Limiting Incoming Callers
Dave-in-TN:
As I mentioned in my other post a little while ago, I'm a brand new user who has just ported their landline number of 20+ years to GV, and my OBi200 should be arriving Friday.
We really don't use our landline that much, but it is the first number our kids and other extended family call when they want to reach us because we never have our cell phones close by when we're at home. So, I'm thinking I'd like to set up the OBi200 so that it will only ring through if the call is coming from a finite list of numbers belonging to family members. Ideally, what I would like to have happen if the call is not from one of those numbers is for the call to never ring on our end and just roll the caller over to GV voicemail which we will check periodically via the GV app on our phones or iPads.
Is this doable? If so, where would I start? I'm a total newbie, but I'm pretty sure I can learn quickly if pointed in the right direction.
Thanks!
ShazamInForum:
Google Voice service overseas rates per Guatemala:
Calling to Landline is $0.11/minute
Calling to Mobile is $0.12/minute
...now that's a lot.
Set your OBi200 device (with your own Google Voice account) here in the states. Get secondary OBi200 device with another Google Voice service account (per your parents'), make sure to do a complete setup here in the US first, make sure the inbound and outbound calls are good then relocate this secondary OBi200 device to Guatemala City. This way, your parents call back to the US (and Canada) at low rate of a penny/minute (I think) and keep in mind this is Guatemala to US only.
Also: OBi-to-OBi calls at no costs:
Your parents call you direct at phone connected to their OBi device to your OBi device by dialing that **9 + your OBi's unique 9 digit numbers. And you can also call them direct. This OBi-to-OBi bypass overseas rates, no costs to you or your parents.
If your parents needs to call someone locally within Guatemala City (or Guatemala), you will need to find out if Guatemala has any VoIP Service Provider that you can sign up for your parents and register that VoIP Service to their OBi device / OBiTALK's Compatible Service Provider / Generic Service Provider...with the SIP Credentials.
ShazamInForum:
More on the "Also: OBi-to-OBi calls at no costs:"
Once you have added your parents' OBi200 device (that secondary OBi device) under your OBiTALK account, your parents call direct to your OBi device 9 digit numbers, reach the OBiTALK Auto-Attendant, press option 2 and your parents to continue-on to call another US phone number or Canadian phone number, for free.
drgeoff:
@Shazam
You are posting in the wrong topic.
ShazamInForum:
Yes, I realized that after hitting "Post". Oops.. Thanks for pointing that out.
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