Obi 100 going offline.
drgeoff:
Obihai are NOT charging an annual fee to use the Obi to Obi voice service.
OzarkEdge:
Quote from: drgeoff on June 14, 2015, 03:31:29 pm
Obihai are NOT charging an annual fee to use the Obi to Obi voice service.
Do you mean the OBiTALK Service crashing the OP's device, the one he was advised to disable... that one? Yeah, leave that running... no charge! :D
OE
SteveInWA:
Quote from: OzarkEdge on June 14, 2015, 03:28:36 pm
Quote from: Rulo on June 14, 2015, 11:31:27 am
It seems to me that there must be a problem with the system when it checks the OBi server and it takes it offline.
I think you're better off not using the proprietary OBiTalk Cloud provisioning and peer-to-peer service. Read around here and you'll find that it causes various problems. And now they are charging an annual fee to use it and to continue using the device you bought a year ago. I say skip it... bring your own device and manage it yourself. Then you'll be free to patronize any OEM and not be locked into just one, like it was with POTS.
OE
This string of replies to various discussions, bashing the portal and/or bashing Google Voice is just trolling. Hundreds of thousands of people are successfully using these services with their OBi devices; only the few people having problems show up here. And, as drgeoff has pointed out, and I have empirically proven, there is no charge to continue using out-of-warranty devices on the portal, as long as the devices are at current firmware levels. Are there some problems? Yes. Does that mean everyone should stop using the services? No.
OzarkEdge:
Quote from: Rulo on June 14, 2015, 11:31:27 am
Thanks again for replying, well this OBi 100 worked for almost 2 years without major problems, always using the OBi Dashboard website for configuration, but after the disconnects started a couple of months ago, I tried everything, last thing I tried was following this VOIP.MS recommended instructions for OBi. See link below.
http://wiki.voip.ms/article/OBi_100/110
With these settings the OBi has been stable and online for 3 days, but I lost OBi dashboard and Obi to Obi calls.
It seems to me that there must be a problem with the system when it checks the OBi server and it takes it offline.
Thanks again for your interest.
VoIP.ms is a reputable full-featured service provider frequently recommended here. If their recommendation to disable OBiTALK Cloud services (http://wiki.voip.ms/article/OBi_100/110#Disabling_auto-provisioning solves your OBi going offline trouble, I would follow their advice. Note that leaving only the OBiTALK peer-to-peer service enabled still permits Obihai to remotely manage/update your device, which they are known to do. This is not unlike what any turnkey VoIP service provider might do with their equipment connected to their service, but it my not be what you need or want to keep your equipment stable and in service with your other service provider(s), especially if you have no use for OBiTALK calling OBi-to-OBi.
OE
restamp:
Quote from: OzarkEdge on June 15, 2015, 06:00:00 am
Note that leaving only the OBiTALK peer-to-peer service enabled still permits Obihai to remotely manage/update your device, which they are known to do.
This is interesting and something I didn't know. Can you (anyone) explain what updates to the device OBiHAI will make given only that OBiTALK service is enabled and everything under Provisioning (Firmware updates, ITSP provisioning, and OBiTALK provisioning) have been disabled? (Realistically, since they control the firmware, I suppose any disabling of provisioning is only a suggestion, not an insurmountable lockout, but still I would think that disabling everything on the Provisioning page is a pretty good indication the owner does not want anyone else messing with their device.)
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