macman4hire
join:2009-03-30
1 edit | What Are The Best Options To Forward Google Voice To An ATA
I would like to hear the opinions of Google Voice users on what they believe to be the best options to forward calls to an ATA for free. Please share your experiences. Listed below are some options that I have tried.
I will update the list if other suggestions are posted.
1. Gizmo5
2. IPKall
3. Sipgate |
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zaldy
join:2007-12-07 | I thought you can only forward GV to Gizmo5? |
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macman4hire
join:2009-03-30
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zaldy Gizmo5 is the only service that you can directly forward Google to an ATA. The other way would to use a free DID from such services as IPKall or Sipgate One. I am looking to get the best sound quality and wanted to here what the forum members have experienced using different service providers or combinations of service providers. My guess is that Gizmo5 would probably be rated the highest because it is direct. |
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nickdigger
join:2009-06-13
| 1. Gizmo.
The only part of the call that actually travels "through" Gizmo is the SIP. The actual RTP packets go directly to/from your ATA and Google.
Trying to SIP-forward from Gizmo to some other SIP provider will introduce extra latency and points of failure.
Forwarding to an IPkall or similar "free DID" introduces extra latency, points of failure, AND it [unnecessarily] costs Google several cents per minute to complete your call through the PSTN. |
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nitzan
Premium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
 ·ViaTalk
 ·Comcast
| said by nickdigger  :AND it [unnecessarily] costs Google several cents per minute to complete your call through the PSTN. True, true. But then again NOT allowing SIP forwarding is also preventing GV from becoming your one-stop-shop for free DIDs (which Google pay for).
Although I have no idea what their actual business plan is (????) - I am sure becoming a free DID provider is not part of it. |
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mgraves1
join:2004-04-05
Houston, TX
·Junction Networks
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I've tried forwarding GV to my Gizmo5 account, but it has not been trouble free. Sometimes the media doesn't make the transition.
Of course, you can forward to any DID that you setup as one of your GV phones...but that's kinda self defeating as it means more transitions to/from the PSTN.
Remember that call quality will suffer at least a little with every handoff from a TDM channel to a IP channel and vice versa.
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Michael Graves
Houston TX
»blog.mgraves.org |
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chewskydoo
join:2003-06-27
Bloomington, IN | reply to macman4hire
IPKall -> Callcentric works much more reliably for me than using Gizmo. My Gizmo line would not ring consistently. |
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hoolahoous
join:2004-08-25
Red Valley, AZ | reply to macman4hire
how about DTMF ? DTMF didn't work properly when GV is forwarded to GIZMO. For some reason GV/Gizmo filtered/mutilated DTMF on the way. |
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hwittenb
join:2003-12-20
·Future Nine Corpor..
·callwithus
·Callcentric
| said by hoolahoous :how about DTMF I have an IPKall number forwarded directly to my ATA (using dyndns.com for DNS). Placing an outgoing call using GV (where they are calling you back thru the IPKall number) the dtmf works fine. |
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hoolahoous
join:2004-08-25
Red Valley, AZ | actually i wanted to forward the GV number to DISA using password. So that I can dialtone from my local asterisk when I dial in GV number. For some reason I could not get the the inbound DTMF working. |
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sokhapkin
Premium
join:2003-05-08
Somerset, NJ | reply to macman4hire
I'm watching this (and many other similar) threads already. What is the value in GV other than unpredictable future?
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»www.callwithus.com |
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macman4hire
join:2009-03-30
1 edit | My post was not created to discuss the merits of Google Voice or its business model. As we all know the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. I would have never believed as a younger man that the United States economic world dominance would be clearly threatened in the 21st century and unfortunately it appears this occurring before my very eyes. Will Google Voice hook every new user on its service only to charge in for it the future? Who knows. Will cyber implants be developed to interface directly to our synaptic connections allowing human beings to communicate without an external hardware without speaking over vast distances. Probably someday in the future. Could the VoIP industry collapse due to corporate communications giants lobbying for new legislation or by changing their internet services billing structure. Yes but why worry because Google Voice is currently a free service.
To address your second question about the value of Google Voice ultimately has to be answered on an individual basis. For myself I do indeed find value with it features and quality of service for my particular application. The simple fact that Google Voice is free service at this time that offers free long distance broadens its appeal to the masses as not everyone has a cell phone or the money to spend on an unlimited long distance with their landline service provider. Some may find value that you can still have an incoming and outgoing voice service without paying for a landline. Others may find value in having the unified answering and voicemail capabilities that Google Voice offers for free. I would strongly suggest that you take a look up Google Voices website to see if any of its features will benefit you.
Good luck,
macman4hire |
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prestonlewis
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-13
Sacramento, CA
·VoiceStick
2 edits | reply to macman4hire
I'm trying out Sipgate which features free incoming US calls.
Point Google Voice to Sipgate and incoming calls are completely free. Use Google Voice's webpage to initiate a call and it's also free since GV calls into Sipgate.
The question is how reliable and what quality is Sipgate. |
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jandir
join:2002-05-27
Oakton, VA
| reply to hoolahoous
I am facing the same issue as hoolahoous. My DISA works perfectly with a IpKall incoming number to my Asterisk server (Elastic 1.3-2) however the same DISA does not work if i forward the google voice number to my server through Gizmo.
The inbound route works if i forward the incoming call to an extension but not DISA.
Not sure if Google voice or Gizmo does not like the sip signalling for DISA. Not sure why would it be different than a normal call. |
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jandir
join:2002-05-27
Oakton, VA | Sorry, my issue is probably not the same issue as hoolahoous's. I cannot even connect to my DISA. It just keeps ringing and then goes to the Google Voice Voicemail. |
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samarai
join:2009-07-06
Spring, TX
1 edit | reply to macman4hire
Maybe I am missing something here:
I forward GV to voipvoip.com and answer it through my ATA with a cordless phone and forward it within voipvoip.com to my cell phone when I am out. |
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CajunWon
join:2005-12-30
Cary, NC
·ViaTalk
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I have IPKall and G5 forwarding from GV to my SIP URI. Though I will allow IPKall to expire soon.
The G5 path is very clear and latency is well within expectations and usability. IPKall is not as clear and about double the latency of G5, but still usable.
Yes it would be nice if GV would accommodate SIP forwarding directly.
I don't know how my ATA measures latency, but it usually reports 30ms latency during a call. Have seen it as high as 80ms, though it's not something I look at often. |
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sabresfan
Sabresfan
join:2009-05-03
Hope Mills, NC | I forward google voice to my magicjack without any problems I would think if works on this it should work with better providers. |
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OmagicQ
join:2003-10-23
Bakersfield, CA | reply to macman4hire
Is GV forwarded via sip to G5 then forwarded again to another voip provider working again? Last time I tried it, it rang once then dropped the call. |
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Zero7
join:2006-06-05
Sunnyvale, CA
1 edit | I use IPKall and Voxalot to forward from Googlevoice to ATA. I use Voxalot as I use the same ATA for making outgoing calls (not free, not through google voice).
GV to Gizmo5 to Voxalot was not working as audio was being blocked.
I am not sure if the link for blog is allowed here, so not providing the link directly here. (whynotbyzero7.blogspot.com) |
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