macman4hire
join:2009-03-30
4 edits | Gizmo5 has added a Google Voice section in its members area.
If you login into your Gizmo5 account you will see that Gizmo5 has added a Google Voice Calling section in its members area.
Here is pretty decent guide on how to configure GV account to place outbound calls via a Gizmo5 account. Note this guide explains how to use a Gizmo5 softphone as well as how to set up an ATA to provide the ability to make outbound calls using your GV and G5 accounts.
»www.jrin.net/2009_07_26/use-gizm···le-voice |
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ceo23
join:2009-01-07 | Were you able to get it working? All mine says is "We couldn't identify your Google Voice number. Please check your email/password again." |
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macman4hire
join:2009-03-30 | No after entering my user name and pw the browser brought me back to the initial login page. It appears that this is something they may be working on and have not yet completed. |
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skyhook
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This is from the GV forum:
"Gizmo will be launching a free US limited calling with GoogleVoice starting this upcoming week. All you will need to do is log into your my.gizmo5.com account and configure your GoogleVoice credentials and start calling to the US- free of charge... no callout credits needed! It is still being tested this weekend... so it may not work yet until Gizmo5 announces it but you will see it as a placeholder in the my.gizmo5.com page." |
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sream
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Portage, MI | reply to macman4hire
Given G5's history of half-assery we'll see what happens with this. |
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ceo23
join:2009-01-07 | reply to skyhook
Thanks for the update...this is going to be pretty nice when it's functional! |
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neftv
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1 edit | reply to macman4hire
I guess it still in testing mode. When I enter my credentials for GV it just goes to same page without the credentials. It would be cool to see this work. I just wonder what the catch is going to be.
Added...
Is this a way for Google to circumvent not having to offer 911 service? |
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davidm00
join:2000-08-19
Newtown Square, PA | reply to skyhook
Does this mean you can make call using SIP device like PAP2 registered to G5 or can you call only thru G5's website? If the latter, then whats the diff with calling from GV website?? |
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OmagicQ
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2 edits | reply to macman4hire
This looks to me like a half step towards Google buying out Gizmo5 and integrating fully. They are testing the waters to see how many people try it and how it will work for them. I'd bet in the next 6 months Gizmo will turn into GoogleSIP.
Edit: I sent them a support ticket telling them the page isn't saving GV credentials. I don't think it will help but I gave it a shot. |
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PX Eliezer
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| Thanks for sending them a ticket.
I happened to visit the Gizmo5 site today and noticed that area between two other sections.
I got very excited, and was planning to whip out an extra ATA device and plug into them tonight.
I hope that this isn't just a tease from Gizmo5.
Leave it to them to cause premature evaluation. |
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chewskydoo
join:2003-06-27
Bloomington, IN | It's working now. I just placed a few test calls! |
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Zero7
join:2006-06-05
Sunnyvale, CA | reply to macman4hire
I saw the feature in G5 and came here to see if any update on that. I think it works. |
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ilhy
join:2005-11-07
Detroit, MI | reply to macman4hire
It's working well. |
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digtiger
join:2009-07-25
Austin, TX | reply to macman4hire
Anybody tried to call out and receive from ATA?  |
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cadmonkey
join:2009-05-17
Thornhill, ON | reply to macman4hire
It looks like you have to supply your gmail address and password that your GV account is tied to, seems a bit of a security risk. |
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PX Eliezer
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1 edit | reply to macman4hire
Yes, working well, with an ATA.
Thank you GV and G5.
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Made several calls outbound, to Verizon landline, Verizon wireless, and VoIP lines (CallCentric and VoIP.MS)
All OK but there is about a 2 second delay.
The outbound calls do seem to be free. There was no deduction made from my Gizmo5 funds.
Interestingly, no record of the calls appeared either on the Gizmo5 list or the GoogleVoice list. |
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PX Eliezer
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1 edit | reply to cadmonkey
said by cadmonkey  :It looks like you have to supply your gmail address and password that your GV account is tied to, seems a bit of a security risk. Agreed, but my GV account uses a totally different e-mail address (it's even from from a different e-mail provider) and a totally different password.
I changed both when I "upgraped" from GrandCentral.
At this point, changing the e-mail address might be hard, but GoogleVoice does give you the option of adding more e-mail addresses tied to the GV account. Perhaps you could use a different e-mail address in your ATA settings.
As for the GoogleVoice PASSWORD, that's easy to change, and it certainly would be a good idea to use a different password for GoogleVoice (different from all of your other Google accounts). |
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mazilo
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Lilburn, GA | reply to macman4hire
It works, except the outbound call is based on a G711u CoDec. Forcing to use the G729 CoDec ends up with busy signals. |
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PX Eliezer
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My outbound caller ID with this new Gizmo5/GoogleVoice setup is my GoogleVoice number.
Well, actually----
The GoogleVoice number shows up on the caller ID screens of the phones that I am calling. My name does not show, but rather the city (rate center) that the GoogleVoice number originates from.
BUT:
When I call the MCI numbercheck 1-800-444-4444, it reads back my Gizmo5 account number (1-747-xxx-xxxx) instead of the GoogleVoice number.
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I love Voip. 
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All Gizmo5 numbers are in what used to be a "pretend" area code, 747. But now, 747 is a REAL area code in California. This is gonna cause problems sooner or later. Let us hope that Gizmo5 has thought about this. |
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PX Eliezer
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said by mazilo :It works, except the outbound call is based on a G711u CoDec. Forcing to use the G729 CoDec ends up with busy signals. Gizmo5 uses the following codecs:
GSM -- fixed bit rate, not loss tolerant, narrow band (8khz sampling rate).
iSAC -- variable bit rate, loss tolerant, narrow and wideband (8 to 16khz). Varies based on Bandwidth, packet loss, delay
iLBC -- variable bit rate, loss tolerant, narrow
PCMA -- fixed bit rate (8kHz sampling rate)
PCMU -- fixed bit rate (8kHz sampling rate, high band width)
IPCMWB -- 16 kHz sampling rate
EG711 (enhanced g711) -- fixed bit rate, loss tolerant, narrowband
iPCM -- fixed bit rate, loss tolerant, wide band.
(PCMA/PCMU ~ G.711) |
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