Another "what to do about gv xmpp shutdown" thread...
aopisa:
Quote from: 7Priest7 on April 17, 2014, 09:53:21 am
Quote from: paladyr on April 17, 2014, 08:27:24 am
So I basically am looking for someone to tell me what to do.
Get a Callcentric free NY DID, fill out information that is outside the U.S. to avoid 911 tax, unless you really want 911 service.
Get a localphone account, add some money on your localphone account.
Setup the free NY DID and LocalPhone accounts(on may 15th.)
When setting up LocalPhone click the default for outbound calling box.
Setup Google Voice to forward to Free NY DID .
Enjoy free inbound calling and half a penny per minute outgoing.
If you insist on having 911 keep a junk/old cell phone lieing around for that.
A cell phone is far more reliable in a emergency, SIP has three ways it could be down, power, ISP, and SIP Server.
A cell phone does not provide e911 service. It will not give emergency services your exact physical location. If you cannot speak or if the person calling 911 does not know your address it could have serious consequences. It is true that in the case of a power or internet outage your e911 voip service will not be available. It is not an exact replacement for a hardwired POTS line, but it is a step better than calling 911 from a cell phone under most conditions.
I signed up for Vestalink. Still on the fence about the service. I have the land line phone in order to have true e911. I did find that forwarding my GV number caused delays or some calls to go directly to voice mail. I had to port to remedy that issue.
paladyr:
Quote from: 7Priest7 on April 17, 2014, 09:53:21 am
Quote from: paladyr on April 17, 2014, 08:27:24 am
So I basically am looking for someone to tell me what to do.
Get a Callcentric free NY DID, fill out information that is outside the U.S. to avoid 911 tax, unless you really want 911 service.
Get a localphone account, add some money on your localphone account.
Setup the free NY DID and LocalPhone accounts(on may 15th.)
When setting up LocalPhone click the default for outbound calling box.
Setup Google Voice to forward to Free NY DID .
Enjoy free inbound calling and half a penny per minute outgoing.
If you insist on having 911 keep a junk/old cell phone lieing around for that.
A cell phone is far more reliable in a emergency, SIP has three ways it could be down, power, ISP, and SIP Server.
Thanks for the details! That's a good point about 911 reliability, I'd feel better though having all options available for 911 :-/. I can still get 911 service this way right?
aopisa:
Quote from: paladyr on April 17, 2014, 11:55:40 am
Quote from: 7Priest7 on April 17, 2014, 09:53:21 am
Quote from: paladyr on April 17, 2014, 08:27:24 am
So I basically am looking for someone to tell me what to do.
Get a Callcentric free NY DID, fill out information that is outside the U.S. to avoid 911 tax, unless you really want 911 service.
Get a localphone account, add some money on your localphone account.
Setup the free NY DID and LocalPhone accounts(on may 15th.)
When setting up LocalPhone click the default for outbound calling box.
Setup Google Voice to forward to Free NY DID .
Enjoy free inbound calling and half a penny per minute outgoing.
If you insist on having 911 keep a junk/old cell phone lieing around for that.
A cell phone is far more reliable in a emergency, SIP has three ways it could be down, power, ISP, and SIP Server.
Thanks for the details! That's a good point about 911 reliability, I'd feel better though having all options available for 911 :-/. I can still get 911 service this way right?
See above.
CLTGreg:
Cell phone is good but is Anveo's E911 bad at .80/month? I'm paying them twice which isn't good. I could really use that $9.
pas777:
Quote from: DennyNC on April 17, 2014, 10:46:18 am
Quote from: gderf on April 17, 2014, 08:48:05 am
I forward my GV number to a Callcentric DID. I haven't noticed any audio problems or excessive lag.
Thanks for that info!
I see some are choosing CallCentric for inbound and Circlenet for outbound. Is trying to see the benefit of that vs. just using CallCentric for both. (Outbound rates I'm guessing?)
I Circlenet reliable??
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