I have spent a lot of time searching, but cannot find the answers to my questions. Here is how I envisioned using the OBI100:
Get rid of landline. No porting. Use Google Voice. Get numbers from them.
My searching led me to believe that each Google account can get two numbers – home and work. Is this correct? The process on GV was asking me to pick one number and I'd like to know of any limitations before I do this.
No, this is not correct. Each GV account gets ONE number.
If my husband also gets two GV numbers, can we use the one OBI100 for all four numbers? We don't need any fancy routing, answering, separate "lines".
No, this is not correct. The OBi 100 and the 110 can handle TWO numbers, not FOUR numbers. Get the 202 if you want 4 numbers, but you can only use 2 at a time AND GV doesn't give you 2 numbers per account as noted above.
The reason for wanting four numbers is to have the following:
An exchange that would be local for our extended families so that each of our families could call us toll free
An exchange local to us for utilities, doctors, neighbors
A universal number whose digits are easy to remember. We would keep this number indefinitely. This would be given out to all friends and family who can call with their own unlimited phones. Hope to relocate in a few years and have just this one number.
If we can't get and easily use four numbers, I would choose my new numbers differently, so I need to know before I proceed with Google Voice.
Thanks for your patience with an old newb.
You can't get 4 GV numbers. There is no reason in this day and age why you can't move a number all around the country as you move. More and more people either call with a cell that doesn't care, or an unlimited calling plan.
Or, you can buy 3 OBi devices. Put 1 each in a house where your extended families exist (seems like 2 places, and then ANYONE who is given the info can access that OBi and call your OBi for free.
I don't know where you figured out all this stuff in your lot of time searching, but it's not right.