Can I call my home GV from my cell phone?

[pinkheart]

My GV is currently set to be connected with my cell phone. After recently transferring my landline number to GV + OBi, I found I can't make a phone call from my cell phone to my GV that currently serves as a home phone.

When I dial my GV number from my cell phone, it treats me as if I called my own number and I can either check voice messages or make phone calls to other numbers than my own GV.

Is there any way I can call my GV home phone from my cell phone? I sometimes need to call family at home from outside.

[Rick]

Asked yesterday.  http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=5355.0

[CoalMinerRetired]

Disclaimer, I haven't tried this in a while.

Even if you have your mobile phone set to VoiceMail = Yes, when you call your GV number, you can still press *, enter PIN if required, and then press 4 to make another call, which can be to your GV number which then rings the Obi device or other forwarding phones.

[fsp412]

This always happens when you call your own number from your number. There is a solution, but will require an extra step, and account. I do this with my service since I have Google Voice for Android on my cell phone, and my home phone uses an Obi100 with GTalk.

Step 1: Go to CallCentric. I am suggesting CallCentric as they will provide you with a free US (most likely NY) telephone number. Create an account, and get a free US Number.
Step 2: You will also likely have to pay for E911 service which is about $2.00/month. Be prepared to whip out the credit car. This is CallCentric's requirement anytime you can make a call, or receive a call as well as being in the US/Canada.
Step 3: Set up your CallCentric account up on the second line. It may take a couple of minutes once you entered the credentials.

Make a note of your new phone number from CallCentric. When you need to call home, you simply call the CallCentric Number. I am sure there is a way to set up ObiHai to automatically call your Google Voice number using the CallCentric line from home, but I don't know how since I only had the box for about a day.


Hope it helps,
Frank

[Rick]

Frank:

You need to read the referenced link...