Bottom Line, after the GV change will there be any true free services left?
HD97:
Before I got my OBi I hadn't had a home service for a long time, just my cell phone. Now that I've spent money for the OBI and a set of handsets I find out that GV and OBi are no longer going to work together. So my question is are the days of true free VOIP service with OBi over or are there some other OBi compatible services out there that will let you make and receive calls to and from any number in the USA?
Thanks.
gderf:
GV with callbacks.
HD97:
Quote from: gderf on February 19, 2014, 09:45:12 am
GV with callbacks.
I've never used that app. Can it be set up to route GV calls to my OBi? What I want is to pick up my handset and make a call like a normal telephone the way I do now and to be able to receive phone calls like a normal telephone the way I do now. Ultimately I went without homer phone service for close to 10 years rather than pay for it. Now I've bought an OBi and some handsets just to find out that GV is no longer going to support my device and it's past the window when I can return it to Amazon.
Lavarock7:
You can get a free inbound line from callcentric (NYC #) and free inbound minutes, but would pay for outbound through them or most anyone else.
There really is nothing free, it is subsidized by someone else.
In my opinion, a penny a minute for per call rates or $5 a month for "unlimited" service is not horrible, but certainly not free.
giqcass:
There are a few ways to get free inbound calling.
Callcentric is the best "simple" solution.
Ipkall can do it but it's a little more complicated.
ipcomms.net is giving away free incoming but the signup requires voice verification. You have to talk to Jasmine. I don't know when ipcomms offer will be pulled.
For outgoing calls you will have to set up incoming calls first. Then you will need to initiate a callback through the Google Voice website or using an app.
For those of us that don't mind complex trickery to make it happen there are other solutions as well.
In a few months I suspect the accepted solution will be running asterisk on a Raspberry PI or something similar and using Google Voice again.
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