ring.to will not work with existing OBi devices (purchased prior to 5/1/2014)
Gonzo:
How convenient is as a company that marketed the heck of their devices with a service as google voice now blames others for having limitations with the services and partnerships they bring.
Actually the marketing efforts Obi has been doing promoting ring.to AS LONG as you buy new devices are the most irritating part of this whole PR fiasco.
To be clear, my statements are my comments of dissatisfaction on OBI management of these changes which by seeing the backlash of other soon to be old customers of Obi are not unique.
As you well know, Obi had choices and control on what type of partnership they did with ring.to. We as consumers do not know who limited who, although there are posts out there with ring.to claiming that Obi put that limitation to new devices.
Finally, as to what ring.to implied or not on future opening to older obi devices, that only is coming out from the stream of complaints that have been coming and I, for one, believe the limitation was set up by OBI. It is yet to be seen if they will support those older devices.
I for one, express my opinion and will move on to doing what I preach. TRASH OBI DEVICES and move to other solutions while ensuring I spread the word
Kage:
@Gonzo, if OBI management were the ones to put the limitation in effect they wouldn't be the first, companies do such things all of the time. Another example is from several years ago when Creative refused and still does to release official drivers for their Soundblaster sound cards for Windows 7. That was because they wanted people to buy new cards, even though the old ones were still perfectly fine. Finally, a gentleman wrote third party drivers for them and was threatened with a lawsuit, though Creative backed down after the bad pr.
Companies are in business to make money and in most cases previous customers are old news.
cluckercreek:
There could also be a legal reason behind this as well. We don't know what Obihai may have agreed to with the Evil "G". :o
dircom:
Quote from: Gonzo on June 29, 2014, 05:21:07 am
..... blah blah blah, ....... and will move on to doing what I preach. TRASH OBI DEVICES and move to other solutions while ensuring I spread the word
What other tantrums will you display? will you hold your breath? stomp your feet?
perhaps you have some fifty dollar bills that you are mad at, because they used to fill up a gas tank, and now only half a gas tank.. are you going to throw those away too?
Perhaps you will trash your computer, because your old printer doesn't have drivers for Windows 7?
I wish all the whiners would just go away. Most people spent $30-$50 bucks for an amazing device, got free service for months or years, GV still works, other VOIP still work.
mykmayk:
Quote from: Gonzo on June 29, 2014, 01:29:19 am
My Obi devices are going on eBay or to the trash.....
if no one takes it on ebay, i'll GLADLY take it off your hands. i'll even take care of shipping it to me -- absolutely no cost to you. i'll save the earth from electronics going into the trash.
i'm serious. give it to me instead of trashing it.
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