incoming calls on 2 Obi devices

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skipro:
I would like to receive calls from 1 GV number at 2 locations. Only 1 site would pick up at any one time. I read the solution using CallCentric accts but I would like to know if this can be done just with basic setup?
Can I have incoming calls from 1 GV acct ring 2 Obi 202 devices [at different locations] in 1 Obi acct?
If not, can I do this with 2 Obi accts, 1 device on each? Would this make a diffrence?
Outgoing calls can be done with separate GV accts if necessary.

jimates:
You can configure both devices with the same google voice account. Outgoing calls on the same account should be possible. You can fork calls from one device to the other for incoming calls.

it doesn't matter if they are in the same account or not.

The last one to log in at google will be the one that receives calls. Because of unexplained reboots etc, there is no guarantee which one will be logged in at any given time. This shouldn't matter if you configure each one to fork the call to the other. And they should not both receive the same call.

Set up google voice on SP1 for both devices and set it as default for outgoing calls.
Using the Obi Expert Configuration set the SP1 X_InboundCallRoute on both devices to this
{ph1,pp(500xxxxxx)} where 500xxxxxx is the Obitalk number of the opposite Obi.

make the changes to SP1 or ph1 as needed to fit your configuration.

skipro:
Thanks for reply.
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And they should not both receive the same call.

Please explain.
I want all calls to ring at both locations since I do not know which one will be answered.

jimates:
they should not both receive the same call direct from google voice on SP1. Although both devices can place outgoing calls on the same google voice account at the same time, only the last one to log into google will be able to receive calls from google voice. There is no way to know exactly which one at any give time will get the call, but it is fairly evident that both cannot receive the call.

for this reason, you fork the call from the Obi that does receive the call to the other Obi using the configuration in the SP1 X_InboundCallRoute

And they should not both receive the same call just means they will  not both be trying to fork the same call to each other at the same time.

MurrayB:
I fork all incoming calls between two locations via the ObiTalk network. Whichever phone is called it rings at both locations. I have an answering machine at one location that I access from either location. This arrangement works really well for me.

Good Luck!

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