Author Topic: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/15/14 (Decree Nullified 9/11/14)  (Read 58602 times)

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #100 on: May 06, 2014, 09:36:47 AM »
But you won't lose your current number, right ?
your gv? Why would you?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #101 on: May 06, 2014, 09:40:59 AM »
your gv? Why would you?
I meant if you don't port it.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #102 on: May 06, 2014, 09:46:49 AM »
I meant if you don't port it.
No your gv number will be fine as long as it is used every few months. If you are using it to forward it will be used.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #103 on: May 06, 2014, 09:50:45 AM »
With GV sometimes in middle of a long call it would just disconnect. Has anyone had this problem with vestalink ?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #104 on: May 06, 2014, 09:54:22 AM »
Anyone know if the vestalink phone app can be used to make calls to the US when traveling out of the country?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #105 on: May 06, 2014, 09:58:35 AM »
1) I don't have that, so I guess there should be the setting to remove it.
2) You dont need to port your number, you could fwd your GV to Vestalink and spoof your outgoing number.

Only thing I have is that people that call in - if they get the voice mail the standard greeting says my Vestalink link number - which when people dial my GV number they dont expect to hear a Voice mail greeting with some random number, and I don't see the option to change it.
can you set the rings to max? Or just disable their voicemail?  That way gv will be your voicemail

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #106 on: May 06, 2014, 10:03:53 AM »
can you set the rings to max? Or just disable their voicemail?  That way gv will be your voicemail
Mine goes straight to my GV Voicemail.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #107 on: May 06, 2014, 10:04:57 AM »
can you set the rings to max? Or just disable their voicemail?  That way gv will be your voicemail

Quite a shame that they have no phone or chat support

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #108 on: May 06, 2014, 10:08:06 AM »
What was the point of google disabling obi if not to put out their own device ?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #109 on: May 07, 2014, 08:00:47 AM »
So from reading this thread, it looks like setting up GV + GrooveIP to make calls from abroad (to intl and to US) from any data device is not going to be available in a week. Has anyone found another option for the DDF traveller?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #110 on: May 07, 2014, 09:17:53 AM »
So from reading this thread, it looks like setting up GV + GrooveIP to make calls from abroad (to intl and to US) from any data device is not going to be available in a week. Has anyone found another option for the DDF traveller?
I'm hoping the vestalink app will work to make calls to the us. Unfortunately they had don't respond to emails and don't have phone or chat support

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #111 on: May 07, 2014, 09:31:36 AM »
. Unfortunately they had don't respond to emails and don't have phone or chat support
and Google voice did respond to emails??

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #112 on: May 07, 2014, 10:02:45 AM »
MJ is clean and easy. I just switched my Obi line to the MJ and works fine.

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #113 on: May 07, 2014, 10:11:14 AM »
MJ is clean and easy. I just switched my Obi line to the MJ and works fine.
how does caller ID work ? Incoming & outgoing

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #114 on: May 07, 2014, 10:42:34 AM »
I switched yesterday to VL, and i used up my minutes already so i upgraded. Took a few minutes to set up but alls perfect now.
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #115 on: May 07, 2014, 10:44:16 AM »
I switched yesterday to VL, and i used up my minutes already so i upgraded. Took a few minutes to set up but alls perfect now.
You used 500 minutes in 1 day ?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #116 on: May 07, 2014, 10:46:26 AM »
You used 500 minutes in 1 day ?
60 in around an hr :D
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #117 on: May 07, 2014, 10:48:30 AM »
60 in around an hr :D
that I get. But 500 a day ? Will unlimited be enough for you ?

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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #118 on: May 07, 2014, 10:49:09 AM »
that I get. But 500 a day ? Will unlimited be enough for you ?
I had the trial of 60 min i used it up on 3 phone calls upgraded to 2k a month.
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Re: Google voice with obi is dead as of 5/14
« Reply #119 on: May 07, 2014, 10:51:25 AM »
I had the trial of 60 min i used it up on 3 phone calls upgraded to 2k a month.
Oh. I didn't see the trial. Only 3 paying options. Caller ID is fine ?