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General Support => New to Using the OBi / VoIP => Topic started by: volcs0 on January 21, 2014, 04:17:00 PM

Title: New to Obi. Any reason not to port # to GV vs. VoIP provider?
Post by: volcs0 on January 21, 2014, 04:17:00 PM
I'm migrating away from Ooma. My device broke, and they won't grandfather me into the $0 plan.

I was going to sign up for ObiVoice. When it comes to porting my Ooma number, shouldn't I just port it to GV - and then forward it to whatever VoIP service I choose (e.g. ObiVoice)? That way I could switch VoIP providers and just change the forward at GV.

Or am I missing something else?

Thanks.
Title: Re: New to Obi. Any reason not to port # to GV vs. VoIP provider?
Post by: carl on January 21, 2014, 05:48:39 PM
Quote from: volcs0 on January 21, 2014, 04:17:00 PM

Or am I missing something else?


Yes. permanent call forwarding is generally not such a good idea but it is a real trouble with GV- increasingly unreliable.
Title: Re: New to Obi. Any reason not to port # to GV vs. VoIP provider?
Post by: volcs0 on January 21, 2014, 09:38:25 PM
Quote from: carl on January 21, 2014, 05:48:39 PM
Quote from: volcs0 on January 21, 2014, 04:17:00 PM

Or am I missing something else?


Yes. permanent call forwarding is generally not such a good idea but it is a real trouble with GV- increasingly unreliable.

This is exactly the advice I needed.

OK - will port to the provider I decide upon - probably obivoice.

Thanks.
Title: Re: New to Obi. Any reason not to port # to GV vs. VoIP provider?
Post by: JS365 on January 23, 2014, 11:03:25 AM
Quote from: volcs0 on January 21, 2014, 09:38:25 PM
This is exactly the advice I needed.

OK - will port to the provider I decide upon - probably obivoice.

Thanks.


I'm considering obivoice as well. Have you tried it? How about the call quality?
Title: Re: New to Obi. Any reason not to port # to GV vs. VoIP provider?
Post by: volcs0 on January 24, 2014, 01:41:17 PM
Starting using it yesterday. So far, so good