Google Sets the Date for the End of XMPP with Google Voice
SteveInWA:
Quote from: jonsid on January 28, 2014, 11:52:27 am
When I use Hangouts I can dial a US number and a little pop up says "This call is free". Google gave me a 10 cents credit when I signed up with them 3 years ago - I guess for International calls. Is this all going away on May 15th?
Good gawd, have you read any of the earlier posts in this thread, or have your read any of the hundreds of posts on this topic on the Google Voice forum?
The only thing that has been announced to be shut down is third-party client access to the legacy Google Chat/Talk system. Chat/Talk uses the XMPP protocol, and Google is terminating access using that protocol. This means, all third-party clients such as OBi devices, and software apps such as Talkatone, GrooVe IP, Mo+, Voice+, GV Voice, the Simonics gateway, etc, will no longer work by pretending to be computers, logging into CHAT.
Google Voice is a separate product/service from Chat/Talk. Google Hangouts is a separate service, too. Calling via Hangouts will still work just as it does today (well, hopefully better than it does today). So, yes, if you have a computer (Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Chrome OS) logged into Hangouts (or a dozen computers, in every room), you will still be able to place outbound telephone calls at the same rates as today (either free for calls to the USA and Canada, or at Google's per-minute rates for international calls). If you also have a Google Voice telephone number (issued to you by Google, or ported in), then you will still be able to receive inbound calls via Hangouts. Finally, Hangouts calling is currently supported on computers and on Apple iOS devices, with Android support to be added soon.
The other services being discussed in this thread are being considered as alternatives for those OBi users whose boxes were logging into Chat via XMPP. Since that function is going away, the alternative discussed here is to substitute another VoIP calling service, and link that service to GV instead of Chat.
jonsid:
The other services being discussed in this thread are being considered as alternatives for those OBi users whose boxes were logging into Chat via XMPP. Since that function is going away, the alternative discussed here is to substitute another VoIP calling service, and link that service to GV instead of Chat.
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I got the OBI so my cordless phones at home could be used to make and receive calls and I didn't have to use my computer to do it. So why would I want to pay for a VOIP service after May 15 just for that convenience when I could go back to using my computer to do it?
SteveInWA:
Whatever blows your skirt up. If you are satisfied with using your computer to make and receive calls, then, by all means, enjoy doing just that; it will continue to work just fine.
This thread was for users who DID want to keep using their OBi devices.
jonsid:
Quote from: SteveInWA on January 28, 2014, 04:29:05 pm
Whatever blows your skirt up. If you are satisfied with using your computer to make and receive calls, then, by all means, enjoy doing just that; it will continue to work just fine.
This thread was for users who DID want to keep using their OBi devices.
I'd like to keep using my OBI too, but I can't see going through a bunch of convoluted contortions in order to do it and then pay something besides.
I suspect Google will come out with a piece of hardware to sit on your kitchen counter to replace the phones of today - pre-loaded with Hangouts and able to talk, video and text for no charge and pay for it by streaming ads to the screen when you're not using it so every time you walk by it you'll see a different ad. All you'll need is a connection to the Internet.
simpleAnswers:
Quote from: jonsid on January 28, 2014, 05:06:36 pm
I'd like to keep using my OBI too, but I can't see going through a bunch of convoluted contortions in order to do it and then pay something besides.
Totally Agree with you. For some reason, some just don't get it. The Obihai is not the main reason why most users buy Obi devices, most users bought it for ease of use of GV. Plug in a telephone and off you go.
Most users will simply stop using the Obi/GV bridge once XMPP goes away as they wouldnt bother with any paid mix of this or that.
hopefully it is likely that within 6 months of the XMPP shut off, there will be a new piece of hardware or hack that gets things working again.
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