GOOGLE Voice connected, but...no calls in or out!
jerryinforum:
Well, here's the deal, though:
This is the only guy that took the trouble to help me. He did it super-fast, and he did get me up and running.
No one else took the trouble. Even your post here, while perhaps well-intentioned, isn't particularly "helpful" in the sense that you've made no explanation as to why I would want to enable this mysterious "portal" you are talking about.
I am up and running. If I've made some kind of mistake in how I've handled this...I'd certainly listen to further advice. You have not really provided any...
In the meantime, I'll take a look at the thread you've linked me to and take it with a grain of salt.
MichiganTelephone:
I doubt he was the ONLY person willing to help you, he was just the first, and the reason he was so "super-fast" is because he practically LIVES on this forum dispensing his brand of "helpful" advice and building his little cult of devotees. Seriously, he monopolizes the forum and gives no one else the chance to help anyone before he chimes in, which in and of itself might not be such a bad thing (after all, help is help, and as a new user you probably don't care who gives it as long as it solves your issue) except that he keeps instructing new users to disable OBiTALK provisioning, which in turn deprives them of the ability to use the OBiTALK portal.
But the funny part is, when given an opportunity to explain WHY he dislikes the portal so much, he remains silent:
Pros and Cons of using OBiTALK Provisioning and OBiTALK portal for configuration
I'm not saying you made a mistake, I just wanted you to be aware that normally it's not a good idea for a new user to disable OBiTALK provisioning. I may add my reasons to the post linked above in a few days but I wanted to give others the chance to have their say first (including the guy who helped you, if he actually has any reasons he can articulate other than "this is how I choose to do it and everyone else should do what I do.").
And yes, please do take anything I say with several grains of salt. You may decide that you'd prefer to configure your device manually, and that's fine, it's YOUR device, not mine, and not that of the guy who jumped in and helped you. But keep in mind that just because someone is first to respond does not necessarily mean they are giving you the best advice, but by jumping in first, they may discourage others from attempting to help.
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