Quote from: drgeoff on July 18, 2017, 12:02:27 PM
Yes, any working mobile but you need to be aware that not all numbers can be ported to Google Voice.
What would be a reason for a number not being allowed to be ported to GV? If it can be ported to T-Mo or VZW (for example), will it then be eligible to be moved to GV, or are there some additional restrictions GV has to that other than it being a domestic mobile number? Is there any way to know for sure before I jump through these hoops of porting to a mobile carrier if it's potentially not going to work? If I find out it won't, then the logical next step would be to simply get a new GV number and change-over... but that is additional hassle than keeping my existing line.
QuoteOnce ported to GV the number no longer works on the mobile.
Not sure what you are asking. The number becomes your Google Voice number. The Obi is one way to make and receive calls on that number.
I was trying to figure out if porting the number from the mobile to GV would completely transfer it or if I would need to maintain a "dummy" number on a mobile line. I'm assuming that wouldn't be necessary, but I've never used GV before, so I am not familiar with how it works.
QuoteThe PHONE jack on an OBi has essentially the same interface as a copper POTS line or a VoIP adapter emulating one. As such, the OBi can be plugged in to your house wiring to drive all the phones up to a REN total of 5.
Good. So it sounds like that should function as I would expect.
QuoteUnless there is a good reason for not having an ethernet cable between OBi and router I would not use the OBiWIFI.
The good reason would be that my router is in a different location than where the OBi would need to be to plug into the panel. Why do you not recommend the WiFi adapter? Is it performance-based? Since the installation of the new router, I'm having little-to-no issues with wifi signal reliability and have experienced much better performance from most devices compared to the TWC hardware.
Quote(BTW it is not an antenna.)
Doesn't it send and receive the signal from the router through this adapter? I assumed that was its purpose, to connect to the router without an ethernet cable.