Please Help with Obivoice/Google Voice voicemail solution....
giqcass:
@dvguy welcome to the forum!
Quote from: dvguy on February 21, 2014, 07:10:44 pm
Obi please do the right thing for once and make sure our obi device are compatible with obivoice. Your business model of pushing people to google voice is over and you need to adapt. I really like my obi, but you need to react and make sure your device is compatible with the only service offering low price calling. The Aveno deal is a joke and you need to raise the bar or I am afraid my obi will wind up in the garbage along with your profits as nobody will buy it for 250 minute a month calling. Come on obi and Aveno get real. $15 a month gets me unlimted calling from my cable company. Step up and try to save your company and make your device compatible with obivoice. I am afraid this will fall on def ears.
Obihai uses standard sip. What would make you think they are the problem? Anveo and Obihai are giant corporations compared to Obivoice. That's why Intelephone re-branded themselves to ride Obihais coattails. I don't remember Obi "pushing" people to use Google Voice. I remember them offering a device that people wanted because it "could" work with Google Voice.
Shale:
Quote from: giqcass on February 21, 2014, 10:32:24 pm
Obihai uses standard sip. What would make you think they are the problem? Anveo and Obihai are giant corporations compared to Obivoice. That's why Intelephone re-branded themselves to ride Obihais coattails.
This naming will confuse people into thinking OBi is involved in that service.
dvguy:
Quote from: giqcass on February 21, 2014, 10:32:24 pm
@dvguy welcome to the forum!
Quote from: dvguy on February 21, 2014, 07:10:44 pm
Obi please do the right thing for once and make sure our obi device are compatible with obivoice. Your business model of pushing people to google voice is over and you need to adapt. I really like my obi, but you need to react and make sure your device is compatible with the only service offering low price calling. The Aveno deal is a joke and you need to raise the bar or I am afraid my obi will wind up in the garbage along with your profits as nobody will buy it for 250 minute a month calling. Come on obi and Aveno get real. $15 a month gets me unlimted calling from my cable company. Step up and try to save your company and make your device compatible with obivoice. I am afraid this will fall on def ears.
Obihai uses standard sip. What would make you think they are the problem? Anveo and Obihai are giant corporations compared to Obivoice. That's why Intelephone re-branded themselves to ride Obihais coattails. I don't remember Obi "pushing" people to use Google Voice. I remember them offering a device that people wanted because it "could" work with Google Voice.
Honestly, I appreciate what your saying and like my obi and invested $$$ in it. If you look at the Obihai webpage they are still have Google voice as an option.
EASY TO SET-UP AND USE!
Use Google Voice™ with your regular phone to make and receive calls in the USA & Canada for FREE!!*
There are no monthly fees or taxes!
Call other countries with Google Voice's™ incredibly low international rates using an OBi and your broadband Internet connection.
Use OBi with your Gmail account overseas to call anywhere for less!
At the bottom are two links that then reveal the truth that Obi is not going to be compatible with Google voice. It seems silly to advertise something you cannot deliver in a few months. As for Obivoice attaching themselves to Obi's name that would be the same as Obihai attaching to Google's name. At this point a bad business model. I hope they change that and come to the table with real solutions. If you notice on the forums Intelephone responds to customer questions, but Obihai remains silent. Right now it seems Obivoice is one of the better solutions for the upcoming May 15th cutoff. I really would like to see Obihai work with them and others to provide better plans and make sure they integrate with there services for the best performance possible. Also, I just want to say I have been using the Obivoice service for a few weeks and it has been good.
All I want is for Obihai to make certain they will remain relevant. Honestly, who bought the Obi to use anything but Google voice, but now we must and there are many choices out there. Look at the competition. Ooma, Majic Jack (which is not that great, but still a competing device), All cable providers offer voip (top quality for $15 a month!). I am confused by the idea that large companies do not make mistakes. Microsoft had Windows ME and Windows Vista.
giqcass:
Quote from: dvguy on February 23, 2014, 10:00:06 am
Honestly, who bought the Obi to use anything but Google voice, but now we must and there are many choices out there. Look at the competition. Ooma, Majic Jack (which is not that great, but still a competing device), All cable providers offer voip (top quality for $15 a month!). I am confused by the idea that large companies do not make mistakes. Microsoft had Windows ME and Windows Vista.
I just bought a second Obi knowing it would not work with Google Voice anymore. They still make the most versatile consumer ATA devices available.
Those $15 per month deals from the cable company are part of package deals. Often introductory prices. Show me the bill after they tack on fees and extras. Try ordering just phone and internet from them. BAM! Extra fees!
Try just getting just phone service. Most cable companies = not possible.
My cable company monthly
Basic Phone = $22.62(before taxes and fees) My cable company is also a POTS telco so it's available by itself.
Unlimited Phone = $41.95(before taxes and fees)
Phone and internet $94.95(before taxes and fees) Still no cable added!
All 3 Starts at $129.95
dvguy:
Quote from: giqcass on February 23, 2014, 04:17:22 pm
Quote from: dvguy on February 23, 2014, 10:00:06 am
Honestly, who bought the Obi to use anything but Google voice, but now we must and there are many choices out there. Look at the competition. Ooma, Majic Jack (which is not that great, but still a competing device), All cable providers offer voip (top quality for $15 a month!). I am confused by the idea that large companies do not make mistakes. Microsoft had Windows ME and Windows Vista.
I just bought a second Obi knowing it would not work with Google Voice anymore. They still make the most versatile consumer ATA devices available.
Those $15 per month deals from the cable company are part of package deals. Often introductory prices. Show me the bill after they tack on fees and extras. Try ordering just phone and internet from them. BAM! Extra fees!
Try just getting just phone service. Most cable companies = not possible.
My cable company monthly
Basic Phone = $22.62(before taxes and fees) My cable company is also a POTS telco so it's available by itself.
Unlimited Phone = $41.95(before taxes and fees)
Phone and internet $94.95(before taxes and fees) Still no cable added!
All 3 Starts at $129.95
I guess we can agree to disagree on this. Cable is a rip but they price the phone the lowest out of the service in the cable packages. They know they have much competition in the phone area, but are basically a monopoly in my area for internet and tv. I really do not want to hijack this guys post and I hope you are right. I hate to see my obi on eBay for $3.99, but it is up to Obihai to keep there device relevant. If it were not for Obivoice I had already considered moving along. I hope they keep up there work to setup a fair price voip company. The rest of them seem kind of overpriced. Please do not take my post personal as it is just my opinion. :o
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