Google Sets the Date for the End of XMPP with Google Voice
gderf:
You'll have to shop around among the many services that sell DIDs.
There are various plans available.
Some charge monthly for the number but include no call time and charge by the minute.
Others charge for the number monthly and include a block of minutes, but then charge by the minute for overages.
And some charge for the number monthly and include unlimited minutes.
Although the free Callcentric and IPKall DIDs are reported to have some reliability problems with forwarded GV calls, there is no guarantee that a paid for DID will be immune to these problems.
dmd1:
Anveo's Personal Unlimited charges $2/month for a number with free incoming calls. I just hate to give up GV number completely but I may have to if forwarding to new number is not reliable.
SteveInWA:
You don't have to give up your GV number. It's just a matter of "you get what you pay for". Most of the recent problems forwarding GV numbers to VoIP DIDs are with the free DIDs from Callcentric's CLEC, Telengy, some DIDs from IPKall, and some low-cost DIDs from Anveo.
Paid DIDs from Callcentric that are not on their "Telengy" CLEC work fine. I don't think anyone has had a problem with DIDs from voip.ms, and there are lots of other carriers from which to select.
MikeHObi:
Quote from: SteveInWA on December 29, 2013, 08:33:16 pm
You don't have to give up your GV number. It's just a matter of "you get what you pay for". Most of the recent problems forwarding GV numbers to VoIP DIDs are with the free DIDs from Callcentric's CLEC, Telengy, some DIDs from IPKall, and some low-cost DIDs from Anveo.
Paid DIDs from Callcentric that are not on their "Telengy" CLEC work fine. I don't think anyone has had a problem with DIDs from voip.ms, and there are lots of other carriers from which to select.
I believe the point is for some that if there can be a problem with Google and Telengy, then why can't there be a problem with some other CLEC? The only real problem is that Google is not actively working to resolve the problem with Telengy. From outside appearances it seems they don't care. And if they don't care about that problem, then it is very likely they won't care when some other problem develops. So in the end, for many it may simply be time to cut google voice loose.
I know that I'll keep the number. But depending on what happens on the "end" date I may start giving out a new number to family and friends. Easier porting today is reducing the value of a GV number. Google's performance with their service is reducing the value proposition even further.
carl:
Quote from: dmd1 on December 29, 2013, 11:06:32 am
Anveo's Personal Unlimited charges $2/month for a number with free incoming calls. I just hate to give up GV number completely but I may have to if forwarding to new number is not reliable.
Just port it to Anveo- or even cheaper, To Localphone. Do not forget that on the cheap plans with Anveo you may have to pay for customer service.
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