Quote from: nlurker on June 16, 2016, 10:33:15 AM
This whole fiasco got me to thinking. If Obihai were to go out of business or shut down their servers, would my 110 immediately stop working, or would it continue to function at least until the next time Google makes another change that breaks it?
Obihai is doing fine financially. They're selling devices by the millions to major service providers worldwide, not just in the USA. The OBi retail/Google Voice business on Amazon, Newegg, etc. is a small portion of their overall revenue stream. Don't worry about that.
And, let's be clear: there never was, and still isn't, any promise or warranty that OBi devices can or will support Google Voice (technically speaking, Google XMPP) forever, nor is Obihai responsible for whatever business or technical decisions that a third party (Google) makes in the future with respect to XMPP support.
That said, consider this, for the sake of betting odds: Google is continuing to support, and even expand, the use of Google Voice, and Google Chat/XMPP, via appropriate Oauth 2.0 authentication, for OBi devices, Google Project Fi, Google Fiber Phone, etc. The service is growing, and it is not at risk of shutting down.
Finally, you have a powerful and industry-leading generic SIP ATA or IP phone, that can be used with the SIP VoIP provider(s) of your choice, now, and in the future.