Disable google voicemail
Steve28321:
Quote from: jimates on May 03, 2012, 07:07:36 pm
it just happens that the Obi is the only device that can be used with Google Voice.
Not true. For a few months a company that specializes in 3rd party products for MagicJack has offered, for a one-time cost of $20, a product that uses the MJ device, expired or currently active, with GoogleVoice. Works great.
http://www.pcphonesoft.com/
QBZappy:
Interesting features. Does it really work? I never heard of this product. CID look up, talking CID, etc.... Downside is that a computer is required. The OBi still has a big advantage here. However it has its uses for people already running a computer at work or home. I suppose the OBi 110 could be connected to one of these devices. It could fulfill the need for CID lookup. Too bad OBihai doesn't seem to add features to the OBIAPP. The OBiAPP seems to be forgotten in it's development cycle. OBihai is obviously focused on the hardware side of the business. If this product is not vaporware it will set the bar higher for GV users. Collectively, as OBi users, should we be expecting some of these cool features in the OBi product or is it too much to ask from a hardware vendor?
Steve28321:
Yea. Works great. I'm currently using it with an active MJ device, but will let that expire.
You are right it is more limited than the Obi, since you can only use it with GV. And it does require the computer to be on, like the MJ. But I'm on my computer all day, and with the GV forwarding, I have my cell as a second ringing number when I log off the PC. It is a good low-cost use of all the MJ's sitting unused in drawers. As long as GoogleVoice holds up.
The company itself has been offering added MJ features for a few years, so I think it being vaporware is a non-issue.
QBZappy:
From the little that I know about the MJ, is the hardware basically a USB sound card with a Phone jack?
Steve28321:
I really don't know. It's a piece of crap. I've been lucky and had good success with it for 2 years. Having a usb port on top of the PC has helped with it staying in one piece. It was my first entry in voip, but have been looking at Obi. Will probably hold off for a while now.
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