Obitalk Setting to Hang up if the call answered too fast?
giqcass:
This is a truly hit or miss thing. This works for some tracphones that are powered by AT&T.
Dial *004*1xxxxxxxxxx# and send; where xxxxxxxxxx is your Google Voice number. Not all phones will accept anything other than a valid phone number. You get a 'check call restrictions' message.
If the code is accepted you will get confirmation on the phone from At&t.
to deactivate conditional call forwarding for At&t you enter ##004# and send on the phone.
If your phone accepts the change we may need to make some changes on your Google Voice account as well but let me know if your phone takes the code first because it is a longshot anyways.
jimates:
Quote from: giqcass on February 19, 2014, 03:04:19 pm
This is a truly hit or miss thing. This works for some tracphones that are powered by AT&T.
Dial *004*1xxxxxxxxxx# and send; where xxxxxxxxxx is your Google Voice number. Not all phones will accept anything other than a valid phone number. You get a 'check call restrictions' message.
If the code is accepted you will get confirmation on the phone from At&t.
to deactivate conditional call forwarding for At&t you enter ##004# and send on the phone.
If your phone accepts the change we may need to make some changes on your Google Voice account as well but let me know if your phone takes the code first because it is a longshot anyways.
The great thing about Tracfone/Net10 handsets (non smartphone only) is that the handset keeps up with your minute usage, not the system.
With other cell plans the system sees the incoming call as active until the forwarded call is terminated. So you pay for the call on your cellular plan whether you use the handset or not for the call.
With Trac/Net10 the call can be forwarded and you will not use your minutes because the minutes are not deducted from your bank because the handset is not active during the call. As noted, not all handsets will accept the input to activate the conditional call forwarding.
With my google voice settings I have my Tracfone set to ring my other phones before going to voicemail. This allows me to not answer the Tracfone and wait until my home phone rings and answer the call. I use my google voice exclusively so I really only get calls direct to my cell phone from family members.
As far as terminating a call if it is answered too fast:
Even if you could come up with a dial plan, the fact that calls are never delivered with the same amount of accuracy would interfere. If you realize how long it takes your cell to ring from the time the call is initiated you will see what I mean. Sometimes a cell may ring quite fast, other times the call can be in progress from several seconds before the cell phone ever comes into play. (limitations of the system I guess).
giqcass:
My general thought was that if the forwarding worked it could be used to ring a number long enough to let one of the other phones pick up or Google Voice Voicemail to pick up. One solution I was toying with was to set up a Callcentric or Ipkall number for the cell phone to forward to and set that number to maximum ring time. This extension would ring but no phone would ring. Then Google Voice would have the impression that the tracphone was ringing even when it was off.
jimates:
Quote from: giqcass on February 21, 2014, 02:58:51 pm
My general thought was that if the forwarding worked it could be used to ring a number long enough to let one of the other phones pick up or Google Voice Voicemail to pick up. One solution I was toying with was to set up a Callcentric or Ipkall number for the cell phone to forward to and set that number to maximum ring time. This extension would ring but no phone would ring. Then Google Voice would have the impression that the tracphone was ringing even when it was off.
But wouldn't the call be considered as answered from googles point, one it was forwarded by the cell carrier?
giqcass:
I don't believe so because it's a forward and not a bridge. It would really need to be tested because there are so many inconsistencies between carriers.
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