With basic landline setup will answering machine still work as normal?
HunterT:
Hello, I just ordered the OBi101 off of Amazon.com. Could someone please tell me if what I am trying to do is going to work.
My Grandmother currently has 1 landline phone number with Verizon. I am aware of all of the crazy porting I have to do to get this number active on Google Voice.
Her current equipment is:
OBi101Highspeed Cable Internet w/ Linksys WiFi Router1 corded landline phone (doesn't need power)2 cordless landline phones (w/ base station which has an answering machine and secondary station)
My ultimate goal is to take her landline number that shes had for years, port it from Verizon to AT&t GoPhone then finally to Google Voice. Plug the OBi101 into my router, then hook up her landline phones to it so they all use the same #.
My only question is: Is there a way to keep her answering machine (the main base station) still functioning like normal?
Also, if anyone can recommend any other possible setups (possibly through something other then Google Voice) to avoid this ridiculous # porting. I am willing to pay small monthly fees.
Rick:
Quote from: HunterT on March 27, 2013, 07:24:31 am
Hello, I just ordered the OBi101 off of Amazon.com. Could someone please tell me if what I am trying to do is going to work.
My Grandmother currently has 1 landline phone number with Verizon. I am aware of all of the crazy porting I have to do to get this number active on Google Voice.
Her current equipment is:
OBi101Highspeed Cable Internet w/ Linksys WiFi Router1 corded landline phone (doesn't need power)2 cordless landline phones (w/ base station which has an answering machine and secondary station)
My ultimate goal is to take her landline number that shes had for years, port it from Verizon to AT&t GoPhone then finally to Google Voice. Plug the OBi101 into my router, then hook up her landline phones to it so they all use the same #.
My only question is: Is there a way to keep her answering machine (the main base station) still functioning like normal?
Also, if anyone can recommend any other possible setups (possibly through something other then Google Voice) to avoid this ridiculous # porting. I am willing to pay small monthly fees.
Hopefully you bought an OBi 110 or 100...
The ONLY way to keep her answering machine function is to get it to answer before 25 seconds, which is when GoogleVoicemail will answer. That means she has to answer the phone quite quickly before the answering machine grabs it. Did you take that into account?
Also, how do you plan on providing 911 to her?
How do you plan on providing her with phone service when you port her landline and she has to call 911 and the power (and internet) is out? Or when the internet is down and the power isn't?
I wouldn't consider dropping a landline for an elderly person. Adding a 110 to keep her landline and add free long distance with GV - that makes sense.
HunterT:
Sorry can't believe I got the model # wrong, I meant OBi 110. As far as emergency purposes, she is 95 years old and me and my girlfriend will both be living with her full time. She also has a cell phone. Don't think I'm too worried about power outages and internet service interruption.
Could you possibly rephrase what you said because I am a bit confused?
Currently the way her phones work is about 6-8 rings to give her time to get to the phone and then her answering machine service will come on saying "Hi you have reached blah blah blah" if she doesn't get to it in time. I am going to try and keep this same functionality. Please let me know if I will lose this. My main concern is for her to still be able to check her messages using the base station and for people to leave messages to the base station.
Here is the phone system she has:
http://www.amazon.com/VTech-CS6429-Cordless-Silver-Handset/dp/B004OA6X4Y/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1364401600&sr=1-6&keywords=vtech+cordless+phone
Rick:
Quote from: HunterT on March 27, 2013, 09:28:57 am
Sorry can't believe I got the model # wrong, I meant OBi 110. As far as emergency purposes, she is 95 years old and me and my girlfriend will both be living with her full time. She also has a cell phone. Don't think I'm too worried about power outages and internet service interruption.
Could you possibly rephrase what you said because I am a bit confused?
Currently the way her phones work is about 6-8 rings to give her time to get to the phone and then her answering machine service will come on saying "Hi you have reached blah blah blah" if she doesn't get to it in time. I am going to try and keep this same functionality. Please let me know if I will lose this. My main concern is for her to still be able to check her messages using the base station and for people to leave messages to the base station.
Here is the phone system she has:
http://www.amazon.com/VTech-CS6429-Cordless-Silver-Handset/dp/B004OA6X4Y/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1364401600&sr=1-6&keywords=vtech+cordless+phone
Ok, I'll be clearer. YOU WILL LOSE THIS. :D
Google Voice picks up in 25 seconds. Period. Can't change that. So, if you want the answering machine to get the message, and not Google Voice, then you have to make it answer before then. That's like 4 rings. So, if you make her run and she falls and can't get up...
HunterT:
So your saying with a Google Voice service setup to work with land-line phones will only give you up to 25 seconds before Google Voicemail service takes the message. Meaning these messages can only be checked online or on a mobile device. But if in the Vtech settings I set the phone to a certain amount of rings that falls under 25 seconds then the normal answering machine service will kick in and Google Voicemail will assume the phone was answered.
Also for emergencies isn't there like $2.49 services through voip companies?
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