Hello,
I currently have 2 business landlines with Spectrum. I plan on using a 2 line phone such that when my customers call my number and I pick up, and someone else calls, it will line hunt/roll over to line 2 so that my front desk can answer the additional call. I also want my customers to be able to text me on the same number. (This is the main reason why I am using GV) I also want to have three 2 line phones setup throughout the office. I prefer to use one google voice number but am open to using other providers.
I know there are a number of different ways to accomplish this and one way is to use google voice along with the obi without using the landline service. However, I would like to be able to dial 911 and don't mind paying for the 2 landlines.
So my question is:
1. Can I setup the obi using obiLine so that when customers call my google voice number, it is routed through the landline and I could answer the call using a 2 line phone and enable line hunt/rollover?
1a. If possible, would the incoming caller ID reflect the name since it is being routed through the
landline and not google voice?
1b. Also, if I were to place an outgoing call, could that also be routed through the landline but have it
show up as my google voice number when customers receive the call?
1c. Is there a simpler solution to set up outgoing calls to show my GV # using the landline? I know
with incoming calls, I can have the GV number just forward to the landline without using an obi. If
there was a simpler way to make calls using the landline but have my GV# as the caller ID, that would
solve everything.
2. Assuming the above is possible, if I want to setup three 2 line phones throughout the office, would I need 3 separate Obi devices?
3. To make matters more complicated, I also want to use a fax line. One thought I had was get rid of one of the landlines and use the obi and GV to setup the obi to handle a 2 line phone. Then use one landline strictly for fax. If I did this, would I be able to connect this landline to an obiLine to make 911 calls? This way, I can save money by not having to pay for 2 landlines but still get all of the features I am looking for. I don't need the fax # to be the same as the GV#.
I know my question is complicated so any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!