Google Sets the Date for the End of XMPP with Google Voice
Wilbour:
Quote from: steveken on October 31, 2013, 07:34:45 pm
There is absolutely no "the sky is falling" here at all. It is a simple fact that I am trying to keep something working virtually the same as it does currently at a cost of free or extremely low to appease someone that I actually have to answer to.
Listen, what it boils down to is that things are going to be changing from what most of us are used to. We are just needing some assistance in figuring out the best options. The numerous sites out there that offer services are just too full of confusing terms that some of us are not accustomed to. I, personally, am a little confused on some of it and just am in need of some help. I am most definitely not needing to be belittled or berated over this topic. If you can't help me, or don't want to help me, that's fine. Keep your derisive comments to yourself.
It took me weeks to get the hardware and software to work seamlessly. My spouse is very low tech. so everything has to meet with her aproval. I now have a bit of a learning curve ahead.
Rick:
I agree that this will kill OBi's retail business. I suspect they thought Google would start charging a small amount for the service versus dropping it.
I'm going to be looking into just porting the house number to a cell phone and getting faxes via the internet vs. porting to a different service and see where I come out, but I'll wait until next year to look at it.
steveken:
Quote from: ja_ys on November 01, 2013, 12:12:22 am
Hi ... Try http://www.nettalk.com/duo it has very liberal use at $29.95 per year (first year and device is $49.95) works just fine . This sounds like what you might be interested in . I have had it for 2 years and start my 3 rd year in December, never a problem.
Oh boy, another magicjack device. Thanks, but no thanks. I have no interest in a device like that. Plus, that is way more expensive than even getting another ITSP like we have been discussing here.
steveken:
Quote from: Crow550 on November 01, 2013, 01:08:34 am
This could kill Obihai.... Or will as they will just end up another ATA company and the big reason people even know of these Obi boxes is because of Google Voice. If you use another service you are in the minority. This was the one edge that Obihai had over Ooma and MagicJack....
If G-Voice support goes many will go with it....
I wholeheartedly agree. You look at the device on Amazon and you will see 99% of the comments are relating to GV. This really could hurt the company as a whole. I think you'd be hard pressed to find 1 person out of 500 that would know what any of this is all about. This is such a hobbyist area in the first place. The phone companies still have everyone under their thumbs in the first place that people would just be easier going cell only than to deal with any of this crap. I really do hope they open up the API to let companies like Obi back in. Time will tell.
dircom:
Quote from: steveken on November 01, 2013, 05:34:18 am
.........The phone companies still have everyone under their thumbs in the first place that people would just be easier going cell only than to deal with any of this crap.
I for one will never go to cell only until and unless the call quality is better. Also, it is nice to have the ability to send the occasional outbound fax. I still have free incoming from the starting days of jfax/efax
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