GVSip and OBi devices
Marc:
Quote from: lrosenman on March 31, 2015, 06:00:55 pm
I've solved the CNAM problem by having a RaspberryPi running IncrediblePBX doing CNAM lookups against bulkvs.com ($0.009/dip).
I also have a script running on the Pi that pulls my Google Contacts every night, and CallerID Superfecta looking there first, to save money for those I have.
Works well.
The lack of CNAM is by far the biggest drawback for me. I've lived without it now for going on almost 8 years. But I definitely miss it.
I'd be very interested in learning the details of your setup. I have yet to play around with a RaspberryPi, but have wanted a reason to do so. How much do they run?
Is the script you have something you would be willing to share with us?
Thank you...
Marc:
Some additional pricing information:
30-Day Money-Back GuaranteeOne time $4.99 Setup Fee (No Monthly Fees)Caller ID with name (add $2.99/mo)E911 with alerts (add $1.29/mo)Voicemail w/ transcription, message waiting indicator and alerts (add $4.99/mo)
dircom:
I think I paid $80 for 2 yrs of unlimited calling
with CNAM, 911, voicemail, per number call block (and for a while, even free faxing) etc
[if you have an Obi 202, you can have two concurrent outbound or inbound calls using the same number, which is really nice]
all without jumping through any hoops or paying for per call lookup
if Vestalink service remains good, I will definitely, re-up my subscription
so their new offering is more than I previously paid for a feature rich service
Marc:
Quote from: dircom on March 31, 2015, 08:34:27 pm
I think I paid $80 for 2 yrs of unlimited calling
with CNAM, 911, etc
so their new offering is more than I previously paid for a feature rich service
The difference is this new service uses your Google Voice service. The $80 you paid is for full VOIP service. So if you look at it that way and you're one who would want all the addons they are offering, GVSip would be a total rip off.
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure their target audience are people that don't want to deal with a separate VOIP account and may just need one or two of the addons.
The E911 service is actually priced pretty well. The other addons are more than double what I think their fair market value are. If you're using Google Voice, you don't need voicemail. That seems like a stupid addon to even offer. But CNAM and E911 may be very attractive addons to many people. I already have E911 through CallCentric and I also have 12 phone numbers through them, so I have to pay their $1.50/month anyway. Their voicemail is free, although it doesn't include transcribing. But I like the flexibility I have with them and their extensions and rules. Not to mention the phone numbers are all free from them. So We pay $0.02 per minute, if any outgoing calls are made plus $1.50 per month. Most months I'm only charged the $1.50. Yet both of my businesses have multiple phone numbers, fax lines, and I can assign extensions to people and via softphones or mobile device apps, it looks like we are all working in the same office.
lrosenman:
Quote from: Marc on March 31, 2015, 08:26:00 pm
Quote from: lrosenman on March 31, 2015, 06:00:55 pm
I've solved the CNAM problem by having a RaspberryPi running IncrediblePBX doing CNAM lookups against bulkvs.com ($0.009/dip).
I also have a script running on the Pi that pulls my Google Contacts every night, and CallerID Superfecta looking there first, to save money for those I have.
Works well.
The lack of CNAM is by far the biggest drawback for me. I've lived without it now for going on almost 8 years. But I definitely miss it.
I'd be very interested in learning the details of your setup. I have yet to play around with a RaspberryPi, but have wanted a reason to do so. How much do they run?
Is the script you have something you would be willing to share with us?
Thank you...
The script is one I found on the web. (I'll see if I can find the definitive reference somewhere).
Details:
OBI202: GoogleVoice on SP1 for my number, Vitelity on SP2 for the (legacy) house landline and E911, GoogleVoice on SP3 for my wife's number, and Asterisk Extension/SIP on SP4.
When a call comes in via SP1 or SP3 it calls Asterisk via a VoiceGateway with an indication of which DID it was. The Pi then looks up in the local DB for CNAM, if it's NOT there, it makes a call to BULKCNAM.COM (bulkvs.com) for the CNAM. When it's done there, it rings the Asterisk extension which then rings the house phones.
References:
http://tech.iprock.com/?p=6416
http://tech.iprock.com/?p=6431
http://pbxinaflash.com/community/index.php?threads/google-contacts-to-asterisk-phonebook.10943/
If anyone wants more details, or a more cookbookish approach let me know, and I can try to write something up.
The above captioned web pages do well.
edited to add:
RaspberryPi's run around $35ish for just the Pi. Add a case, power supply, and an SDCard it's around $80ish.
I'm using a B+, since I bought mine back in September, they've come out with the RaspberryPI 2, which is a quad-core and more memory for about the same price, but beware, some of the Asterisk Distros haven't quite gotten working on the Pi 2, but they are close.
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