Using GV but I want to completely turn off voicemail system when phone in use
sheilangus:
Hi,
Setting up OBI with GV is easy even for people like me who is not proficient in computer.
However, I'm not able to completely turn off the voicemail system.
I'm going to take an over the phone translation job. The company requires that when I'm on the phone, the caller will get a busy signal instead of going to any kind of voicemail. They will call to test if it is set up this way.
I have been looking around in Lagacy GV but still can't find a way.
Can you advise?
drgeoff:
You can stop looking for a GV setting to disable GV voicemail. It cannot be done. Unanswered calls will always go to voicemail after about 25 seconds
GPz1100:
It can be done if google voice is answered by a pbx. However, setting up a pbx has an extremely steep learning curve.
Simplest solution is to just use our carrier number. Depending on carrier it should be possible to disable voice mail and any conditional call forwarding.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: sheilangus on March 16, 2018, 11:08:06 am
Hi,
Setting up OBI with GV is easy even for people like me who is not proficient in computer.
However, I'm not able to completely turn off the voicemail system.
I'm going to take an over the phone translation job. The company requires that when I'm on the phone, the caller will get a busy signal instead of going to any kind of voicemail. They will call to test if it is set up this way.
I have been looking around in Lagacy GV but still can't find a way.
Can you advise?
Google Voice is not suited for work-from-home jobs like yours, that require you to be signed into their phone system during your full shift. If something goes wrong with Google Voice, you could lose your job. Don't do it.
Use a SIP VoIP service provider instead. You can easily choose to not use that provider's voicemail.
For example: you can sign up for one of Callcentric's free inbound NY State phone numbers, and set it up on your OBi. The OBiTALK web portal has a pre-defined template to easily add Callcentric to one of your SP1--SP4 slots. On the main SP configuration page, skip the Google Voice signup, and scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click "OBiTALK Compatible Service Providers". On the next page, you can click the name of the SIP VoIP service provider you want to use, and fill in a few fields, and you're done.
sheilangus:
Thank you guys for the responses, especially yours as you slapped me out of GV.
I tried to look into Callcentric. They charge a 911 fee. It is not that much, $3 per month. But are there any other options out there that are free and reliable?
Thank you so much.
I feel so helpless at the beginning. But there are so many knowledgeable people that are willing to help.
Quote from: drgeoff on March 16, 2018, 11:41:45 am
You can stop looking for a GV setting to disable GV voicemail. It cannot be done. Unanswered calls will always go to voicemail after about 25 seconds
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