OBI110 setup with Comcast Service

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sharad:
I currently have Comcast Internet/Voice. I am renting their Arris Tg862G/ct telephony modem/gateway.  Can I replace this setup by using a cable modem (without telephony), a router and OBI110?  Any help will be appreciated.

drgeoff:
Do you still want Comcast's voice service or ditch that and use an alternative VoiP service?

An OBi110 may not be the most appropriate choice. It has the ability to connect to a POTS line (or an emulated one). If you don't need that, another OBi model may be cheaper or have more useful  features.

sharad:
Thx, Drgeoff.
Here is the sequence of events-
1. I ditched Comcast Voice and am using GV on OBI110
2. My wife is upset because there is no caller Name feature any more.
3. I may have to go back to Comcast for that reason, but was trying to avoid renting their EMTA modem.
4. I still have Comcast cable with Internet and TV
5. So, can an OBI device work for voice with comcast cable feeding into my non-telephony modem/router? If yes, then how and which one?
6. Any other suggestions for trying to get a reliable caller name feature (for both outgoing and incoming calls) will be appreciated as well.
Thank you for your help.

SteveInWA:
In your case, Comcast has nothing to do with your telephone service.  It's just an internet service provider, and the OBi box supplies the similar VoIP telephony function as would be built into an ARRIS combo modem/telephone gateway adapter.

Solution to the caller ID name issue:

Sign up for an account with Callcentric: www.callcentric.com Obtain one of their free NY state inbound telephone numbers (known as a "DID")Log onto your OBiTALK portal account, click on your OBi device, and add a service provider (e.g. SP2).  Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select "OBiTALK Compatible Service Providers", and then select "Callcentric".  Enter your Callcentric account number and SIP password, as you set it up on Callcentric's web site.  Complete the OBi setup. Make a test phone call from some other phone number, to your new Callcentric DID number, to confirm that it rings on your OBi-attached phone.Log into your Google Voice account, on the Settings page:  https://www.google.com/voice#phones Add and verify your new Callcentric DID number as a forwarding phone and place a check mark to the left of itRemove the check mark next to Google Chat
Now, Google Voice will forward your inbound calls through your Callcentric number, which will ring on your OBi-attached phone, as it did before, but now, you'll get caller ID name.  Outbound calls will still go out via Google Voice on SP1.

sharad:
Steve, Thx.
1. Is there a similar solution for caller name for outgoing calls?
2. I am still curious if one can tell me the hook up configuration for comcast cable using my non-telephony modem (SB6141), route (Archer C7)r and an OBI device - just in case I choose to go back to Comcast for phone service.
Thank you.

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