Google Voice support ending May 15, 2014, Google Hangouts transition
MichaelLloyd:
Google will be disabling (many/all?) 3rd party Google Voice integration May 15, 2014. According to the first article (below) this includes the OBIHAI product line.
I am currently depending on Google Voice on my OBI202 device. Possible to keep my phone number? Suggestions?
See articles:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/11/your-third-party-google-voice-apps-will-stop-working-may-2014.html
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/google-hangouts-google-voice-sms
Additionally, Google is transitioning from Google Voice to Google Hangouts.
From Google spokes person Nikhyl Singhal:
"Hangouts is designed to be the future of Google Voice, and making/receiving phone calls is just the beginning. Future versions of Hangouts will integrate Google Voice more seamlessly."
Questions:
Will(/has) OBIHAI contact Google to attempt to work out an arrangement for their customers until Google Voice transitions to Google Hangouts?Will OBIHAI be converting from Google Voice to Google Hangouts voice support?Is OBIHAI developing a transition strategy?
dircom:
This has been discussed in 31 different flavors on the forums
giqcass:
Welcome to the forum.
You must have noticed this is old information. The posts you cited are from last year. It has all been discussed a great length here. Poke around the forums and do some reading. Google voice will not work with the Obi in the same way it used to. Obihai has no control over Googles decisions.
Here is what Obihai is doing.
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=7264.0
http://blog.obihai.com/2013/12/what-does-40-bucks-and-obi-device-buy.html
https://www.obitalk.com/obinet/pg/services/spoptions
ObiHais official statement about XMPP. http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html
MichaelLloyd:
Sorry forum surfers, I performed a few searches and didn't see a related post. My bad. :-\
I think OBIHAI should send an email to all their users, so those depending on Google Voice aren't blind sided. Not everyone using an OBi device with Google Voice are active on this forum.
Anyone think this is a bad suggestion?
mozof2:
Couldn't agree more! If you do not regularly "Troll" around on this blog, you have no way of knowing.
I found out through word of mouth, OUTSIDE of the internet.
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