Access Google Voicemail with PIN

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lhm.:
Regardless of settings, does not request PIN for me either. Perhaps it is because one is already logged in via CHAT?

BrianH-MN:
I posted this question onto the Google Voice forums as well and I received a response stating that this is a bug in the way OBi implements Google Chat:

"There's a bug in the way the Obi device emulates Google Chat.  Regardless of whether or not the option is configured on the GV settings page, to require a PIN entry to access voicemail, when dialing your GV number from the Obi-attached telephone, GV never asks for the PIN.  It's an unfortunate security exposure that has always existed with the Obi, and nobody seems interested in fixing it."

carl:
 I believe that. I am not able to get it working for a PIN request either.

SteveInWA:
Hi Brian:

I'm the guy (Bluescat) who wrote that reply over on the GV forum, about it simply being a bug.

I've done some more testing today, and it appears to have nothing to do with the Obi; I unplugged my Obi completely, then logged into GV, and confirmed that the "require a PIN" setting was selected for Google Chat, then I logged into GMail and dialed my GV number using the GMail Voice and Video browser plugin (AKA Google Chat).  Sure enough, it does NOT ask for my PIN.  This is a Google Voice bug, and as we GV users have found, you can just forget about them fixing anything like this.

If anyone cares to prove me wrong, I'd be delighted.  I'll update my post over on the GV forum.

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