Google Voice with GVSip vs. OBi
Ryan_Tilton:
GVsip is a new company. It does share a lot of the same features as Vestalink.
There is a free tier of 1,000 minutes a month and you can upgrade to unlimited for a one time payment of $20.
ceg3:
The setup page says free Caller ID but I also fields to fill from a free OpenCNAM account. Is that account required for CNAM? Does the CNAM apply for outgoing calls too?
Ryan_Tilton:
For basic Caller ID you don't need to fill in the OpenCNAM account details.
CNAM only applies to incoming calls, outgoing caller ID is set by Google.
vtsnaab:
Disclaimer:
I am a delighted Obi110 user.
I never heard of GVSip until today.
When all the hoopla happened a while back I did look into Vestalink and decided that it was not up to my standards.
As such, I have no account there and no desire to ever get one.
Now=>
Having said all that - colour me baffled...??:Quote from: Ryan_Tilton on April 28, 2015, 03:26:54 pm
GVsip is a new company. It does share a lot of the same features as Vestalink.
There is a free tier of 1,000 minutes a month and you can upgrade to unlimited for a one time payment of $20.
Being a curious soul, I searched and found this new service, and looked at their forum.
The only thread in that forum shows: 'rtilton Site Admin"
It also so happens that the R Tilton THERE uses the very same image as HERE - this one:
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=1061;type=avatar
Link to that thread:
http://www.gvsip.org/ip-phone-error-message-with-working-gv-account-t2.html
Also - the site itself prominently makes it clear that GVSip is intended to compete with AND improve upon the Obi devices at once, and offers a low-cost product which directly competes.
I suspect that this is why the Obihai folks have been pruning threads about it and I hope they will allow this thread to remain up as a sort of warning.
vtsnaab:
The promo offer with GVSip ended a while ago and it costs more now for the 'unlimited'.
There is another, much lower priced offering that has a one-time setup that includes what is shown here: https://simonics.com/services
I have been wanting to use GV via SIP on an Android phone I just got & I imagine that this would enable it.
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