Obivoice (Intelafone) vs. Forthcoming Obihai Service?
ceg3:
Everything seems to work fine on Obivoice with one exception - GV voicemail messages no longer create a stutter tone and message on my cordless phone as they did with CC even though the online GV logs show all the calls and messages. Is there a setting for Obivoice I am missing?
Go to http://support.obivoice.com/ and search for "MWI on OBi" and you will find the setup for the message waiting and stutter tone.
intelafone:
There are definitely pros and cons to either keeping your number with GV and simply forwarding it to the number that we provide you with your account or transferring it over to our service.
If you simply forward it to your Obivoice number you can avoid that $3 fee that Google will charge you to unlock your number, but you will still experience slightly lower call quality with GV as your calls are still going through their service. With the Caller ID spoofing feature we offer your outbound calls can look as if they're coming from that GV number. Also, GV is programmed to take over all Voicemail if calls are passing through it's service.
If you transfer your number to us you can use our Voicemail service which includes SMS and email notifications, voicemail transcription (speech to text, gives you a general idea of what the voicemail is about), and the stuttered dial tone and light blinking hints. Transferring your number to us also allows calls to be sent directly through our service which will result in higher call quality.
pdx50:
I tried Obivoice after latency problems with localphone.
Obivoice is not viable for me because the "Free US" calling plan does not include some US area codes. For me the deal breaker was Alaska 907, but I would guess that Hawaii falls in here as well.
There is NO disclosure of this on their site anywhere.
So this is either false advertising or amateur hour, and either way, I'm moving on to the next candidate: anveo or call centric, whichever has the cheaper 911 fee.... honestly, don't give a hoot about 911, wish it was not included in so many consumer options.
giqcass:
Quote from: ceg3 on January 27, 2014, 08:28:25 am
Everything seems to work fine on Obivoice with one exception - GV voicemail messages no longer create a stutter tone and message on my cordless phone as they did with CC even though the online GV logs show all the calls and messages. Is there a setting for Obivoice I am missing?
Go to http://support.obivoice.com/ and search for "MWI on OBi" and you will find the setup for the message waiting and stutter tone.
The article to which you refer applies only when you use ObiVoice voicemail. riptcity00 is using Google Voice voicemail so the solution in that article will not solve the issue. The solution I posted is a temporary measure. Unfortunately in order to use Obivoice Voicemail while forwarding from Google Voice you must set ObiVoice voicemail to pick up after 20 seconds to beat Google Voices time limit of 25 seconds.
azrobert:
Has anyone noticed that Obivoice plan prices are promotional?
On their home page under each plan (Lite, Basic and Plus) you will find the following: "Limited Time Promotion"
I assume this means you will be getting a price increase when your plan expires.
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