Quote from: AlexW on August 21, 2015, 08:30:05 PM
(And I'm having more fun with this than anyone has any right to... )
Well, if that's the case and since you're using GV and
VoIP.ms I'll give you a couple more options to think about. I believe SteveInWA refers to this as "male answer syndrome." Unfortunately, I'm afflicted.
IMHO, there is a better way to route incoming GV calls to
VoIP.ms and/or get CNAM with Google Voice. If you are willing to pay a one-time fee of $6 you can sign up for the Simonics GV gateway which connects to your GV account (via OAuth 2.0) and converts XMPP to straight SIP. The Simonics gateway allows you to register directly with your OBi and/or forward to a SIP URI address and supports CNAM for all incoming GV calls.
By forwarding your incoming GV calls to
VoIP.ms via PSTN (as recommended above) you are paying
VoIP.ms per minute for all incoming calls and getting charged a CNAM lookup fee for every call (unless the number is in your
VoIP.ms phonebook). In my view, that kind of defeats a primary purpose for having a Google Voice account/OBi device in the first place.........not that
VoIP.ms rates are excessive by any means.
If using the Simonics gateway, you can register directly and get CNAM for all incoming calls. You can also call out via the Simonics gateway. I have experienced great sound quality, reliability, and no detectable lag on both incoming and outgoing calls via the gateway.
But let's say you want to forward your incoming GV calls to
VoIP.ms (I do). You can forward your GV calls from the Simonics gateway to your
VoIP.ms number via SIP URI as opposed to PSTN. There is no charge for calls forwarded to your
VoIP.ms account via SIP URI. You could also turn off CNAM charges at
VoIP.ms since your incoming GV calls from the Simonics gateway would include CNAM. And you can still use the CNAM override function
VoIP.ms supports with their phone book that BigJim_McD was alluding to above.
And if you want even more fun it's pretty easy to set up Nomorobo with a
VoIP.ms account. Create a ring group and have one of the numbers called be a toll-free Nomorobo number. Then just route your
VoIP.ms DID to the ring group. This way all incoming calls (both GV and
VoIP.ms DIDs) will be checked by Nomorobo.