How To: Use Google Voice and OBi
QBZappy:
Michael,
Merry Christmas.
I hope you are enjoying your early Christmas gift.
BEST--
QBZappy
WillyT812:
A little help possibly. I bought an Obi100 back in Nov while still residing in Kaysville Utah. I got both a gmail account and Google Voice account. I read through the tutorials and linked the Obi to my Google Voice account with the newly acquired Google Voice number. I have a Tmobile cell phone which I used as my phone to establish the Google voice number. My problem is this, I can call out fine but for the life of me can't get the Google number to ring. Anytime someone calls the Google number my cell phone rings. I've read through the troubleshooting guide on Obi's that don't ring using Google Voice...still...no joy. On Google voice I have it configured to forward calls to Google Chat. My mobile number is listed as well, I've tried forwarding to that number and not with no difference in service...Obi won't ring. Ideas?
Rick:
Quote from: WillyT812 on January 16, 2013, 11:02:15 am
A little help possibly. I bought an Obi100 back in Nov while still residing in Kaysville Utah. I got both a gmail account and Google Voice account. I read through the tutorials and linked the Obi to my Google Voice account with the newly acquired Google Voice number. I have a Tmobile cell phone which I used as my phone to establish the Google voice number. My problem is this, I can call out fine but for the life of me can't get the Google number to ring. Anytime someone calls the Google number my cell phone rings. I've read through the troubleshooting guide on Obi's that don't ring using Google Voice...still...no joy. On Google voice I have it configured to forward calls to Google Chat. My mobile number is listed as well, I've tried forwarding to that number and not with no difference in service...Obi won't ring. Ideas?
I assume you followed the instructions and made 1 call using the Gmail Call function?
WillyT812:
I did follow the instructions and can make calls from my gmail browser page without any problems. No problems calling from the phones I've got hooked up to the Obitalk. Last week I moved to Germany and the phones and gmail calling are dailing back to the states just fine. I'm going to be here for three to five years. I'd love for this thing to work.
My problem is getting the darn things to ring here. They wouldn't ring in the short time I had them stateside either so I don't think that's the problem. I hate to go Vonage with their charges but my wife is getting fed up with me trying to get the Obitalk solution to work. Any ideas? I still have a stateside cell phone but pretty soon I'm going to cut that off, does Obi have to have a working stateside phone to work? What good is an obi if I have to have a working POTS or cell?
Felix:
WillyT812,
Welcome to the forum. Do you mind creating a new post; possible in New to Using the OBi / VoIP. Let's not pollute a sticky ;)
Thanks
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