How Get a Phone Number for OBI 110?
getmeek:
How do I get a phone number for it? Devices such as Nettalk, Ooma, MagicJack each come with a phone number.
The reason I want a phone number is because apparently GV call screening does not work, if GV forwards to the call to the OBI via "Google Chat," as the OBI instructions demand. If GV forwards the call to a phone number, then GV call screening works.
Rick:
You get a number from your GV account...
CoalMinerRetired:
See the " How to Get Google Voice" tutorial here: http://www.obihai.com/tutorials-tips.html
RFord:
Quote from: getmeek on May 26, 2013, 11:18:41 pm
How do I get a phone number for it? Devices such as Nettalk, Ooma, MagicJack each come with a phone number.
The reason I want a phone number is because apparently GV call screening does not work, if GV forwards to the call to the OBI via "Google Chat," as the OBI instructions demand. If GV forwards the call to a phone number, then GV call screening works.
I think you are missing something very critical here. Nettalk, Ooma, MagicJack are self-contain service providers, while the OBi Devices are just a ATA without any type of PAID service. Yes, you can configure a free Google Voice Service (which can be set up with a DID), but that is not the "true" nature of the OBi ATA, which can be configured with many paid VOIP service. The three devices that you mention requires some form of yearly service fee, in addition to the cost of the device. Of course you could call the OBi number to reach your device, but that requires that the person placing the call to you have an OBi ATA (and I think, an OBi Soft phone). To sum up, the OBi ATA does not come with any service/DID. BTW, does Nettalk, Ooma, MagicJack have call screening capabilities?
hwittenb:
Quote from: getmeek on May 26, 2013, 11:18:41 pm
How do I get a phone number for it?
If you want a separate number you can try this 3-step process:
1. Go to callcentric.com and get a (free) "IP Freedom" account. Setup your CallCentric account on SP2 of your OBi. Verify that the account is "registered" on your OBi System Status Tab.
2. Go to IPKall and get a free (U.S. Washington State) phone number that you setup to forward by sip uri to your CallCentric account (callcentric_userid@in.callcentric.com).
3. Setup your GV account to ring your IPKall number when someone calls your GV number. You will need to go thru Google Voice's verification process where Google Voice rings the number and you enter a code that they give you. Someone may have previously used the number with Google Voice that IPKall gives you and you may need to reclaim the number. You need to periodically use the IPKall number or they take it away from you.
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