Google Sets the Date for the End of XMPP with Google Voice
gderf:
You can get a free unlimited NYC area DID with CallCentric and pay the E911 fee which I think is $1.50 per month plus some tax perhaps.
sdb-:
Or you could get a totally free DID in western Washington with IPKall. But that forwards to SIP.
So then you get a free account with Anveo. With them you have a free choice for incoming SIP, or you can choose to run incoming SIP thru their call treatments and pay correspondingly.
Configure Anveo as SP2. Get a DID from IPKall, forward it to Anveo. Forward your google voice to the IPKall DID.
Configure Localphone as SP1. Either pay by the minute or pick one of their subscription plans for outgoing calls. (E.g. $5/month gives 5000 minutes for US48, so 0.1cents/minute.) Configure Localphone to use your google voice number for your CID.
Now you have free incoming and cheap outgoing. You can still use GV callback for free outgoing.
Want E911? Add it at Anveo for $0.80 per month. (They won't complete your outgoing calls without it.)
Want backup for Localphone, or you want to use Anveo to call Canada because it is cheaper than Localphone? First add E911 to Anveo as per above, then you can make calls using **2 (Anveo) or normal/**1 (Localphone).
Too complicated? Pay more:
Configure Anveo as your only SP. Add E911 ($0.80/month). Add Personal Unlimited DID ($2/month). Outgoing calls are at per-minute rates.
Still too complicated or use more than 1700 minutes outgoing per month? Pay even more:
Configure Callcentric as your only SP. Pay $20/month.
Want to save money? Start adding complexity.
The OBi gives you choices and you can change your mind at any time. If you buy a provider in a box they don't add to your choices.
Vonage? No choice.
MagicJack? No choice.
Ooma? No choice.
mo832:
I would still like to have a better understanding of how gateways work, and where you find one, especially one that does not require registration.
sdb-:
Quote from: mo832 on November 14, 2013, 08:54:02 pm
I would still like to have a better understanding of how gateways work, and where you find one, especially one that does not require registration.
The "gateway" is a setup on the OBi, much like Service Provider 1 (SP1) and SP2.
In a gateway you can configure a service provider which does not require registration.
Best step-by-step I've found:
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=526.0
Others I found helpful:
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=1063.0
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=2158.0
GalaxyS4:
Such a disappointment. I wish OBiTalk can come out with a way to implement a Google Hangout login. My mother likes to use the cordless phone to call out right away to states as we are from Canada.
I wish there's an alternate method with the same set up right now I have.
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