Ring Ring Club
$182.40Equipment + service$75.00 equipment$107.40 service
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Ooma MyPhone, Tin Can and Ring Ring Club
See what comes with each phone, what costs extra, and what a year or two could add up to.
Cost comparison
Compare paid calling plans. Start with a complete Modern Kit for Ring Ring, or choose the Bridge if you already own a compatible phone.
Use Ooma’s MyPhone fee calculator for your ZIP code. A blank amount means unknown, not zero. Ooma sells directly and through retailers.
Ooma MyPhone
$195.87+ local fees$99.99 equipment$95.88 service
Tin Can
$219.88Equipment + service$100.00 equipment$119.88 service
12 months of paid service. Ooma’s subtotal stays incomplete until you enter its local fees.
USD, one device, unchanged rates. Equipment plus 12 or 24 months of paid calling. Ring Ring annual billing uses exact yearly charges. Ooma fees are included only when entered. The optional Tin Can promotion subtracts one monthly payment. Sales tax, shipping and other unmodeled charges excluded. Other offers are not modeled. Estimates, not checkout quotes.
What comes with each phone?
| At a glance | Ring Ring Club | Ooma MyPhone | Tin Can |
|---|---|---|---|
| Device | $75 Modern Kit$59 Bridge if you bring a compatible phone; $89 Nostalgic Kit. | $99.99 direct priceOoma and retailers. Enter your actual price in the calculator. | $100Tin Can handset. |
| Paid service | $8.95/monthOr $96.66 billed annually. | $7.99/monthPlus local taxes and regulatory fees. | $9.99/monthParty Line. |
| Free plan | Yes. Club LineCalls between connected Ring Ring members. | No. No free plan | Yes. Can 2 CanCalls between approved Tin Can contacts. |
| 911 calling | Partly. On the paid plan, with a verified address | Yes. Included with service | Yes. Yes, on every plan including the free one |
| Parent-approved contacts | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes | Yes. Yes |
| Use your own phone | Yes. Yes, with the BridgeCompatible analog phones. | No. Uses MyPhone hardware | No. Uses Tin Can hardware |
| Worth knowing | Choice of handset or adapter | Local fees change the totalUse Ooma’s MyPhone fee calculator. | Advertises one month freeOptional in the cost calculator. |
What about Pinwheel Home?
Pinwheel makes kids’ smartphones and a screen-free home phone called Pinwheel Home. It is not in the calculator above. Here is how it lines up with Tin Can, its closest match, and with Ring Ring.
Devices. The Spark is $79 and the Classic is $99 at regular prices (Pinwheel runs sales). Tin Can’s handset is $100. Ring Ring’s Bridge is $59 and the Modern Kit is $75.
Plans. Pinwheel Circle is free for calls to other Pinwheel Homes and includes 911. Friends & Family is $6.99 a month for up to 5 outside numbers, and Unlimited is $9.99 a month for any number. Tin Can’s Party Line is $9.99 a month; Ring Ring’s paid plan is $8.95 a month.
Read the full Pinwheel vs Tin Can comparison for parent tools, availability and who each phone fits.
Just two phones?
Ooma vs Tin Can covers hardware, plans, 911 and where each is sold. Pinwheel vs Tin Can compares the two plan ladders. Tin Can vs Ring Ring Club is our honest side by side with the phone we make. Prefer a longer list? See the Tin Can alternatives page. Still deciding whether a home phone fits your family at all? Read our guide to a landline for kids.