Google adding official calling on there mobile version of Hangouts:
Crow550:
I hope something changes and something good comes from this as otherwise this will pretty much kill Obihai.... Maybe a partnership with Google? Or Google buy them?
I'm sure Google knows that people use G-Voice as a landline replacement and has something up there sleeves. They have until May to announce something as they know people will be raging over this feature going away....
Sadly only a smaller niche group will still use these Obi boxes with other services.... As the only reason why anyone even knows Obihai even exists was because they offered a way to turn G-Voice into a Landline replacement....
It's still too early to tell what will happen.... The blog can always be updated....
Lavarock7:
Quote from: Crow550 on November 03, 2013, 08:02:52 pm
I hope something changes and something good comes from this as otherwise this will pretty much kill Obihai....
I disagree with that statement. If that was the case, Vonage, Packet8, Ooma and BasicTalk would not be as popular as they are.
Most other hardware is tied directly to one provider and has to be hacked to open it up.
I think that once the dust settles, the Obi forums will be a bit quieter without the added complexity of GV.
Sure I'll miss GV on the Obi but someone will find a way to keep it working.
Crow550:
BasicTalk uses Vonages network.
Well see how things go. Still a long ways till May and things can change by then.
carl:
Quote from: Lavarock7 on November 04, 2013, 08:52:32 am
Quote from: Crow550 on November 03, 2013, 08:02:52 pm
I hope something changes and something good comes from this as otherwise this will pretty much kill Obihai....
I disagree with that statement. If that was the case, Vonage, Packet8, Ooma and BasicTalk would not be as popular as they are.
Most other hardware is tied directly to one provider and has to be hacked to open it up.
I think that once the dust settles, the Obi forums will be a bit quieter without the added complexity of GV.
Sure I'll miss GV on the Obi but someone will find a way to keep it working.
Actually, it could cause Obihai a lot of problems. They marketed the device almost exclusively as a Google Voice adapter. They did very little to make the device usable for non tech folks who would like to use SIP providers, and they ignored all requests to do just that. The return departments at amazon, newegg and elsewhere will be running overtime. And it's all totally unnecessary and all of obihai's own making.
gderf:
Quote from: carl on November 04, 2013, 01:52:36 pm
They marketed the device almost exclusively as a Google Voice adapter. They did very little to make the device usable for non tech folks who would like to use SIP providers, and they ignored all requests to do just that. The return departments at amazon, newegg and elsewhere will be running overtime. And it's all totally unnecessary and all of obihai's own making.
I disagree with this statement :)
I used the OBiTALK interface to configure my OBi200 for Google Voice. Google Voice was but one choice in a list of sixteen VoIP providers. Setting up my second SP with CallWithUs was equally trivial when I selected it from the same list. As was it to configure my third SP for the free DID I got from CallCentric.
Amazon's return policy is 30 days. I don't know about the others. I got mine from Amazon last week so I am within the return period. But I'm keeping it anyway.
But anybody who continues to sell OBis and hypes Google Voice needs to explicitly state that GV support is ending May 15, 2014. Either that or offer refunds until June 15, 2014 regardless when it was purchased post October 31, 2013.
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