So now that GV is officially gone, I did the following setup which works for me so far. Just putting it here for my future reference and everyone's benefit. Special thanks to giqcass and sdb- for the tips
1. Created a LocalPhone account
2. Got an IPKall number
3. Setup SIP URI on IpKall as LocalPhoneSipID @
localphone.com4. Setup the LocalPhone account as SP1 on Obi
5. Added the IPKall number to Google Voice for call forwarding
6. Added the IPKall number to LocalPhone account for spoofing
7. Cheers!
If you are facing DTMF issue (keypress not detected) while verifying your IPKall number with Google Voice, do the following steps (courtesy Thro@SlickDeals) -
1. Log into
http://www.obitalk.com/obinet/login/2. Cick "Home" (above SP1) -> Obi Expert Configuration -> Enter Obi Expert
3. On the left side click "Service Providers" then choose "ITSP Profile A General" (for SP1) or "ITSP Profile B 4. General" (for SP2) depending where you setup vestalink.
5. "DTMFMethod" uncheck "OBITALK settings" then choose "InBand" from the dropdown menu below "Value"
6. Click "Submit"