Use two Google Voice numbers on a single OBi-100

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Goffredo:
Hi,

Say I travel between two locations 1 and 2, and I have one Obi-100 in each location.  Each Obi-100 is associated with its own Google Voice number, and I have a 'landline' attached to each Obi-100 that i use to place and receive phone calls.  So:

(123)456-7890 <-- Google Voice #1, for Location #1
(987)555-1212 <-- Google Voice #2, for Location #2

Since it's not possible to have a Google Voice number forward to another Google Voice number, when I am in Location 2, I miss calls placed to Location #1.  I would like to fix this

Is it possible to have a single Obi-100 receive calls placed to either of the two Google Voice #s?  So for example, when I am in Location #2, and someone calls either phone number above, my landline rings?  If this is possible, how do I control what outgoing number is used when I place a call from Location #2?  I am hopeful that this is possible by configuring multiple service providers SP1 (associated to Google Voice #1) & SP2 (associated to Google Voice #2) on the Obi-100 in Location 2, but I want to confirm because I'm not really sure what I'm doing.  :)

If this is not possible, I would like a quick way to switch the phone number associated with a specific Obi-100.  For example, if I am in Location #2, I would like an easy way to change it from using Google Voice #2, to using Google Voice #1.  And back again.  That way, I can toggle it when I am expecting calls.

Please let me know if you have any ideas here.  Thanks for your help!

azrobert:
There is a simple solution. You can have your OBi ring the local and distant phone.
This is called forking.

In OBi#1
Voice Services -> SP1 Service -> X_InboundCallRoute:
Change to: {ph,pp(ob200222222)}

2002222222 is the OBi number of OBi#2

In OBi#2
Voice Services -> SP1 Service -> X_InboundCallRoute:
Change to: {ph,pp(ob200111111)}

200111111 is the OBi number of OBi#1

You must have both OBi's registered to the OBiTalk network.

Goffredo:
That's great, thanks.  I'll try it out!

I assume that for my usage, which is calls placed to OBI #1 also ring OBI #2, I only need to do the first of the two steps.

(I do not need calls to OBI #2 to ring OBI #1)

-Jeff

Goffredo:
Update:  It didn't work.  I did the first of the two steps, and a test call to Obi #1 failed to ring the landline attached to Obi #2.   ???

azrobert:
The answer your 1st question is yes. You only have to update OBi#1.

Can you look at the call history on OBi#1.
Log into OBi#1.
Go to Status -> Call History
On the right side of the entry for your test call you should see something like:
Forking to:PHONE1, OBiTALK1(ob200222222)

Next log into OBi#2
Go to Voice Services -> OBiTalk Service -> InboundCallRoute
It should be ph

Log into OBiTalk.
Both your OBi's should be listed on the dashboard and their status should be Green.

If all the above are OK, it should work.

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