Incoming calls GV
James:
Newbie here.
With the impending May 15 GV end of support for XMPP, I am scrambling for a decent home phone solution. I purchased a Callcentric 500 for outgoing calls, and this is working fine. What I do not fully understand has to do with Incoming calls after *May 15*
(1) Will I be able to receive calls on my GV number? - I am getting conflicting answers.
(2) If I can receive calls on my GV number, is there any merit to porting my GV number to Callcentric? But if not, I believe I need to port and get an incoming service with Callcentric.
Thanks in advance.
gderf:
When Google shuts down XMPP on May 15th your OBi SP slot that is configured for Google voice will cease working entirely in both directions. Period. Just delete it when it stops working.
If you want incoming calls to your GV number to be forwarded to your OBi once XMPP is shut off, you will have forward them from Google Voice to another phone number that your OBi is capable of receiving calls on. You have the following simple choices to accomplish this.
You have Callcentric 500 outgoing calling plan. This requires that you configure your OBi to register with Callcentric. You have done this already.
Here are a few choices to continue receiving incoming GV calls on your OBi:
1) Get a free IPKall DID and configure it to your Callcentric SIP URI in the form of 1777xxxxxxx@in.callcentric.com Note that CallerID is broken with this setup.
or
2) Get a free Callcentric NYC area DID and forward your GV calls to it.
James:
Thanks for a great reply.
Quote from: gderf on March 18, 2014, 04:22:01 pm
Get a free Callcentric NYC area DID and forward your GV calls to it.
Ok, so now I got a NYC DID, I am a bit lost on the "forward your GV calls to it" part. On the Callcentric page, there was an option for Fax, Calling card etc. Or does this have to be done on GV page?
I appreciate your help. Thanks again.
drgeoff:
Quote from: James on March 18, 2014, 04:46:24 pm
Or does this have to be done on GV page?
Yes.
gderf:
Go to your Google Voice page, click on your number on the lower left part of the page, then click on Add another phone at the bottom of the page. Fill out the details, hit save and answer the phone for verification.
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