What is this new Vestalink (obivoice) service provider?
OKPhoneGuy:
Hey all...
I was preparing to set up a Vestalink account to migrate my phone away from GV. I was also content with the notion of forwarding GV to Vesta, and spoofing my local # on the outbound Vesta side....but when I went to sign up, they tell me there "are no numbers in the area."
I didn't think that this would be an issue for someone willing to forward inbound/spoof outbound, but I see no way to register with them without getting a local DID number.
What am I missing??
Thanks, David
brossow:
Quote from: OKPhoneGuy on March 08, 2014, 10:00:57 am
Hey all...
I was preparing to set up a Vestalink account to migrate my phone away from GV. I was also content with the notion of forwarding GV to Vesta, and spoofing my local # on the outbound Vesta side....but when I went to sign up, they tell me there "are no numbers in the area."
I didn't think that this would be an issue for someone willing to forward inbound/spoof outbound, but I see no way to register with them without getting a local DID number.
What am I missing??
Thanks, David
Not sure I completely understand, but if you're going to forward from GV and spoof the Caller ID for outbound, having a local number shouldn't matter. The nearest Vestalink phone number I could get is in a town an hour or more away from me, but since my local GV number forwards to it and Caller ID gets spoofed for outbound calls, for all practical purposes I still have a local number. It wouldn't matter if my "real" number was down the road or across the country. If there's not a local number in your town (or even area code) just pick a different one and set up the GV forwarding/spoofing as you would with a local number.
OKPhoneGuy:
Okay I think I was just being dense - who cares where the DID number originates - just pick a place and move on.
Doh on me :)
Newme:
Quote from: joecandle on March 08, 2014, 09:28:55 am
I would like to make a comment on previous comments by Brossow.
I mostly dial Europe and Mexico (both landlines and cellphones) and I checked. Their International call prices are quite a bit lower than Googlevoice. What am I missing?
Thanks
GV Rate to Cuba Guantanamo Bay 98¢
Vestalink Cuba Guantanamo Bay $1.90
Disgruntled:
I was a very satisfied Intelafone subscriber. Then they merged and created ObiTalk, then they changed their new name ObiTalk to a newer name, Vestalink. I was happy with Intelafone and the price is right, so in January 2014, I bought an Obi adapter and signed on with a VestaLink residential plan. It's been downhill ever since!
Sometimes my outgoing calls go through sometimes they don't. And twice, since January, my account has been dropped from their system, necessitating that I go to their website and create a new account, as if I've never been a customer before. My phone service is down while I wait for all of this to go through, and if it's a weekend, well I just don't have a home phone until they get back in the office.
I travel a lot and count on VestaLink to send incoming calls to voicemail where they show up on my smartphone, but my VestaLink service has been so spotty since the first of the year I feel like I have to call my Vestalink number every morning from my cell phone to make sure it's working and will receive incoming calls.
I'm really disappointed. They had a good thing going but it aint working now.
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