If Obihai goes out of business, will Obi110 continue to work with Google Voice?
CoalMinerRetired:
To add to what QBzappy said...
> will I be able to activate the new Obi110 that I receive?
You do not need the portal nor anything else from Obi to activate an Obi110 (or 100 or 202), there is no activation needed, you only need to do configuration.
onepolarbear:
Quote from: CoalMinerRetired on November 19, 2012, 08:24:10 pm
To add to what QBzappy said...
> will I be able to activate the new Obi110 that I receive?
You do not need the portal nor anything else from Obi to activate an Obi110 (or 100 or 202), there is no activation needed, you only need to do configuration.
but the *only* reason I'm getting the Obi110 is for Google Voice....
I can configure it to use Google Voice even if Obihai exists no more? :)
QBZappy:
onepolarbear,
GV is known for making changes without giving any notice. Obihai has been able to figure out/reverse engineer the GTALK client and incorporate it inside the OBi. At the moment it is working. If GV makes other changes and if Obihai is no longer around to modify the firmware, then who knows? GV seems to be offering their service into Canada. I'm almost certain that we will get years of use with GV. Also consider that GV may not always be free.
onepolarbear:
Quote from: QBZappy on November 19, 2012, 09:59:31 pm
onepolarbear,
GV is known for making changes without giving any notice.
Google still isn't saying if Google Voice domestic US calls will be free in 2013...
Rick:
Quote from: QBZappy on November 19, 2012, 07:54:55 pm
To be fair, the OBi ATA works like any other generic ATA. If obhai went belly up it would still work. Only the features related to the Obi services would not work. Configuring the unit over the ObiTALK portal would not work, however 100% of the features are configurable using the unit web interface. The portal is missing some useful features such as call history, unit config backup, etc...
I think probably 95% of the users couldn't use the web interface via the IP address. Also, if OBi shut, this forum would shut since they pay for it. So all this info would be gone, and we'd need to find another place - as would the users assuming they knew how. And, when GV makes their next change after OBi shutting, firmware wouldn't change to adjust. Therefore, doorstop.
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