Want to drop landline and switch to Obi. Clueless!
Pi314:
Quote from: DR_MN on July 28, 2015, 02:14:08 pm
sounds like what you want to do is save your landline phone number. Have you considered porting it to RingTo? It's free to port a landline number and then all you'd have to do is forward it to your cell phone.
I ended up porting my landline to RingTo and forward it to a voip provider that's set up on my Obi100. You can also set up RingTo directly on the Obi device.
If using your cell phone for all calls isn't an issue for you then just porting to ringto and forwarding to the cell is a no cost way to go.
so if I can do obi100 and RingTo, then why is everyone talking about Google Voice?
What's the advantage of Google voice over RingTo?
also got questions about the physical setup of the obi100:
-so I need a cat5 cable from the Obi100 to my router? cant connect via wireless?
- I need to connect my phone directly to the Obi100?
or just connect the obi100 to a phone jack and all the phones in my house will work like normal?
(I have 3 phones on two floors. )
Pi314:
SteveInWA,
my Verizon landline is $10/month for no frills.
taxes and surcharges = $21/month! >:(
Comcast phone is $10/month more.
I'm assuming with taxes + surcharges it's about the same.
and Obi is free.
now is e911 from Obi or google voice?
can I get e911 from RingTo?
DR_MN:
Quote from: Pi314 on July 29, 2015, 04:58:17 am
so if I can do obi100 and RingTo, then why is everyone talking about Google Voice?
What's the advantage of Google voice over RingTo?
also got questions about the physical setup of the obi100:
-so I need a cat5 cable from the Obi100 to my router? cant connect via wireless?
- I need to connect my phone directly to the Obi100?
or just connect the obi100 to a phone jack and all the phones in my house will work like normal?
(I have 3 phones on two floors. )
You can't port a landline directly to GV like you can with RingTo. You don't need E911 to configure GV to Obi like you do with RingTo. GV needs the Google Chat option which requires a few more steps in configuration to work with Obi.
The Obi100 does not connect wirelessly to the router. There is a different Obi device for that. I have my base unit for my wireless phones connected to the Obi with additional handsets in different rooms. Apparently there is a way to connect to wall jacks but it requires some wiring changes. You can search for posts that discuss this.
DR_MN:
Quote from: Pi314 on July 29, 2015, 05:03:13 am
now is e911 from Obi or google voice?
can I get e911 from RingTo?
GV doesn't provide or require e911. RingTo does require e911 that you set up with a provider called Anveo at the same time you set up RingTo. It costs $12/year. There are also other providers that include e911 when you purchase their voip service. You should research Obi's approved service providers for their costs.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: Pi314 on July 28, 2015, 08:34:53 am
What do I need to do? ???
(talk to me like I'm a 5yr old.
OBi products require more than a 5-year old's reading comprehension and thinking skills.
Get a magicJack -- it'll be a lot simpler.
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