Obihai Google Voice XMPP Solutions
SteveInWA:
Quote from: jazzy on February 21, 2014, 07:13:25 pm
Quote from: jimates on February 21, 2014, 11:19:47 am
@ simpleAnswers
I have a free DID from Callcentric with free incoming calls. (the only reason for this is incoming caller id with name).
My google voice forwards the call to my Callcentric number. My Obi is configured as a SIP device with my Callcentric account so my home phones connected to the Obi ring (with real caller id).
My outgoing calls from the Obi go direct through google voice.
After the change the only addition will be to add outgoing calls (at a slight cost) to my Callcentric account.
Then all my outgoing calls will also use Callcentric instead of google voice. Many voip providers now offer outgoing caller id designation (spoofing). This means you can have your google voice number show as your outgoing caller id instead of the actual DID used to place the call.
I just now started having the same problems with CID on my free Callcentric DID as last weeks CID problem with IPKALL .
CID used to work just fine with both of these methods until very recently. GV must be blocking or banning the IPKALL or Callcentric DID somehow. ????
I too forward my GV > Callcentric #, but just last night, no CID, just "Anonymous" and no number for CID.
Exactly the same thing started happening last week with my IPKALL # ( also was forwarding GV> IPKALL ,
but that CID just show the infamous 206-682-0185 as the CID )
Any else experiencing the "Anonymous" CID with the free Callcentric DID? GV is forwarding the calls fine to IPKALL and Callcentric, but the CID is not happening. Maybe I should try another IPKALL #. Is there a way to turn in my Callcentric DID, and get another?
or just live with the inaccurate CID, to get free incoming calls? Bummer
Might just have to give in and get something like Obivoice
There are already several old threads discussing the Callcentric free DID caller ID failures. Search the forum; it's old news.
TL;DR: The VoIP call routing between Google Voice's Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) and Callcentric's CLEC used for their free DIDs can intermittently mangle or lose CID information. If reliable CID is important to you, spend a little money on a paid DID from Callcentric or another SIP VoIP carrier that has been around for a while.
jimates:
from time to time my Callcentric CID starts showing Private Caller. I can go into my Callcentric account and turn off the CID and save, then turn it back on and save. This fixes the problem until sometime in the unknown future.
dudlee:
I really appreciated being able to use Google Voice as a stand alone feature of the OBI box for free the last couple of years. I also had the Callcentric free DID as a second incoming number paying only the $1.50 for E911. I always considered these two numbers as my second phone line in my small home office.
I have now ported my google voice number over to Callcentric's pay as you go plan for under $2.00 per month + whatever the per minute charges may be. I have setup my free DID with Callcentric's free FAX to email feature, so I have a dedicated inbound FAX number that has been working excellent.
So even though I no longer have a free google voice number on my OBI box as I didn't want to forward my number to Callcentric, I have an excellent 2nd phone solution with FAX for a very very low price. After I have used this setup for a number of months to see how it works out, it may become my primary phone service. Free phone service with google voice was great, especially because I set my two kids that were in college up with this setup to call home, but it is gone, and personally, I will not look back. I consider what I have now as an excellent setup.
jimates:
@ dudlee
with the features of CC and Anveo that are similar to GV, plus call hunting and the fax to email, I am also considering leaving google voice completely.
blackdogranch:
Thumbs up for obivoice ( http://www.obivoice.com/ ).
Easy one click setup of your obi device, can spoof your google voice number for outbound calls. Setup google voice to forward to your obivoice number and turn off obivoice voicemail - this way google voice still handles all voice mail.
Trying it out for free for 30 days. 12 month cost is $24.99 for 500 minutes a month = $2 / month. Not as good as free, but still pretty cheap. Includes 911 support.
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