OBi110 as Google Voice-telco bridge
molasses:
I thought I'd stated it pretty plainly in the third paragraph, even going so far as to set the paragraph apart to make it plainer. If I'd yet developed the capacity to explain it more technically, I'd likely have fixed the problem on my own by now (which I still intend to do).
But still, thanks for the responses.
SteveInWA:
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I have no problem with using my PC and the GV web interface to connect calls with my landline, but I'd like a box to automate this process, mostly for guests' use.
Can the 110 be used for this purpose, with or without tweaking? For clarity: I pick up my handset, which is connected to the OBi110 (which, in turn, is connected to the internet and the telco line), and dial a phone number. The 110 sends my request through GV which hands the call over to my landline, connecting me to the call's recipient.
My interpretation of what you said here, is that today, you are accustomed to using a PC and the Google Voice web page, with the "Click the red and white CALL button to place a call" feature. You tell GV to call you on your POTS land line, which it does, and then it bridges the call to your desired party. Right? Please confirm.
If that's the case, then you don't even need an OBi to do that with your telephone. Just call your own GV number from your landline phone (either manually or via a speed dial) , access your menu* and press "2" to make the outbound call to your desired party's number.
* by default, GV forwarding phone numbers with type = work or = office are set to ring your GV number when you call it from that phone. To bypass this ringing and go directly to your GV menu, change the "Voicemail access" option here:
https://www.google.com/voice#phones
Click the Edit button, then click "show advanced settings" to see the Voicemail access setting.
On the other hand, the typical use case for GV with an OBi is to simply call the number from the OBi-attached phone, and it will bridge the call for you, over VoIP to the OBi, instead of the extra route back and forth via your POTS landline.
Usetheforceobiwan:
Quote from: molasses on January 14, 2015, 05:11:48 pm
I thought I'd stated it pretty plainly in the third paragraph, even going so far as to set the paragraph apart to make it plainer. If I'd yet developed the capacity to explain it more technically, I'd likely have fixed the problem on my own by now (which I still intend to do).
But still, thanks for the responses.
My interpretation of what you want, you want to be able to have people dial into the landline connected to you Obi, which is a local call for them, and be able to make outgoing (free) calls through your Google Voice line. Is this correct? Now if this is correct, do you want them to make the calls through an automated attendant (AutoAttendant in Obispeak) or do you want to the calls to go through to pre-determined end points based on the Caller ID of the number (person) which dialed into your Obi land-line number?
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