OBi202 conference wih different providers?
HHinFlorida:
I have my OBi202 set up so that on the first physical phone port outbound calls are sent to SP1 which is bound to Google Voice.
The second physical phone port outbound calls are sent to SP2 which bound to Callcentric. Callcentric works for me well for international calls (to Europe) but Google Voice is cheaper for USA.
Now I want to call one person in USA with google voice and call another person with Callcentric and conference us together.
I haven't found anything about conferencing the two physical ports together on the OBi202.
The other possibility I see is to call San Francisco with GV on line one, then flash hook then dial **2 011 44 1865 (etc) to place the second call to Oxford on physical port 1 but SP2. Then reflash to conference.
My question - is that how it is supposed to work? And does anyone know whether it actually does work well (transoceanic conference calls)?
SteveInWA:
Hi:
For outbound calls, the physical phone port in use isn't relevant. Consider that your OBi has 4 service provider slots, plus OBiBT and OBiTALK, and, as you noted, you can select which SP to use by prefixing the call with a ** command. A phone plugged into either of the two physical phone jacks can use any one of the SPs to place an outbound call.
You can place a second call, while on the first call, using the same, or a different SP, by pressing the flash key. The conference calling function is handled locally on the OBi in this case, vs. on the provider's network, so you can actually set up conference calls between two different SPs.
So, for example, you want to call Jenny in SF using GV, and you want to call Gail in Oxford using Callcentric. First, call Jenny: 415-867-5309. Assuming that you have GV on SP1 set as the default SP for outbound, your call will go out via SP1 (otherwise, you could enter the desired SP to use, e.g. **3). After Jenny answers, press the flash key, then, when you get the dial tone, call Gail: **2 011 44 1865... When Gail answers, press flash again and you have a three-way conference call.
drgeoff:
Quote from: HHinFlorida on January 30, 2016, 06:33:48 pm
My question - is that how it is supposed to work?
Yes.
SteveInWA's solution is the same as the one you already arrived at.
HHinFlorida:
Thank you both.
So there isn't a way to conference using both physical ports of the OBi202 then?
I mean if you have two calls established, one on each physical port then there is no way to join them together in a conference.
My question - is that correct?
azrobert:
You can barge-in on an existing call, but I don't know if you can with a call on-hold. You will just have to try it. The following is from the user guide.
PHONE 1/2 Collaborative Features (OBi202 and OBi302 Only)
While PHONE 1 and PHONE 2 can function independently of each other, the OBi202 and OBi302 also offer some collaborative features to let the two phone ports work together as a mini phone system.
With the factory default digit map and call routing rules, you can dial a single “#” (pound/hash) digit to call from one phone port to ring the other phone port. Depending on the current state of the called phone, one of the following can happen:
1. If the called phone is idle (on-hook), it will ring normally with a special Caller-ID that indicates the call is from the other PHONE Port.
2. If the called phone is already on a call, the calling phone will barge in to join the call.
3. If the called phone is on-hook with a call on-hold, the calling phone will pick up and resume that call.
4. If the called phone is ringing, the calling phone will pick up and answer that call.
5. For all other scenarios, the calling phone will hear busy tone.
Note that you can prevent the calling phone port from doing 2, 3 and 4, as they can be disabled by setting the parameter EnablePhonePortBargeIn to false for that port. In that case, 2 will become normal call-waiting on the called phone, but the calling phone will hear busy tone for 3 and 4.
You can also transfer an external call from PHONE 1 to PHONE 2 the usual way: while connected on an external all, hook flash and dial # to ring the other phone, then hang up to transfer when the caller phone rings or answers. For incoming calls on any trunk (SP1-4 or OBiTALK Service), one can set up the corresponding inbound call route to ring just PHONE 1 or PHONE 2 or both. The default inbound call routes are setup to ring both phone ports.
For outgoing calls, each phone port has its own digit map and outbound call route configuration, which means that you have the full flexibility in allocating trunks for making calls from each port independently. Each port may also have a different primary line assigned; the default however is to set the primary line to SP1 for both phone ports.
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