Author Topic: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/15/14 (Decree Nullified 9/11/14)  (Read 58596 times)

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #160 on: May 13, 2014, 02:50:55 AM »
I am not sure if I mentioned this but I like with vestalink that you are able to sync your phone and my cell phone rings as well. Plus it comes up with the real caller id. I like that feature. Its like having another cordless phone in the house.
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #161 on: May 13, 2014, 10:22:46 AM »
Keep getting this message

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #162 on: May 14, 2014, 08:20:27 AM »
Is vestalink free incoming?
I think the 2 that obi is offering are.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #163 on: May 14, 2014, 08:22:47 AM »
Is vestalink free incoming?
I think the 2 that obi is offering are.
No

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #164 on: May 14, 2014, 08:36:06 AM »
I keep getting this message when trying to sign up
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #165 on: May 14, 2014, 08:45:40 AM »
is GV and obi really just gonna drop dead tomorrow??

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #166 on: May 14, 2014, 08:49:25 AM »
is GV and obi really just gonna drop dead tomorrow??
No, this was all just a scam and an underhanded effort by google to make money from GV.;)

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #167 on: May 14, 2014, 08:53:42 AM »
No, this was all just a scam and an underhanded effort by google to make money from GV.;)
Is vestalink supposed to be better than the other options offered by obi ?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #168 on: May 14, 2014, 08:54:07 PM »
I did a few times.
(erased the number and re-added it)
but still no success!
TG!

I was successful,i still don't know what the problem was.....

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #169 on: May 14, 2014, 10:53:28 PM »
I finally got it to work.  In case this helps anyone,  I will write what I did.

Initially did the quick set up.  Was able to make outgoing but incoming didn't ring. When I was playing around later with the account settings,  I saw an option for ringing.  Not sure if that was the issue.
I saw the pop up that said to dial *** and then input 81 to reset.
Tried this. Then I couldn't make outgoing calls either.

Emailed support.  They said to dial ***8 and then input 1 to reset.  Then to configure with vestalink with the advanced setting.
Didn't work either.
I finally figured out that first u have to reset your obi thru obitalk bec it was factory reset.  Then it works.
When u click on my devices on obitalk,  it says error if u click on that it will give instructions to reset it.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #170 on: May 15, 2014, 04:09:16 PM »
anyone have gvmate
it seems to be the same deal as OBI was. buy their adapter and set up with google voice. no yearly fee

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #171 on: May 15, 2014, 04:15:43 PM »
anyone have gvmate
it seems to be the same deal as OBI was. buy their adapter and set up with google voice. no yearly fee
I tried it, but it was aweful so I'm returning it. It's unreliable, didnt work half the time, the other half was static. Got a Magic Jack & am very happy. I forward my GV to MJ & use the GV VM.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #172 on: May 15, 2014, 04:16:36 PM »
anyone have gvmate
it seems to be the same deal as OBI was. buy their adapter and set up with google voice. no yearly fee
Looking at the reviews on Amazon, it seems like people are not such big fans of it...
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #173 on: May 15, 2014, 08:23:20 PM »
Has everyone's Obi actually stopped working? I set my GV up to ring on our cell phones for now, but I notice it's still ringing on my home phone too.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #174 on: May 15, 2014, 08:29:57 PM »
Has everyone's Obi actually stopped working? I set my GV up to ring on our cell phones for now, but I notice it's still ringing on my home phone too.
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #175 on: May 15, 2014, 10:20:58 PM »
From an email...
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The Google Voice Service is Still Working on My OBi! How come?
At the end of last year, Google Inc. announced that the open and documented XMPP communication protocol would be abandoned in favor of a new, proprietary way to do real-time voice, video and instant messaging communications. The time-line for the migration to this new way was not stated.
At about the same time, but separately, Google stated third-party applications should stop supporting XMPP by May 15th 2014. Now that this date has passed, like you, we have observed Google services using XMPP are still connected and working, e.g. you can still place and receive calls using a Gmail account configured on your Obi device. It is important to note, this does not change the previous statements from Obihai that we no longer support direct connections to Google Voice on OBi devices. We strongly recommend all OBi owners using the Google Voice service obtain a new service to ensure continued, uninterrupted calling from the phone connected to the OBi.
Fortunately, there are several OBiTALK Approved Service Provider (ASP) choices available to all OBi device owners for Internet VoIP phone services. These services are easy to sign-up for and configure automatically on an OBi device. They also come at a great price - with all fees and taxes included.
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #176 on: May 15, 2014, 10:26:17 PM »
From an email...
So what exactly changed ? Other than free to paying

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #177 on: May 16, 2014, 03:15:02 AM »
GrooveIP still works.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #178 on: May 16, 2014, 09:26:45 AM »
GrooveIP still works.

I was about to post the same thing now.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #179 on: May 16, 2014, 10:54:50 AM »
Vestalink has a terrible delay on my line. I figured its because I have GV set uo to forward to Vestalink(VL) but even when I call VL directly it still has a delay.

anyone else have a delay?