With google voice, Can you just pick up the phone and make the call? or is it only thru the google website that you can make the call.
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Yes. You can. Once you set up properly it just works like regular telephone. You won't be able to tell the difference.
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Yes, it operates exactly as you would expect a phone to act. A guest using your phone would not even know you were using an Obi. It's truly is fantastic.
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YES, you just pick up the phone and make the call! Naturally, you must set up Google Voice or Talk as a VOIP service. With Google Voice, you will even receive calls if your G.V. has a number. Some Obi owners only have G.V. as there phone service and pay nothing else after buying the Obi box (as long as G.V. is free). In Canada, we only have Google Talk so we can only make calls for now so we need a second service to receive calls.
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This adapter let your home phone network to connect to the external telephone network via the broadband connection. So, if you already have regular phone (any type including cordless), then you can use those phones to make calls as you would normally do. If your home phone network is currently connected to a land-line phone network (such as AT&T;/Verizon/etc) then you will have to disconnect it first before connecting to this adapter. On the other hand, if you already have VOIP phone connection (such as the one provided by you cable company or Vonage and others) then you can replace them with google voice. Beware of the fact that google voice does not provide 911 support. This adapter let your home phone network to connect to the external telephone network via the broadband connection. So, if you already have regular phone (any type including cordless), then you can use those phones to make calls as you would normally do. If your home phone network is currently connected to a land-line phone network (such as AT&T;/Verizon/etc) then you will have to disconnect it first before connecting to this adapter. On the other hand, if you already have VOIP phone connection (such as the one provided by you cable company or Vonage and others) then you can replace them... » Read More This adapter let your home phone network to connect to the external telephone network via the broadband connection. So, if you already have regular phone (any type including cordless), then you can use those phones to make calls as you would normally do. If your home phone network is currently connected to a land-line phone network (such as AT&T;/Verizon/etc) then you will have to disconnect it first before connecting to this adapter. On the other hand, if you already have VOIP phone connection (such as the one provided by you cable company or Vonage and others) then you can replace them with google voice. Beware of the fact that google voice does not provide 911 support. « Show Less
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Yes, you can connect a regular phone that you have, to this device and start making and receiving calls through the phone. But you have to get the Google Voice number setup first through Google Voice website and enter the information in this device. The instruction on how to get the Google Voice setup, comes with the device. Good luck.
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You can pick up the phone and make a phone call but you need to get a phone number from google voice first then register that number with the Obi. The Obi also has a number if you need assistance. It saves me a fortune on phone bills, and it works good
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You just pick up a regular phone and dial. There is a standard dial tone and you dial just like any landline. Setup is fast and easy.
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Yes it works like a land line. It will also ring on my cell and I can use my cell,home cordless or google website to make calls.
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Yes you can make a call but unfortunately it's the last call placed unless you use your phone to go to that specific call. When you disconnect the charging line from the device it talks to you and tells you if the charge is high, medium or low. Thanks!
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Yes you can. There's a button on the side with a little picture of a phone. You can press that button to answer and hangup on calls
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Yes, you can. It actually has you set up a Google account or connect a current one with the phone.
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i use google hangouts for calls. i got a number for free. you can also use skype on the ipad.
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The short answer is no. This tablet cannot make a phone call the same way your smartphone does. The long answer is: you don't care. Google Hangouts and Skype (as well as any number of other apps) can both place and receive voice and/or video "calls" using this tablet's data connection. So yes, you can have that functionality but no, it will never use one minute of your cell phone plan. If your carrier tells you it did, they're lying. This device absolutely cannot make actual phone calls.
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Yes. I have used it several times using Google Voice on my desk-top. Worked good.
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The phone just rings like a normal land line. Yes just get a phone number/account from www.google.com/voice. I think you can transfer a number over for $25. Hook the OBi to the router with a cat 5 cable. Hook a phone to the Obi and pick up the receiver. Directions are simple after that. You will also need to go to the obitalk site and sign in with google. You can use it for one phone or feed the entire house with it for multiple phones. I think the Obi recommends the 110 if you feed the house, but the 100 worked for me but I dan't have any old style phones that might draw more power. Free phone, voice mail, call forwarding, voice mail to text. Can even search for phone numbers by letter designation names. Good luck.
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If you install Groove IP from Playstore, then you can call using google voice. It will work till 15th may next year. They are working on some sort of a substitute after that.
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Yes you can use Google voice commands with no problems. The camera works fine too. No issues with the cover at all. Just the minor fit issue on the case bottom section, but that may just be a manufacturing fault. Nope I'm really happy with this case, can't beat it for the price.
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ACTUALLY, NO! You could use VoIP instead of a landline. Get an OBI box, compatible with Google Voice (create an account and get a phone number in your area code) and connect to your phone and then to your router. Turns a landline phone into a VoIP phone and uses your ethernet router to place calls. No landline required.
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The phone itself registers several SIP accounts and one analogue line. You would need an Obi adapter (FXS port) to use Google Voice. I've heard rumours that that service, on the adapter, may be ending at some point.
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No you can not but you can with Google voice, look for a phone adapter the will work with google voice
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Note also that you can set up a phone number with other companies, not just Google Voice. I personally use https://www.anveo.com/ They sell me a phone number for $1/month, complete with e911 service and voicemail speech-to-text. Excellent service, you could set up a business with this device and Anveo with hundreds of phone numbers if you needed.
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Youll have to get some VOIP app to do that. The only free one I know of is Groove IP used with Google Voice. The number that would be shown is your google voice number. Virtually any android device can be used this why if it has wifi. I used a $40 prepaid phone to make calls over wifi with GrooveIP+Google Voice last time I visited Japan and it was no sweat
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Hey, you can't make a call with just the headset. you have to use your phone. I will like to recommended you to buy it tho. It's one of the best I have ever use. I'm being honest with you bro. I never had a problem with it.
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You can make calls by pressing the phone button. But you need to scroll to find the contact and select them. I don't believe that it's voice activated. If you have an iphone then you can press and hold the volume button and make a call by using Siri.