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Quote from: Peter_R on January 20, 2014, 06:04:55 pm
A few months ago, I set up mom - 91 years and still wanting to more with her computer - using Google Voice and Obi100. My motives were the voicemail integration with gmail, which she uses everyday, and eliminating/minimizing nuisance calls. "Mission accomplished".
Whatever you are currently doing for E911 you can continue to do. I assume you are aware that Google voice does not provide 911 services. It is very likely your E911 provider can also provide you the DID for incoming and outgoing calling. You will need to take a look at your mom's usage and try to find the best value from the various service providers. The new OBI service (or services) will certainly work as well assuming it isn't something weird. Most providers (and we assume the OBI service will as well) allow you to specific the CID number to display when making outgoing calls. The only requirement is that is a valid number for you that they test by calling it.
Quote from: TheoGeek on January 20, 2014, 08:36:27 pm
Forum gurus, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think most VOIP places will charge incoming minutes for calls forwarded from GV, right?
That depends. Some providers have unlimited incoming calling numbers that are free, and some have unlimited incoming calling plans so there are no minutes charged, just either free or a fixed monthly fee. But yes, calls forwarded from GV are considered calls, and as such minutes are accumulated. GV doesn't use SIP to place calls, it actually calls the number.
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