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MurrayB:
That sounds like real solid advice from mo832.
There is and will be all sorts of horror stories as people try to migrate in mass to other services over the next few weeks. I would really be cautious with all these new services trying to accommodate mass quantities of new subscribers and trying to ramp up facilities.
I went to VOIP.ms in December of 2013 and over a couple months ported three numbers as I gained experience. They have been around for years and have a long list of servers to choose from based on your location and a website with everything that you could want from info to flexibility. They also have a great port department and support. They are not FREE but their costs I feel are very low.
It is really worth checking out. Good Luck!
Diane:
You guys are great!
A little off topic of OBi setup, but bear w/me...
So, I come home to work on reading the latest entries on ObiTalk forum (my huge learning curve) and my computer screen flashes green and displays that Windows will not start. Did a couple of "repairs" per screen recommendations and called Lenovo. Purchased last August '13. Only hardware under the one year warranty. They asked if I had done any software changes recently and that my Operating System needs to be purged and reset, assuming that will work...no guarantees.
Lenovo tech and the computer screen mentioned something about configuration issues, and all I could think of was my multiple futile attempts trying to configure the phone in the past couple of days. (Luckily I have a back up computer I'm using at the moment), but am reluctant now to make any changes once I get the Lenovo out of the shop and/or have to get a new computer. I'm usually an eternall optimist, but this one is causing me pause. It shouldn't be this difficult.
AlanB:
Your OBI settings shouldn't be the cause of your computer problems.
Diane:
That's music to my ears, thank you! :)
I did turn off my router firewall when installing OBi. Maybe that...???
Water under the bridge at this point.
Did contact Vestalink customer service via email and they confirmed considering using another browser in order to get the PIN issue resolved. Will try that once I get the laptop back from shop and will post results in case it helps someone else.
Diane:
Computer is back up and running after crashing last week!
Switching browsers made accessing the PIN possible and sign up to Vestalink a SUCCESS!
Tested: Called new number w/my cell and vice versa and calls both ways a SUCCESS!
My AT&T analog phone device has a digital voice message system installed. When I left a voice message from my cell phone on the answering system, it has a profound echo. Will read the forum for anwers to fixing that. I like using the analog phone external system since it sits right next to my computer and is easily accessible. If there is no remedy for the echo, should I just switch off the answering mode and proceed to Vestalink answering system?
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