As there have been a number of Obi users recently signing up with our service, I thought I'd spend a little time here clarifying some questions I have received over the past week.
SteveInWA's guide at
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=13147.0 is the place to start. Thanks, Steve!
PayPalThe last day or so we have seen some delays from PayPal validating payments and sending us the web "ping" that activates accounts. Please be patient; I am not trying to steal your money.
GV authorizationAfter you go through the configuration, if you find you made a mistake such as entering the wrong GV number, you can use Deauthorize to clear your config and start over. Remember that if you use Deauthorize it will clear your SIP credentials, so you would have to set everything up again on the Obi.
If you revoke authorization on the Google side, eventually your account will log out and you will be notified by e-mail that it failed to log in.
Essentially this works the same way as it did with your Obi. If you revoked the Obi's authorization to Google Voice (actually "Google Chat" or "Google Talk") then it would stop working.
Lifetime of serviceAs was mentioned in another thread, our service costs $6 one-time setup fee to cover server costs. Thereafter the service is free and without any guarantees. I intend to operate the service as long as it remains technically possible, which is to say, as long as Google keeps allowing us
and Obi devices to connect.
#Obihai Support: From the pov of the device, Simon Tel. services are based on SIP and are SIP UA brand agnostic.
SupportI will participate in this forum from time to time, as well as the forum at
support.simonics.com. There's also a good community at
dslreports.com/forum/voip where GVGW is sometimes discussed. Direct e-mails to me requesting configuration support will not be answered quickly if at all; please use the community resources and I'll participate when I can.