Please, in the simplest possible terms, explain what this means ??
vtsnaab:
I have read every topic name and all the pages of this sub-forum today & tonight trying to grasp this situation and find the best alternative to GV.
For years I've enjoyed having 2 GV numbers via my Obi110 and knew the ride would one day end.
Despite reading so many postings here, the blog, etc - I cannot claim to comprehend what will be lost - what will stay working, and what must be replaced very clearly at all.
Thus far...IF it needs total replacement:
My inclination is to just get Future-Five because it looks great to me.
2nd runner up would be the PIAF deal with Vitelity if it has enough of everything included...
And finally if all else fails, VOIP.MS looks good & also is cheap.
-BUT-:
There's also mention of doing other stuff like using Callcentric, as mentioned here=>
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=7675.0
All this is just too unclear to me - will incoming calls cease to work - outgoing - or both ??
I'd love to have another free alternative, but always figured that some time would come to pay for phone again and that's really OK as long as it is reasonable and the Future-Five deal looks to be super reasonable to me - I have only to compare it with whatever Vitelity is offering as 'unlimited'...
But first I really need to know if this loss of GV means that it is ALL done, or just part of it - so please, will someone explain this in simple, concise words for a dummy like me ??
Thanks.
SteveInWA:
If you haven't been able to understand the many, many discussions on this topic already, why are you getting stuck in analysis paralysis over it?
It's over. Done. No more free ride. Google Voice is shutting down Google Chat on 5/15, which used the XMPP protocol. Google Voice used Chat for its internet (VoIP) calling features. OBi was using XMPP to access Chat (which, by the way, was never authorized or supported by Google).
The alternatives have been discussed to death here. You don't need yet another thread, where 15 different people will give you 15 more opinions on their personal choices.
Just make a decision. See, for example:
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=7719.msg49922#msg49922
nitzan:
Quote from: vtsnaab on April 17, 2014, 09:11:54 pm
But first I really need to know if this loss of GV means that it is ALL done, or just part of it - so please, will someone explain this in simple, concise words for a dummy like me ??
In simple terms, what will happen is:
1. You will not be able to make outgoing calls or receive incoming calls via your Obi directly to/from GV.
2. You WILL be able to forward your GV number to another phone number.
Now your choices are:
1. Get a new phone number from another provider, and forward your GV to that number.
2. Port your GV number to another provider.
Google Voice isn't completely shutting down - at least not yet. Just the ability to use it directly from your Obi is shutting down. I would personally recommend porting the number for best quality and reliability.
vtsnaab:
Thank You Very Much Nitzan - that was the EXACT clarity that I was hoping for.
I admit that I do tend to be a bit too literal and sometimes when a problem/solution is stated so very many different ways by so many folks and with different opinions attached - I can get confused.
Also worthy of mention IMO is that all the talk of partial solutions complicated things as well - making me think that maybe only PART of the service would become un-usable.
Gone is gone though - and I'm good with that.
My compliments to you Nitzan on your fine service offering and your willingness to assist - it speaks well in the interest of using your service above the others, I think.
danielbliss:
Just to offer a second opinion: depending on your needs (mine are quite minimal; I'm not all that concerned about call quality), I find GV-forwarding a better option than porting my GV number. Why? Because porting always entails costs, and by porting the number, you are now bound to the provider to which you ported: if you find you don't like the provider, or they go out of business, you must either port the number again (at more cost) or lose it. One of the big advantages to GV (again, for me) is that I never have to give out another number to anyone: I can just forward or unforward to whatever phones and always retain the GV number as my phone number of record.
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