EOL for OBi 200, 202 and 212

[SteveInWA]

What about the Obi1022 model as a post 200 series GV option for consumers?

It appears to be GV compatible, and I'm seeing models offered on Amazon for modest prices.

https://www.obitalk.com/info/products/obi1032

There is no point in buying ANY consumer OBiTALK devices, planning to use them with Google Voice.  They're obsolete, no longer sold nor supported, and they won't be configurable with Google Voice via the OBiTALK portal after December.

Anything you find on Amazon is being sold by scavengers, and will have no warranty and no support.

[Dmitry]

I am planning to switch to different VoiP/SIP provider and to use my Obi202 with this provider.

I enabled the access to my Obi202 from the local network (obitalk.com will be down after December 2023) in order to provision SIP lines (I know how to do it).

My question is: should I do something in addition to this step? For example, to disable autoprovisioning.

[simpleAnswers]

Ok, like most of us here, I'm late to the party and have been trying to figure out what my options are. Unfortunately I'm still not clear as to the path forward and would like to get real answers or suggestions.

Please if you're not going to be providing a solution or suggestion then please don't post your unhelpful response

History:
Got a GV number back when it first came out over 11 years ago.
Also Got the the Google Workspace back when it first started for my small business.
When Google Workspace became paid, I transitioned to Google Workspace Started Edition and have been paying for that.
I've been using GV since Day 1 via the consumer edition I believe. Strangely enough I was able to change the GV email to one of the Workspace accounts, but it still remained as a free GV account (i.e consumer version).
I've used the Obi1x and Obi2x and subsequently Obi1032 deskphones which work great.
Because of the good advice here I've worked out that I have a "World between Worlds" GV account.
It is configured in my Google Workspace using one of the users emails, but it is technically still the consumer version. It took me a while to figure that part out.
In other to have full Google Workspace Voice, I would have to port it out of the grandfathered GV into the Google Workspace Voice version.
I have no problem using the Google Workspace Voice devices from Poly
Here is what I found out, That I need to start a "Google Workspace Voice" subscription to be able to do that. Looking at GV sites mentioned here it has to be "Google Voice Standard $20/month" version.



My Question then is
What Poly Devices will work with Workspace Google Voice post EOL because in looking at the page on Google for Voice Devices that work it says "Google Voice supports OBi Edition firmware only. When you purchase Poly desk phones to use with Google Voice, request OBi Edition firmware for the devices." Hence my question as to if any devices will even work with Workspace Google Voice?

If I can't use any deskphones with Workspace Google Voice reliably post EOL, then what are my options to keep my number and use a deskphone from another SIP provider. Can I use any other SIP deskphones and port my GV number to another provider? How easy would that be to setup. I've seen other services mentioned here e.g Callcentric. Does anyone know what steps/how easy it is to set those up with a deskphone?

Thirdly, I like GV primarily because of the ability to receive instant emails of MISSED CALLS, TEXT, and VOICEMAIL transcriptions. Does any other SIP service have these 3 features?

Sorry for the long explanation, but I wanted to be sure before I switch to Workspace GV and buy any more devices

Thanks

[Taoman]

https://www.poly.com/us/en/products/phones/desk-phones

Scroll down to Filters and select Google Voice.

The Poly VVX x50 series IP phones only work with Google Voice for Workspace

And just to add to your confusion:
https://www.poly.com/content/dam/www/products/support/voice/vvx-business-ip-phones/other/june2022-shipping-config-change-notice-vvx.pdf

[simpleAnswers]

Thanks for that info.

I'm just going to get the VVX 250 phone and park it in the corner.
The day that Google does something and it won't update anymore is the day I'll forward my number to a different phone and then tackle this beast. If it turns out that nothing works then I'll figure something new out as I always do.

I'll not be surprised if Google pulls the Obi server end of 2023. Afterall on the Google voice for Workspace, the first tier doesn't even allow deskphones or ATA's which is shocking considering that is a paid offering that you can only get by first paying for Google workspace and then paying separately for Google voice for workspace. So I don't see them allowing Deskphone or ATA's on the free offering from Obi for too long.

[Taoman]

I'll not be surprised if Google pulls the Obi server end of 2023. Afterall on the Google voice for Workspace, the first tier doesn't even allow deskphones or ATA's which is shocking considering that is a paid offering that you can only get by first paying for Google workspace and then paying separately for Google voice for workspace. So I don't see them allowing Deskphone or ATA's on the free offering from Obi for too long.

Yeah, if Google gets rid of the obihai.sip.google.com server then the days of a direct connection to Google Voice will likely be over.

However, there are some workarounds. For inbound, forward from GV to a cheap Voip provider DID (like Callcentric for unlimited inbound $1/month) and azrobert's AutoHotKey script for outbound if you're running Windows. I've been running azrobert's ahk script for a few months and it works perfectly.
azrobert's ahk script