Using Separate GV Account For Obi
RonR:
Quote from: jimates on March 13, 2011, 03:09:32 pm
you cannot use a GV number as a forwarding phone in a GV account.
I don't believe that's true.
You certainly can't list a GV number in its own forwarding list (why would anyone want or try to do this?). But there shouldn't be any problem having one GV number list another GV number as one of its forwarding numbers. On outgoing calls, GV simply places the call or callback through the PSTN. I wouldn't think it checks to see if that number is another GV number. Why would it care? It's just a call out through the PSTN.
I'll try to find some time later to actually confirm it works, but if I were a gambler, I'd bet it will.
jimates:
Quote from: RonR on March 13, 2011, 03:22:37 pm
Quote from: jimates on March 13, 2011, 03:09:32 pm
you cannot use a GV number as a forwarding phone in a GV account.
I don't believe that's true.
You certainly can't list a GV number in its own forwarding list (why would anyone want or try to do this?). But there shouldn't be any problem having one GV number list another GV number as one of its forwarding numbers. On outgoing calls, GV simply places the call or callback through the PSTN. I wouldn't think it checks to see if that number is another GV number. Why would it care? It's just a call out through the PSTN.
I'll try to find some time later to actually confirm it works, but if I were a gambler, I'd bet it will.
Try adding a GV number as a forwarding phone. "Cannot add another Google Voice number as a forwarding number".
It has always been this way. It keeps you from having multiple GV numbers to forward call to. it would be great if we could forward calls to both my GV number and my wife's GV number, but you can't do that, I have to list both our phones in the same account.
It has nothing to do with placing an outgoing call, it is when you try to add a GV number to a GV account as a forwarding number.
RonR:
Quote from: jimates on March 13, 2011, 03:35:36 pm
Try adding a GV number as a forwarding phone. "Cannot add another Google Voice number as a forwarding number".
You're absolutely right. I've never had an occasion to try it before, but I wouldn't have guessed GV had such a restriction.
classpro:
My obi arrived. I set it up on a new gmail/google voice account (because I don't want sipdroid to interfere), and asked google to switch my phone numbers between the two accounts on the linked google form. Until the switch is made, I'm in limbo. But I have a question.
Can I provision for google voice on one account, and then change the google voice account and re-provision? I'm using the on-line configuration. Will it easily switch between gmail/google voice accounts?
I'm going to post a separate message about sipdroid and obi sharing a google chat account.
MichiganTelephone:
Quote from: classpro on March 16, 2011, 03:47:57 pm
My obi arrived. I set it up on a new gmail/google voice account (because I don't want sipdroid to interfere), and asked google to switch my phone numbers between the two accounts on the linked google form. Until the switch is made, I'm in limbo. But I have a question.
Can I provision for google voice on one account, and then change the google voice account and re-provision? I'm using the on-line configuration. Will it easily switch between gmail/google voice accounts?
In a word, yes. You'll just need to enter your new Google Voice account information after the switch is completed.
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