Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-14 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Joseph, You know, I was surprised by the quality. It seems noticeably better than when I last used this service. That was a while ago, 2010 or 2011, so I'm pleased to see that it has improved. thanks for the tip about placing calls from my Mac. I'll probably usually just use my iPhone, b

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hi Donna, are use Google voice daily. For helping out group members on these list like this one occasionally. The quality, is not bad at all. Even coming through my ear pods of my iPhone. I'm able to understand my customers that I work with daily. Occasionally, you will get that sound of hitting

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread Scott Granados
Your right but I think there’s a way. This also impacted asterisk servers and other connections. Sounds like some googling or posing this question to OBI would be a good next step. Great call Chris. > On Sep 13, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Chris G wrote: > > Hi, > It is my understanding that hardwar

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread Chris G
Hi, It is my understanding that hardware solution no longer works. I had one at one time and it stopped working for me, a year later stopped working for a friend of mine. Chris Grabowski Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. http://www.MysticAccess.com Check out our eclectic and comp

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread Scott Granados
Ok, I have not used one of these but it looks interesting. Also mentions you can configure via the web which means it’s probably configurable by us assuming the web page internally doesn’t use any technologies that break screen reading. I would bet it would work though. Sounds like a cool goo

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread Scott Granados
Going to have to read this and check this out, I don’t have first hand experience. Or at least, it’s not ringing any bells. Stand by and let me read this site you provided. > On Sep 13, 2016, at 9:56 AM, -dan d. wrote: > > > Hi Scott, > > What do you know about the obi device used with goo

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-13 Thread -dan d.
Hi Scott, What do you know about the obi device used with google voice described here? https://www.obitalk.com/info/googlevoice Thanks. On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, Scott Granados wrote: Hi Donna, 1. The apps on both platforms are very accessible. Android and IOS both support google voice very

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-12 Thread Scott Granados
Do remember the google option is free though just so you compare correctly on the financial side. You are right though, Skype to Skype has a wide band codec and the Skype to PSTN gateways aren’t bad. Of course a lot depends on your network connection, congestion and so forth. Good luck and wh

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-12 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Donna, 1. The apps on both platforms are very accessible. Android and IOS both support google voice very nicely. 2. Yes, voice quality is somewhat less than the PSTN network but completely acceptable. 3. Other options include Evoice with their second line option, Vonage with their cell

Re: thinking about getting a GoogleVoice number

2016-09-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Scott, Yep, there are a lot of options there. :) Thanks for all this info. I already have a Skype number, so maybe I should just look into what it would cost to add a second line. I certainly find the call quality on Skype to be far superior to what I experienced with GoogleVoice. Cheer