Google Voice Manual Config
corporate_gadfly:
Quote from: Mango on August 23, 2014, 09:52:22 am
That's not a realistic attitude. I've already purchased an Obihai product - four of them in fact. I do not consider it unreasonable that I want them to continue perform as they did when I bought them.
This!!
I have only $75 invested in Obis and I feel like I got my money's worth.
However, there is no point in sugar coating and incessant cheer-leading while overlooking the fact that since the original device was bought, it has become more and more crippled.
Case in point:firmware cannot be downgraded any more (so if Obi messes up the firmware, there is no recourse but to wait till Obi fixes it)while recognizing that GV situation is out of Obi's control, it was one of their main selling points (at the time of my purchase)
Given the above, it will certainly affect my future purchasing decisions (by voting with my wallet).
SteveInWA:
This really is a bunch of melodrama. It's friggin' Saturday. Go out and enjoy the weekend. Get some perspective on life. It's not a defibrillator or other life-support system. It isn't Ferguson, MO, nobody has Ebola, nobody is getting massacred by ISIS because of they don't follow some religious sect, we're not in Syria or the Ukraine...it's just an ATA.
You, the posters on this forum, are are the tiny minority of users who, for some reason, want to endlessly tweak your devices, 7x24. As RFC3261 pointed out, this is a low-cost device, and it has a corresponding level of "commercially reasonable" support. The vast majority of customers are going to buy the product, set it up, and forget about it.
Obihai somehow borked up the portal. They'll fix it. This isn't the end of civilization.
I am not a cheerleader, nor an apologist, but unlike many of you, I look at this as business, not a hobby.
Mango:
Quote from: SteveInWA on August 23, 2014, 06:38:01 pm
This really is a bunch of melodrama.
I hope you don't take our comments personally. I didn't intend to offend you. When it comes to discussing phone service, you're likely to be met with some strong opinions.
Quote from: SteveInWA on August 23, 2014, 06:38:01 pm
You, the posters on this forum, are are the tiny minority of users who, for some reason, want to endlessly tweak your devices, 7x24. [...] The vast majority of customers are going to buy the product, set it up, and forget about it.
Speaking for myself, I'm part of the second group who like to set it and forget it. I have a device that has been up for 232 days. In part, that's because I've disabled OBiTALK.
RSendele:
I Have tried to setup my Obi100 using the method through the Obihai website. It is simple and straight forward. Got my Google account, had that page opened, started another tab for my Obihai account, clicked the button that says "Google Voice Setup" and it goes through the process eventually appearing as connected.
However It will not receive or make calls. How might I troubleshoot it from here? I have deleted the account and tried setting it up again, where each time it says connected, but no joy. :(
Any ideas?
Quote from: SteveInWA on August 20, 2014, 05:15:02 pm
Guys: if you want to use Google Voice with an OBi device, "don't fight the power": use the OBiTALK portal to update to the latest firmware and manage the service provider slots. This method is required to use Google Voice with OBi devices. Trying to hack this on the local web interface is just going to cause a mess, and a potential security exposure, and there is no good reason to use a downlevel release of firmware at this time. The "I hate the portal and how dare Obihai update my firmware" attitude is really no longer realistic. The firmware is solid.
Do this:
Open your web browser. Log into the Google account you want to use with GV and your OBi (by "log in", I mean sign into any Google app, such as Gmail or Google Voice or Hangouts, so that your browser's session cookies are showing Google that you are logged into the account).
Open a separate browser tab (Ctrl-T), and on that tab, log into your OBiTALK portal page. If you have an existing GV service provider slot defined on your OBi device, delete it, and wait for the OBi device to be remotely rebooted. Then, add the GV service provider again. When you go through the procedure, it will use OAUTH 2.0 to authenticate to your GV account. This will pop up a window, from your Google account, and it will ask you to approve giving OBiTALK permission for offline access to your account. Once you do that, the OBiTALK provisioning system will go through the authentication process with Google, and it will automatically download the necessary firmware to your device, if it's not already installed. You will see a spinner icon while this is happening. You can't make this work properly without using the portal.
Seriously: don't try to hack this. Just follow the procedure if you want to use GV. If you are intent on using the local portal, you can disable updates AFTER you complete this procedure, but you will need to enable it again the next time you need to change your Google Voice configuration, so don't forget that the portal will over-write any futzing you did on the local web page.
cluckercreek:
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It may be as simple as unplugging your Obi, wait a few seconds and plug it back in. If that doesn't solve the issue it may be your router. Check to see if your router has a "sip ALG" and uncheck it.
You didn't say BUT you must make a call first from inside your Gmail account or Hangouts+
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