Google Voice and OBI300 combo doesn't work anymore, I am aware of that.
I was wondering if anyone knew other tools to get similar free home phone service?
I don't think there is but wanted to check
Great & timely query - thanks for posting it !!
I too am eager to hear of any reasonable alternative(s).
Is this third party firmware no longer working?
A Reddit user has compiled a guide that might be helpful:
None of which I'm aware.
You could forward your GV number to a target number obtained from Anveo, Callcentric, VoIP.ms etc. Callcentric offers numbers with unlimited inbound calls in certain area codes for $1/month. Since your GV number would be forwarded to the target number the area code of the target number isn't particularly important.
Outbound calls are more problematic in terms of cost (relatively cheap but not free). It's possible to spoof your GV number as outbound caller ID.
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Well its weird because now my family says it works for them and just tested it...
But this is well known knowledge: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_10969583-11049883-16 or even https://www.obitalk.com/
I dont think I have ever done anything with it since like 2017... would that mean we are grandfathered somehow?
But I do appreciate the info and will definitely look into that when it stops working
Obi300 ever working with the consumer verison of Google Voice is news to me. I always thought the latest Obi devices that worked was the 200 series.
Anybody who configured their Obi before late 2024 should still have functioning system. However should Google ever make a change on how the device needs to connect to Voice, then the era of Obi + Google Voice will be over. As far as I know, 3rd-party firmware is not going to change that.
Wouldn't it be easier to just use a cell phone connected via WiFi? I have GV on my android phone and it works just fine.