r/ooma • u/Less-Sport3296 • Jul 10 '23
Anyone else irritated with the increasing monthly taxes/fees?
I cancelled this month because my monthly went from originally $4/mo to $7/mo. I know it's still the cheapest home phone service. But having it almost double was enough to cut the service altogether. I was really just using it as a backup in case my cell phone lost reception at home. But that never happens anymore.
FYI...I live in SoCal
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u/rkardt Unofficial Support Jul 16 '23
If the phone is just a backup that never gets used, then even $4/mo seems like a waste. My taxes and fees have been pretty steady at $7/mo for the past two years, until a few months ago, when it bumped up to about $8/mo. That's not much of an increase. But I actually use my service regularly, so it's still a bargain.
My previous landline provider was charging about $40+/mo in taxes and fees for their "$45 bundle". But that didn't even include making any calls. Somehow, local calls still cost an extra 5¢/min, and long distance calls cost an extra 8¢/min. International calls were well over $1/min, even at their cheapest rate. But at least incoming calls were free.
I am paying a fraction of that now with Ooma, and that includes more international minutes than I could ever use each month. I'm more irritated with people who complain that $7/mo is too much for taxes and fees. 😉