obiwifi adapter with obi 200 having setup problems
magicwine:
Hi Steve,
First, I wanted to thank you again for all your help. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get my Google Voice service working with my obi 200.
I checked the wire colors to my jack and it's different than your two supplied pics:
One jack that I was using until last week with my landline only had one wire going to each screw, as follows:
Position 1: Yellow
Position 2: Black
Position 3: Red
Position 4: Green
If I use this jack to enable all jacks in my house, even though different from what you sent me, should this one jack work by plugged in my 200 to enable all my other jacks wired the same way?
If not, can I simply disconnect or move them to new screws as you suggest?
Another jack that I was not using in a long long time and the one I tried using to enable all my jacks to become active with the obi wifi adapter has all four wires going to one screw.
Thank you for your help.
Bob
SteveInWA:
I am going to again suggest that you hire an electrician or find somebody who understands telephone wiring. I can't tell you how to fix this from here, via forum posts.
Another solution would be to abandon the house wiring, which sounds like it is FUBAR, and instead use a modern, multi-handset DECT cordless phone system. Panasonic makes the best of those.
magicwine:
Hi Steve,
If I go the DECT route, is there an adapter I can use in my basement to which to plug my alarm dialer into?
Regarding my jacks as they are now, are you stating that wiring will not work to enable all jacks, or that you just don't know?
If you don't know, I'll go into my basement, disconnect the verizon landline connection since it isn't live since Dec 4, so I don't fry anything as you suggested, and see if it works.
Lastly, I mentioned in my original post that I can't call obihai because entering their prompts for specific departments isn't recognized, it keeps repeating the options. Even tried with my cell, same problem. Do you know any way to speak to them other than through prompts? Email has not been responsive.
Thank you.
Bob
SteveInWA:
I am saying that feeding an OBi into properly-wired house wiring works just fine. Your wiring is apparently all f**ked-up. I would have to be standing next to you to see why it is mis-wired. Including a burglar alarm in the wiring makes it even more complicated, since alarm panels are designed to "seize" the telephone line and disconnect that line from all the other phones in the house. They do this via a special telephone jack, called a RJ-12X exclusion jack, which loops the circuit through the alarm panel.
If you enabled the option on your OBi's configuration of Google Voice, to "Use This Service for a Security Alarm Line" then it won't properly send DTMF (touch tones) on regular (non-alarm) calls. The better option is to use a dedicated telephone line for the alarm, or modernize to using a cellular communicator.
I can't offer any further assistance with your wiring issues.
SteveInWA:
My final post on your wiring issue:
Any competent security alarm installation technician will have the necessary skills and experience to fix your wiring problems. They can ensure that the alarm is disconnected from your other phone wiring, and they can get the phone wiring working with your OBi for regular phone calls. Do not try to use the same Google Voice account for the alarm panel, AND for regular phone calls. Do not leave your old POTS carrier (Verizon) wiring connected to the house wiring, as it could fry your equipment.
It is nearly 2017. The modern solution for alarm monitoring is either a cellular data communicator or a direct IP connection, not using a POTS or VoIP telephone line.
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