Calls to my GV # always ring my cell, but rarely my Obi landline
giqcass:
Just to elaborate on the above. Callcentric offers a nice feature they refer to as extensions. I use a different extension for each device. One phone number can ring all extensions simultaneously. So far as the 911 fee is concerned many people simply say they aren't using the service in the US to avoid the 911 fee. You may want to do that when you are testing the system. That way you will incur no costs. You can always add 911 later if you want it.
MikeHObi:
Quote from: giqcass on January 29, 2014, 04:01:03 pm
Just to elaborate on the above. Callcentric offers a nice feature they refer to as extensions. I use a different extension for each device. One phone number can ring all extensions simultaneously. So far as the 911 fee is concerned many people simply say they aren't using the service in the US to avoid the 911 fee. You may want to do that when you are testing the system. That way you will incur no costs. You can always add 911 later if you want it.
The only got-ya with extensions at Callcentric and multiple devices is that you can only have one 911 address active at any time. That means that one address is presented for 911 calls on any of the extensions. Not a big deal if all your devices are at one address. But a problem if you have devices at two different physical sites.
I know Anveo allows you to have separate 911 addresses for their subaccounts (their version of extensions), not sure about any others.
azrobert:
If you don't want to re-configure your OBi you can just re-boot it when you change locations.
The last OBi to connect to GV should receive inbound calls. Re-booting will cause the OBi to reconnect.
The easiest way to re-boot is to dial ***9 and then enter 1 to confirm after the prompt.
giqcass:
Quote from: azrobert on January 30, 2014, 09:28:42 am
If you don't want to re-configure your OBi you can just re-boot it when you change locations.
The last OBi to connect to GV should receive inbound calls. Re-booting will cause the OBi to reconnect.
The easiest way to re-boot is to dial ***9 and then enter 1 to confirm after the prompt.
I think the problem with that suggestion is re-registration. That would only give you a temporary fix that would last for an unknown time period. Correct me if I'm wrong here but XMPP will require the device to register or send some sort of keep alive that may still cause call routing issues.
Goffredo:
Thanks for all the help.
I don't want yet another moving part in this system, so signing up for a Callcentric account is a no-go. What I'll probably do instead is disable my Google Voice service provider at House #2, when I'm at House #1. And vice versa.
It would be nice to have an easy "enable / disable" toggle for a service provider; instead, I simply have to delete it and re-create it. But frankly, this is still easier than adding another moving part to the equation as far as I'm concerned!
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