How To: Use Google Voice and OBi
jimates:
Which ever unit connects last is the one that rings.
Obi #1 - google as SP1 - set up first
Obi #2 - google as SP1 - set up second
When I called my GV number the phone on Obi #2 rang and the phone on Obi #1 did not.
I rebooted Obi #1, called again and this time the phone on Obi #1 rang, and Obi #2 did not.
I rebooted Obi #2 and got reversed results.
The phone on the Obi that did not ring had a dial tone while the call on the other was in progress.
AndrewG:
Hi,
So I followed all the steps from jimates's summary. And everything works great except:
**my Iphone GV app: it calls back another number that I have listed on my account. I just want to make outbound calls with my GV number using my GV iphone app.
** and calling outbound on my GV web page. I think its going some weird call back thing too.
and that's it! my obi 110, gmail web calls (after installing the plugin) all work
great.
Please help me out
OBiSupport:
It appears as though your specific issues are best served by looking at the Google Voice configuration.
1. The GV iPhone app does not use VoIP, so the behavior of GV calling back a number you specified is correct. If you want GV to use the iPhone, you will need to use the cell phone number of the iPhone in the GV settings. Otherwise, to use VoIP from the iPhone (over 3G or Wi-Fi) you will need to use the OBiON iPhone app and set-up your OBi device as your OBi Soft Phone's voice gateway.
2. Similar to #1, you will need to use either your cell phone number or some other traditional number for calling from the web page. If you want to use VoIP, use the Gmail Call phone dialpad feature available from the Gmail interface.
mayhem69:
I am a little confused cause i am a noob i guess.
I want to transfer my landline to Tracfone i guess, cause that's the carrier i have with my cell?
jimates:
Quote from: mayhem69 on July 13, 2011, 02:18:04 pm
I am a little confused cause i am a noob i guess.
I want to transfer my landline to Tracfone i guess, cause that's the carrier i have with my cell?
If you want to keep your number and get rid of your land line then you will have to port it to either a mobile service or a voip provider. If you port it to a mobile service you may be able to port it to google voice from there. Some have reported success transferring from Tracfone to google voice. Many have reported success transferring from T-Mobile to google voice.
Google voice charges a fee for porting. The prepaid cellular providers don't usually charge but you have to have a few usable minutes to get the google process done. So At&t or T-Mobile require purchasing prepaid minutes in order to do it. Tracfone gives 10 free minutes with activation so the only cost would be the phone, which can be found for under $10.
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