Google Sets the Date for the End of XMPP with Google Voice
AntonS:
Read the following:
http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html
This means that Google Voice will stop working six months from now!
FameWolf:
Hmm so I should return the obi200 I just purchased but have not yet received to newegg since apparently obihai has no plans to adapt the device even though their competitors have already announced they have versions that will work using google hangouts. I'm glad they let me know soon enough so I only have 1 mostly useless device on hand as opposed to 2.
bsdaiwa:
Quote from: FameWolf on October 31, 2013, 05:15:25 pm
Hmm so I should return the obi200 I just purchased but have not yet received to newegg since apparently obihai has no plans to adapt the device even though their competitors have already announced they have versions that will work using google hangouts. I'm glad they let me know soon enough so I only have 1 mostly useless device on hand as opposed to 2.
What "competitors have already announced they have versions that will work with google hangouts"?
BigJim_McD:
I found the wording of the announcement a little confusing, but I'm eager to see more explanation for the following sentence in the announcement.
"Over the coming weeks, we will provide more detailed information, including easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how you can keep using your OBi and your current phone number to keep your home phone bill extremely low, yet retain the power and flexibility that comes from using the OBi and your choice of services – even Google Voice."
It's my hope that there will be a low cost way to both keep using my OBi devices and also keep my Google Voice phone numbers, contact lists, groups and settings.
How ever it works out after May 15th. 2014, I can't complain, I've have used Google Voice including 'Free' Long distance for several hundreds of hours of "FREE" service making my purchase of OBi devices well worth the investment.
carl:
How is your Obi "useless" ? There is a ton of excellent VOIP providers out there. Yes, you have to pay a tiny little bit but you get much more than from Google Voice.Look at localphone.com, $0.99/month for US DID and 0.5c/min to the lower 48 and a real customer service and a lot of other services. Or Callcentric, a bit more expensive but a truly professional full featured phone service.
Yes, we all enjoyed free ride with GV but honestly, no big deal.
Obi will be probably more likely to help with configuration for SIP in the future than they have been so far.
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