Mangowww.toao.net
join:2008-12-25
Alberta
kudos:8 Reviews:
 ·voip.ms
·Anveo
 ·Shaw
·FreePhoneLine
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| I like my new OBi110! I finally got around to setting up the OBi110 that I bought in the summer. I think this unit rocks! Finally we've got an alternative to the SPA3102 that not only works but has some fantastic features that I've really enjoyed playing with.
Here's how I set mine up:
911, local calls, 310-xxxx, and toll-free calls are routed via the PSTN.
Toll-free calls dialed without a leading 1, long distance, voicemail, and international calls and are routed via VoIP.
Calls dialed with a leading 0 are routed via Google Voice.
Incoming calls ring the home phones and my IP phone in my home office. If nobody answers or we're on another call, the calls are forwarded to voicemail hosted on an Asterisk server. If a telemarketer calls, the call is routed to a recording of SIT. If someone calls with toll-free Caller ID, the call is routed to voicemail.
Here are some less obvious things I've noticed that differ from other ATAs I've tried:
Each configuration option has a checkbox to tell you if it's at its default setting or not. If not, checking it resets it. This makes it very easy to tinker with stuff and see at a glance what has been altered.
I think the dial plan syntax is an improvement over the Linksys devices. For example, the sequence 1(800|888|877|866|855)xxxxxxxS0 is valid. Also, S1, S2, S3, etc. work.
I still want to figure out a few more features, but the device is mostly set up the way I want it. For anyone that uses an ATA and has been considering upgrading for the OBi's FXO port (which I'm delighted to say works perfectly with no echo detected thus far) or support of Google Voice, I recommend it.
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 TrevIP Telephony GuruPremium
join:2009-06-29
Victoria, BC
kudos:3 | said by Mango:OBi's FXO port (which I'm delighted to say works perfectly with no echo detected thus far)
I'd be really curious to hear about DTMF handling. If you set your DTMF mode to rfc2833 (really, anything except inband will do for this test).
The best two tests to check for DTMF issues:
- call someone who has one of those voices; the kind that creates lots of DTMF talk off
- with the same settings, call into something and dial something resembling your credit card number. Don't dial slowly-- dial at the same speed you would if calling up the credit card company on a landline.
If you have a chance to test this with an outside PSTN call going to your asterisk server, I'd appreciate reading your results 
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| reply to Mango
Agreed. I like my Obi100 too.
I especially like it that you can configure up to 7 outgoing VOIP providers. I also find the online configuration through ObiTalk very useful. |
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·callwithus
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| said by scanchain:I especially like it that you can configure up to 7 outgoing VOIP providers. Huh? How do you do that? One on each line - that's 2. Three, if you count Obinet. But 7? |
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Mangowww.toao.net
join:2008-12-25
Alberta
kudos:8 Reviews:
·voip.ms
·Anveo
·Shaw
·FreePhoneLine
·TELUS
·Callcentric
·callwithus
·LINGO
| reply to Trev
I set the peer in Asterisk to dtmfmode=rfc2833 and called in with the OBi set to Inband, just to be sure it would fail. Then I set the OBi to RFC2833 and called Asterisk again. I dialed my library card as fast as I could and it read it perfectly. I tested several times and it seems to work as expected.
I'll leave it set on RFC2833 and keep an ear out for talk off.
m.
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| reply to ymhee_bcex
said by ymhee_bcex:said by scanchain:I especially like it that you can configure up to 7 outgoing VOIP providers. Huh? How do you do that? One on each line - that's 2. Three, if you count Obinet. But 7? You can add the outgoing providers under Voice Gateway setup. I put outgoing in bold because this is only for outgoing calls only.
The recommended way to access specific providers is to use **1 through **7. **8 is reserved for PSTN, **9 is for ObiTalk network.
E.g. Prefix a call by **4 to dial out using the provider specified in gateway 4.
Check out this thread for more information:
»www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=1063.0 |
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·callwithus
·PHONE POWER
·VOIPo
·VoicePulse
| Wow - I didn't realize that... I always thought that gateway is another OBi device that you can set up (frankly, I don't remember what I was thinking before deciding that neither gateway nor trunk groups are useful to me  )
Thank you. I do have a use for multiple outgoing providers (and I did see your outgoing  ) - so I'll need to play with this! |
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I just purchased an Obi110 (Amazon $44) because I use GV exclusively for my phone # and it integrates seamlessly with GV. I was using MagicJack for the last 11 months and decided to switch to the ObiHai service.
So far the quality is excellent.
I wish the ObiTalk portal had more features right on the dashboard... things like:
- seeing a call log
- see the *xx codes and what they do
- Ability to disable or enable features without going into Obitalk Advanced setup and mucking around in there.
But so far it's working well for me and my simple needs. I have my cell phone (VZW Android) integrated so that all calls I make show my GV # as the caller ID. I also downloaded the softphone clients for Android, iPod Touch, and computer.
Being able to pick up my cordless phone and simply dial out and have my GV # show as my Caller ID is the one reason I made this purchase.
Now let's hope that GV continues to be free beyond 2012! |
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 ekiMOh Well
join:2001-01-06
/usr/home | reply to Mango
I will chime in too
Just configured an Obi110 for a vacation-home phone.
I was waiting on Google's announcement about 2012 and free service
I kept our PSTN line and it gets used for n11 and 7 digit calls.
LD (10 digit calls) go out through GVoice.
Now we can cancel the long distance plan on the PSTN line and still have real 911.
Cell phone reception is poor there.
It is hooked up to a 4 handset wireless phone system. We kept a traditional phone attached to PSTN as well.
=> we can still call out in the event that there is a power/internet outage.
The $50 purchase price is recouped in short order on the LD savings.
A slick device indeed.
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| reply to scanchain
How many GV numbers per OBI110 then? I was not aware of the extra outgoing providers either. In looking through the documentation, it appeared to me (incorrectly it seems) that the units were able to access only a total of 2 accounts: 1 GV and 1 VSP.
Three questions (specifically of the 110-owners):
1) can these additional providers include additional GV accounts? That is, can 3-4 additional outgoing GV accounts be hooked into the 110 using these slots? (The kids have their own GV lines.)
2) what is the total number of GV accounts (read: numbers) that can be associated with one OBI110? Two incoming? How many outgoing?
3) what is the total number of VSPs that can be associated with one OBI110? It appears that this could be 6, depending on how one uses GV.
Many thanks for providing your experiences.
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | reply to LottaMoxie
Re: I like my new OBi110! said by LottaMoxie:I wish the ObiTalk portal had more features right on the dashboard... things like:
- seeing a call log
- see the *xx codes and what they do
- Ability to disable or enable features without going into Obitalk Advanced setup and mucking around in there.
You can always access your device directly, using its IP. Web interface offers more options to configure and can show you what you need (call log, "star" codes, etc).
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RonR
join:2003-10-10
Ash Flat, AR | reply to user17600
Re: How many GV numbers per OBI110 then? said by user17600:1) can these additional providers include additional GV accounts? That is, can 3-4 additional outgoing GV accounts be hooked into the 110 using these slots? (The kids have their own GV lines.)
The maximum number of Google Voice accounts that can be configured on the OBi is two (SP1 Service and SP2 Service).
said by user17600:2) what is the total number of GV accounts (read: numbers) that can be associated with one OBI110? Two incoming? How many outgoing?
The limit is two Google Voice accounts (SP1/SP2). Each account can handle two sessions (any combination of incoming/outgoing calls) simulataneously.
said by user17600:3) what is the total number of VSPs that can be associated with one OBI110? It appears that this could be 6, depending on how one uses GV.
There are eight Voice Gateways. Voice Gateways can be used for outgoing calls (only) using SIP providers that don't require SIP registration, as long as SP1 and/or SP2 is configured for SIP. Using a SIP provider limits the number of Google Voice accounts to one (or zero if using two SIP providers that require registration). |
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | said by RonR:Voice Gateways can be used for outgoing calls (only) using SIP providers that don't require SIP registration,
I was aware of that limitation. Today, when I opened OBi100 console I've noticed, that each VG has its own fields:AuthUserID and AuthPassword. Does it mean that the latest FW lifted the limitation?
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| said by OZO:said by RonR:Voice Gateways can be used for outgoing calls (only) using SIP providers that don't require SIP registration,
I was aware of that limitation. Today, when I opened OBi100 console I've noticed, that each VG has its own fields: AuthUserID and AuthPassword. Does it mean that the latest FW lifted the limitation? You are still limited to two registrations. However, the new feature allows you to authenticate with the provider, using unique credentials. So, you can use a VGx for outgoing calls on most of the providers discussed on this board, including Callcentric, Anveo, VoIP.ms, Future-Nine, CallWithUs, Localphone, Betamax. |
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| reply to Mango
Re: I like my new OBi110! By the way, **5 (VG5) does not seem to work for me. I get a message
"The number you dialed **5 .... has been sent to the server"
but no call was actually made.
The other **1 through **7 (with the exception of **5) works as expected though. |
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | It leaves actually 4 prefixes to make calls via custom gateways:
**3, **4, **6 and **7
**1 and **2 by default are associated with SP1 and SP2
**5 is somehow hardcoded and can't be used (why is that?)
**8 is reserved for PSTN
**9 is reserved for OBihaii network
**0 is associated with auto attendant
Of cause one can always start using its own and different prefixes...
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RonR
join:2003-10-10
Ash Flat, AR | reply to OZO
Re: How many GV numbers per OBI110 then? said by OZO:I was aware of that limitation. Today, when I opened OBi100 console I've noticed, that each VG has its own fields:AuthUserID and AuthPassword. Does it mean that the latest FW lifted the limitation?
No, it simply means each Voice Gateway can have a username/password that's different from the SPx Service that it's associated with. |
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RonR
join:2003-10-10
Ash Flat, AR | reply to scanchain
Re: I like my new OBi110! said by scanchain:By the way, **5 (VG5) does not seem to work for me. I get a message
"The number you dialed **5 .... has been sent to the server"
but no call was actually made.
The other **1 through **7 (with the exception of **5) works as expected though.
Service route access codes (**n) are associated to a particular trunk in the PHONE Port DigitMap/OutboundCallRoute. They don't have to be **0 through **9 (or even **n for that matter - you could use #n or ##n if you wanted to). I ran out of single digits and have a **71 and a **72. **5 is the one exception and is hard-wired in the OBi for OBiTALK Web Portal registration process and can't be used. |
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | reply to RonR
Re: How many GV numbers per OBI110 then? There are 8 custom gateways. What if I want to use one of them to make a call with provider, that both require authentication and is not registered with SP1 or SP2?
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RonR
join:2003-10-10
Ash Flat, AR | said by OZO:There are 8 custom gateways. What if I want to use one of them to make a call with provider, that both require authentication and is not registered with SP1 or SP2?
You must have SP1 and/or SP2 configured for SIP in order for the OBi to support SIP providers on Voice Gateways. You need not have an actual SIP provider on SP1 and/or SP2, and if you do, it doesn't necessarily have to use SIP registration.
The SIP provider(s) configured on Voice Gateways may not use SIP registration. There need not be any relationship between the SIP provider(s) used on Voice Gateways and any SIP provider configured on SP1 and/or SP2. Voice Gateways each have their own username/password field. |
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