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attemptress · 04-12-2011, 05:58 PM

Google Voice (GV) works for both sending and recieving calls on my PE. I'm late to the whole VoIP party, so I don't have gizmo5 numbers, etc. Here's what I did:

- Sign up at IPComms (or some other free incoming phone number provider. Remember: internet search engines are your friends). It doesn't automatically assign you a number. After signing up, you'll need to either e-mail or on-line chat with their customer support. The in-bound call line is free, and for this purpose this is all you'll need (I have a callcentric.com number too, but after trying several, couldn't get GV to accept them as they were "already in use" by 3 other accounts). One caveat: your free number will go away if it doesn't get dialed at least once a month.

-Sign up for GV and get a GV number.

-Set up GV to forward calls to IPComms number.

-Sign up for Pbxes.com. I'm not 100% sure if this is necessary or not, but I did it when I was trying to figure all this stuff out. I set up trunks for IPComms and for GV. Made a call group that included IPComms numbers and GV. Also incoming and outgoing lines for both.

-Find and download CSipSimple (I think I got mine from Slideme). It's free. Install and add Pbxes and GV accounts using the wizard. If I recall correctly, when it asked during install, I told it to integrate with the Android dialer. - - Don't forget to pick a ringtone.

-Incoming calls now ring in just like my PE were a phone if people dial either my GV number or my IPComms number (or they did before ermine killed my speaker - now I have to be paying attention to get calls).

-To make outgoing calls, open browser in mobile mode, and go to GV. There's a box at the bottom to type in numbers. Type in the number you wish to dial, and then press the "call now" button. In moment your 'phone' should ring. Answer it. GV will then ring the number you dialed.

-As I said, you may be able to do this without pbxes. I found pbxes a right pain in the patoot to set up, so you may want to try it without, if you've never messed with it before.

Good luck.

04-12-2011, 05:58 PM	#12
attemptress Edge User	Google Voice (GV) works for both sending and recieving calls on my PE. I'm late to the whole VoIP party, so I don't have gizmo5 numbers, etc. Here's what I did: - Sign up at IPComms (or some other free incoming phone number provider. Remember: internet search engines are your friends). It doesn't automatically assign you a number. After signing up, you'll need to either e-mail or on-line chat with their customer support. The in-bound call line is free, and for this purpose this is all you'll need (I have a callcentric.com number too, but after trying several, couldn't get GV to accept them as they were "already in use" by 3 other accounts). One caveat: your free number will go away if it doesn't get dialed at least once a month. -Sign up for GV and get a GV number. -Set up GV to forward calls to IPComms number. -Sign up for Pbxes.com. I'm not 100% sure if this is necessary or not, but I did it when I was trying to figure all this stuff out. I set up trunks for IPComms and for GV. Made a call group that included IPComms numbers and GV. Also incoming and outgoing lines for both. -Find and download CSipSimple (I think I got mine from Slideme). It's free. Install and add Pbxes and GV accounts using the wizard. If I recall correctly, when it asked during install, I told it to integrate with the Android dialer. - - Don't forget to pick a ringtone. -Incoming calls now ring in just like my PE were a phone if people dial either my GV number or my IPComms number (or they did before ermine killed my speaker - now I have to be paying attention to get calls). -To make outgoing calls, open browser in mobile mode, and go to GV. There's a box at the bottom to type in numbers. Type in the number you wish to dial, and then press the "call now" button. In moment your 'phone' should ring. Answer it. GV will then ring the number you dialed. -As I said, you may be able to do this without pbxes. I found pbxes a right pain in the patoot to set up, so you may want to try it without, if you've never messed with it before. Good luck.