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Simple Google Voice setup page:
http://www.obihai.com/itspConfigu...v oice.html
Some useful info:
1) Cheapest E911 provider is Anveo (at $0.8/month) http://www.anveo.com/service.asp (FREE plan and add E911)
1.5) If you are switching from POTS to Obi or other voip services, in many states the old phone line will remain active for calling 911. You just leave your phone connected and they disabled outgoing calls at the phone company computers.
2) if you do not want to 'dedicate' a SIP slot for E911, you can use http://www.gv911.com/ - costs $12/year
3) before you start porting your number to GV, check this first http://www.obihai.com/porttutorial.ht ml
4) configuring 'single' stage dialing here - http://www.obitalk.com/forum/inde...pic=1103 .0
5) cheapest pay-per-minute is by localphone.com at 0.5 cent/minute to US numbers
6) MagicJack/Nettalk/Ooma can be connected to the POTS line of this obi110 - look at obitalk forum for more info on this. (in theory these are next best to free GV)
7) For people want alternative to GV, here are some good quality and/or low price Voips. Some of those VoIP Services offer phone number in other countries also. Remember this is a standard SIP device so you are not tie to GV and any specific Voip.
http://pbxinaflash.com/vitelity/ (Looks like Vitelity quality is gone. Read this thread in DSLReports for discussion about Vitelity quality [broadbandreports.com]
http://www.callcentric .com/ <--- many SDers and people in other Voip forum recommend this. WARNING: SERVICE HAS DEGRADED RECENTLY due to repeated and prolonged DDOS attacks. They were also out a solid 7days due to Hurricane Sandy. (they are in NYC) Callcentric currently offer FREE NY phone number with free unlimited incoming calls
http://www.voip.ms/ <--- many SDers and people in other Voip forum recommend this.
flowroute [flowroute.com]
For free incoming call, you can also use IpKall. It works with Callcentric to provide free local number in Washington State and free incoming call.
http://www.ipkall.com/
Here are some of the Voip that offer very low price International Calls
Onesuite and localphone offer a lot of local access number so can use it without Voip device. Those two also offer international local access number which you can use outside US. Check their website for more info.
http://www.onesuite.co m (Onesuite has been around for 10+ years and consistently great quality)
http://www.localphone. com (cheapest pay-per-minute is by localphone.com at 0.5 cent/minute to US numbers)
http://www.callwithus. com/
http://www.future-nine.com/
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http://www.obihai.com/itspConfigu...v
Some useful info:
1) Cheapest E911 provider is Anveo (at $0.8/month) http://www.anveo.com/service.asp (FREE plan and add E911)
1.5) If you are switching from POTS to Obi or other voip services, in many states the old phone line will remain active for calling 911. You just leave your phone connected and they disabled outgoing calls at the phone company computers.
2) if you do not want to 'dedicate' a SIP slot for E911, you can use http://www.gv911.com/ - costs $12/year
3) before you start porting your number to GV, check this first http://www.obihai.com/porttutorial.ht
4) configuring 'single' stage dialing here - http://www.obitalk.com/forum/inde...pic=1103
5) cheapest pay-per-minute is by localphone.com at 0.5 cent/minute to US numbers
6) MagicJack/Nettalk/Ooma can be connected to the POTS line of this obi110 - look at obitalk forum for more info on this. (in theory these are next best to free GV)
7) For people want alternative to GV, here are some good quality and/or low price Voips. Some of those VoIP Services offer phone number in other countries also. Remember this is a standard SIP device so you are not tie to GV and any specific Voip.
http://pbxinaflash.com/vitelity/ (Looks like Vitelity quality is gone. Read this thread in DSLReports for discussion about Vitelity quality [broadbandreports.com]
http://www.callcentric
http://www.voip.ms/ <--- many SDers and people in other Voip forum recommend this.
flowroute [flowroute.com]
For free incoming call, you can also use IpKall. It works with Callcentric to provide free local number in Washington State and free incoming call.
http://www.ipkall.com/
Here are some of the Voip that offer very low price International Calls
Onesuite and localphone offer a lot of local access number so can use it without Voip device. Those two also offer international local access number which you can use outside US. Check their website for more info.
http://www.onesuite.co
http://www.localphone.
http://www.callwithus.
http://www.future-nine.com/
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I think the 110 has an extra port so you can plug it into a phone jack in your house and make all the outlets live with the obi box.
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Link to google blog statement
http://googlevoiceblog
I do not know of any viable free options currently, though there have been a few offerings in the past. However, bear in mind that some of the non-free offerings are still cheaper-than-dirt because all they are really doing is holding your phone number, and routing calls back and fourth. Bear in mind that not all services are created equal!
These devices are amazing, but your router may not treat the device fairly. ie: DHCP will require the OBI to refresh it's IP address every so often - dropping the call. Proper setup will prevent this. Also, if your router does not have QoS enabled then it is possible for all of the bandwidth to be hogged - dropping the call. I believe also that UPnP should be enabled on your router for best performance. Bear in mind that when I say "router" I mean the consumer device perceived as a router - which is actually a Port-Address-Translation Gateway
These OBI's are amazing little devices though.
Second Rule Never ask a wife her opinion about anything technology related.
Only ask her opinion after you have it at home, all setup and working. Then you may get "Thats Nice" response.
Words to live by right here.....
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The iPad 3 refurb that sold out last week was the better tablet for the money compared to the upcoming Nexus 10. So one can get the best tablets at reasonable prices if they can time it right.
The big grab has always been storage space rly? No, the big grab is a little thing called choice. If you don't like the internal storage then guess what.......there are more than a dozen other options RUNNING ANDROID with that ability.
Fyi....A million Nexus tablets were sold last month with somewhat little store presence. It'll get better as time goes and ppl see the value in such a great tablet. But if they want expandable memory....they have that option with Android tabs too. Will it ever reach Apples numbers? Time will tell, they beat them on the phone front but who knows how the will go.
But it doesn't mater who wins in numbers, what matters is the ability of choice for the consumer. As long as they can both make great products that ppl want to buy. We all win. I don't get why you think Google needs to cater to your personal needs.
It disturbs me that you say you use Android yet rly love the choices Apple chooses for you.
If GV doesn't remain free in 2013 then this is not a great deal (free just for 2 months)..
The fact that I can text from my android phone with the same phone number that when called rings my home obi100 powered VOIP number is amazing. In addition, when i'm away from home, I just press one icon on my phone to load grooveIP and now I receive calls on my android phone instead of to my home phone. Finally, the GV web interface is so great that I can just log in from anywhere and in one click forward calls to work or my cell phone number. All worth $20 a year without question.
Second Rule Never ask a wife her opinion about anything technology related.
Only ask her opinion after you have it at home, all setup and working. Then you may get "Thats Nice" response.
"It is easier to seek forgiveness than permission"