I knew our days with Obi100 were numbered after Obihai's EOL announcement last year.
Was ready to buy the OBI202 when this problem began a few days ago. Wife insisted we explore other options before investing in another box that's destined to become outdated again. Fixed income does that to you. Came across some references on here to gvsip and simonics gateways. Researching both I discovered gvsip is no longer in business. Simonics gateway got lots of hits and good reviews everywhere.
Trying to find actual configuration instructions was more difficult. Howto bits and pieces scattered everywhere. Started by creating my account here
https://simonics.com/gw/ . SIP ID and password is on the main gateway page after paying a $5.99 fee.
Sip Login = GV18005551212 (replace 8005551212 with your actual Google Voice number)
Sip Password = 12 character alphanumeric sequence; if you do a copy/paste make sure to remove the trailing space before pasting
Server =
gvgw.simonics.comArmed with this information I logged into
obitalk.com dashboard. I didn't see a specific option for Simonics gateway under service providers. Common sense suggested I try the "Generic Service Provider" option. I filled it in like this.
Service Provider Proxy Server =
gvgw.simonics.comService Provider Proxy Server Port = 5060
Outbound Proxy Server =
gvgw.simonics.comOutbound Proxy Server Port = 5060
Username = GV18005551212
Password = {PASSWORD}
URI = <blank> (nothing)
Don't forget to hit save. This reboots the Obi100. After a few moments try a test call. Mine went through right away. Good luck!
Google chat must be selected as a forwarding option under Phones in the google voice settings for incoming calls to work. Short time later a telemarketing call came in. An unexpected surprise was the name along with the number. Only the number came through before, no names. Nice!
The whole process took about 10 minutes to set up after I got my bearings. Getting to this point took much longer
We'll keep the Obi100 until it stops working or until the gateway goes away. Although we've gotten our money's worth over the years it would be a terrible shame to throw away a perfectly good piece of equipment because the manufacturer finds innovative ways to force an upgrade.