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lrhyne:
I have my home cordless phone plugged into an Obi100 and have GV on SP1 and Anveo E911 on SP2. I've decided to go with Vestalink and forward my GV #. After searching this site and others to find the simplest way to do this I still have a few questions. It appears that I should first go to the Obitalk website and delete GV and Anveo E911 from SP1 and SP2. Next I need to do a factory reset on my Obi100 by dialing ***81. Then it's off to the Vestalink.com site to sign up for a free trial. I plan on using the "Easy Setup" and believe during this or after I will be asked if I want to spoof my caller ID and this is where I will enter my GV #. Finally, I will need to go to my Google Voice site and add my new Vestalink number.
Questions:
1) Does above sound about right and in the right order?
2) To delete GV & Anveo from SP1 and SP2 do I go to "Add Device" on the Obitalk site & just take the Configuration Name out and uncheck all the boxes - I don't see a delete button anywhere?
3) Would it benefit me more to use the Obitalk setup? It appeared that using Vestlink's Easy Setup would be easier?
4) I would rather just forward my GV # instead of porting, so I hope I'm one of the lucky ones that does not experience call quality issues. Does anyone know why some experience quality issues and others do not? Is it based on where you live, internet speed, etc...
5) Should I be concerned that the Obihai site does not list Vestalink on their list of 16 service providers?
Sorry about all the questions, and as some of you are thinking, I probably should not be using VOIP being the novice that I am. I agree, but as I near retirement, I'm trying to save all the $ I can ;).
Thanks for any help or corrections!
logicliker:
All great questions, and a newbie myself, I look forward to reading the responses from the smart veteran posters here.
siskiou:
They do list Vestalink as one of the other "generic" providers, and setup is very easy, without using the Vestalink automatic setup.
And there should be a "trashcan" symbol next to the providers you want to delete.
From the obi dashboard, click on the "settings" symbol, and on the next page, under "Configure Voice Service Providers", you should see the trashcan next to the settings symbol.
lrhyne:
Thanks siskiou! That takes care of question #2
BigJim_McD:
lrhyne, a few Answers:
1a) Yes.
2a) Goto the OBi Dashboard, Click on you OBi100 Device.
2b) Under "Configure Service Providers (SP),
2c) Click on the "Trash Can" and delete SP2,
2d) Click on the "Trash Can" and delete SP1,
2e) Click on: "Delete Device", then confirm deletion.
3) You must choice between using Vestalink's Easy Setup -OR- OBiTalk, you can't use both. Myself, I prefer OBiTalk to use as a place to monitor the state of my device.
4) I haven't had any issues so far myself. We can always PORT our Google Voice phone numbers later if we have issues. Leaving our phone numbers on Google Voice for now leaves us with the option to use another service provider if we have issues with Vestalink.
5) I manage my OBi202, OBi110 and OBi100 on OBiTalk and havn't had any issues. If you provision Vestalink via OBiTalk, use "Generic Serice Provider" to configure the service.
Don't forget to cancel your Anveo service.
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