Obi200 porting landline to Google Voice
lrosenman:
I've been using GoogleVoice for >5+ years. I don't think it will go away. My opinion, of course.
A_Friend:
Quote from: lrosenman on July 12, 2018, 11:51:13 am
I've been using GoogleVoice for >5+ years. I don't think it will go away. My opinion, of course.
I'm an early adopter, as well. Eight and a half years since I got Google Voice. (Back then, you had to be invited.) Six and a half years now since I bought my first Obi100. If you're being honest, you must have heard the two or three times we heard they were considering dropping the service in that time?
Six and a half years is a long time for a free phone line. I'm grateful for it, but not presumptuous. I certainly don't believe that Google owes me anything going forward. Hey, I'm an old systems guy. "Plan ahead for failure, have a fall back system, and a contingency plan."
Besides, you need 911. It's only $1.50 a month, and you can play with the cool features of another VoIP provider.
lrosenman:
I have 911 via a $1.49/mo Vitelity DID off my Asterisk server.
I have the GV (formerly a sprint integration, then ported to GV) line pointed at my Obi and my t-mobile cell. I'm fairly certain, with Google investing time and money in the SIP conversion, they don't intend to have it go away.
(I actually have a GV line for my wife as well, old Sprint number for her ported into GV).
To each his/her own.
A_Friend:
Quote from: lrosenman on July 12, 2018, 02:11:30 pm
... they don't intend to have it go away.
I agree. At this point in time, they don't intend to have it go away. But now is now, not the future.
What happens when they're involved in a corporate merger? I'm not sure who they would merge with, or why, but corporate consolidation is all the rage, and profit is the name of that game.
There is absolutely no reason not to buy an Obihai device today and enjoy free phone service via Google Voice while you can. The beauty of Obihai is that you're not limited to one provider. There are at least a half dozen good ones that people swear by, all very cost effective, and some you can set up in minutes.
The only issue is, what happens to your DID? It takes a few days to port it somewhere, and if your current carrier goes away, you may not be able to recover it. I've had two low-cost MVNOs go down the drain on us, STI Mobile and PTel (aka Platinum Tel). We lost both numbers. So, these things happen.
lrosenman:
IF they were to discontinue the service, I'm sure Google, being as large as they are, would do the right thing and give notice. They aren't exactly a fly-by-night organization with no resources.
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