Option for OBI replacement

[rjniles]

Next month is the date OBI has published as an end of support for the consumer OBI devices. I like many users use the OBI to connect my Google Voice line to my wired or cordless home phones. Not that the OBI will stop working immediately but likely at some point in time it will. I am looking for replacement options other than porting my GV to a different service. Has any one considered using a "cell2jack" device in conjunction with the GV app on your cell to connect to your home phones? Here is an product I am considering.

https://www.amazon.com/Cell2jack-Cellphone-Adapter-Receive-landline/dp/B089984QRT/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=171Z8XT8CU2ZS&keywords=cell2jack+cellphone+to+home+phone+adapter&qid=1700571284&sprefix=cell2jack%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

[MSRobi]

The issue is that outgoing calls will use your cell phone number, not your gvoice number.  There are workarounds, but if you want to pick up a handset and dial out, I don't see an easy way to have it use your gvoice number for the outgoing call.

[drgeoff]

The issue is that outgoing calls will use your cell phone number, not your gvoice number.  There are workarounds, but if you want to pick up a handset and dial out, I don't see an easy way to have it use your gvoice number for the outgoing call.

If you make the call using the GV app on the cellphone the callee will see your GV number.

[Lavarock]

Personally, I would just port the number to a Voip provider like Voip.Ms. Rates for Voip services is very cheap and you get support that you don't get with Google. You could still use your Obi device as it is, just change the provider for that number.

[MSRobi]

The issue is that outgoing calls will use your cell phone number, not your gvoice number.  There are workarounds, but if you want to pick up a handset and dial out, I don't see an easy way to have it use your gvoice number for the outgoing call.

If you make the call using the GV app on the cellphone the callee will see your GV number.

If I only had one GVoice number, that would work well.  My "home phone" was ported to gvoice 5 years ago. My "cell phone" was ported to gvoice even before that.  My wife's cell phone isn't gvoice.  I am thinking that it doesn't matter much any more if either of our cell phone numbers are used for outgoing "home" calls placed from a handset connected via a bluetooth device like cell2jack.  For the few times it is important that the outgoing handset call uses the "home" gvoice number, I can make sure that gvoice account is handling the call from my cellphone.  Since both our cell phone plans are unlimited talk, there is a strong incentive not to use a voip provider that we pay for either pay-per-minute or buying bulk minutes every month.

[VincentDyer]

The problem is that, instead of using your gvoice number, outbound calls will utilize your mobile phone number.  There are workarounds, but I don't see a simple method to make it utilize your gvoice number for the outgoing call if you wish to pick up a handset and dial out.

[drgeoff]

^^spammer