What service to use after May 15th 2014 with my Obi110? [noob alert!]
MsCint3:
I copied this from Obitalk news release dated, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. It reads..............................
For those who want to continue to use their Google Voice number with a newly configured OBiTALK ASP partner’s service, there are a couple options. The first is to port the Google Voice number to the service provider’s network. This may incur a porting fee and take time to complete. The second way to keep using a Google Voice number is easy and instant. The OBi owner enters a new phone number assigned by the service provider into the Google Voice “forwards calls to” phone settings. Once this is done, calls to the OBi owner’s Google Voice number will be forwarded directly to the OBi device, ringing their attached phone normally. When making calls, if offered by the ASP partner, OBi customers will be able to set up a custom outgoing Caller ID number, e.g. their Google Voice number, during the sign-up process on the ASP partner’s website.
I hope that this allay some trepidations.
I chose to do the latter and it works beautifully.
May the force be with you all :).................................................................................................
Tesla:
Quote from: MsCint3 on May 03, 2014, 08:11:19 am
I copied this from Obitalk news release dated, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. It reads..............................
For those who want to continue to use their Google Voice number with a newly configured OBiTALK ASP partner’s service, there are a couple options. The first is to port the Google Voice number to the service provider’s network. This may incur a porting fee and take time to complete. The second way to keep using a Google Voice number is easy and instant. The OBi owner enters a new phone number assigned by the service provider into the Google Voice “forwards calls to” phone settings. Once this is done, calls to the OBi owner’s Google Voice number will be forwarded directly to the OBi device, ringing their attached phone normally. When making calls, if offered by the ASP partner, OBi customers will be able to set up a custom outgoing Caller ID number, e.g. their Google Voice number, during the sign-up process on the ASP partner’s website.
I hope that this allay some trepidations.
I chose to do the latter and it works beautifully.
May the force be with you all :).................................................................................................
thank you for this! Very helpful. Could you please answer my question below?
Under Obi I have SP1---GV, SP2---blank. I plan to do the following:
-Sign-up for phonepower under SP2
-get a new local number from phonepower
-Set up the newly phone number in GV and fwd my gv calls to that instead of Chats
-Set-up my GV # under phonepower account as outgoing caller id. btw is this possible with this provider (they seem to have the best offer)
-On May 15th my SP1 will stop functioning, do I need to do anything about that? btw what are these Sp1 SP2, like phone lines?
Thank you so much in advance!
ant17:
Quote from: shadesofidaho on May 01, 2014, 02:32:14 pm
I only used my OBI to make outgoing calls. I have no other service on it and do not even know or care about my google voice phone number.No text no messages. I call a few people and tell them not to call me on that number if they see it on their caller ID.
Sooooooo I have been reading until my brain is totally plugged up with confusion. I see Callcentric will not work for me because the people I call use Cell and land line phones. I do not mind paying some$$ But 250 minutes for the other service is not usually enough for me. I call Mom and a few friends on a cancer support group. Never know when they or ME needs the support. I do not need the 911 service We still have a land line. Have to keep it for the internet. GGGRRR
I am also a NOOB on this phone deal. I did have MJ but hated it.
Thanks for any direction here. Chris
Just courious what company requires you to have a land line for Internet. ATT sure doesn't. I use callcentric for free incoming calls.
MikeHObi:
Quote from: ant17 on May 20, 2014, 07:56:39 am
Just courious what company requires you to have a land line for Internet. ATT sure doesn't. I use callcentric for free incoming calls.
Some people live in regions where all they can get is DSL service which is over phone lines.
shadesofidaho:
ant17 our phone company is MTE communications. http://mtecom.net/ We are in Midvale,ID. I know it is hard to believe we have such restrictions here on the phone and internet. The internet speed is good:
Download Speed: 4120 kbps (515 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 41909 kbps (5238.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
and I think it is under $65.00 a month for both phone and internet.
I was busy with other things and did not get my OBI switched over and I also discovered it is still working with GV. Thought I would drop in and see if it was also working for others. Still undecided what to do.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page