company is trying to fill the gap by offering a home phone system that works with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, which is already popular in rural and remote areas in the US.Ooma supplies internet-connected telephone services, also known as VoIP. On Tuesday, it announced StarDial, a $129.99 bundle that includes a high-definition cordless home handset and a cellular base station for connecting to a home Starlink setup.The product may seem odd, given that you can already use all kinds of voice, messaging, and VoIP services with Starlink, like any other ISP. “Telecommunications providers are retiring aging copper phone networks, while consumers in many rural and remote areas often face limited or unreliable cellular coverage.” This includes AT&T, which is working to retire most of its copper lines by 2029 and suing to remove them in California as well.
- ▪As copper landlines disappear, a California company is trying to fill the gap by offering a home phone system that works with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, which is already popular in rural and remote areas in the US.Ooma su
- ▪On Tuesday, it announced StarDial, a $129.99 bundle that includes a high-definition cordless home handset and a cellular base station for connecting to a home Starlink setup.The product may seem odd, given that you can already use all kinds
- ▪“Telecommunications providers are retiring aging copper phone networks, while consumers in many rural and remote areas often face limited or unreliable cellular coverage.” This includes AT&T, which is working to retire most of its copper li
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As copper landlines disappear, a California company is trying to fill the gap by offering a home phone system that works with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, which is already popular in rural and remote areas in the US.Ooma supplies internet-connected telephone services, also known as VoIP. On Tuesday, it announced StarDial, a $129.99 bundle that includes a high-definition cordless home handset and a cellular base station for connecting to a home Starlink setup.The product may seem odd, given that you can already use all kinds of voice, messaging, and VoIP services with Starlink, like any other ISP.
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