OBI200 two phone ports?
EllenL:
So am I a complete idiot? I thought the OBI200 had 2 phone ports, so I could plug two different phones into the box. I have it in my hand, but I only see one phone port.
What's up? Did I misunderstand? Is it one physical port that has two virtual ports?
Taoman:
Quote from: EllenL on January 05, 2017, 06:52:21 pm
I thought the OBI200 had 2 phone ports, so I could plug two different phones into the box.
What's up? Did I misunderstand? Is it one physical port that has two virtual ports?
The OBi200 has one physical (FXS) phone port.
The OBi202 has two physical (FXS) phone ports
EllenL:
Yeah, I got that. I read so much while trying to fihgure out what I wanted, that somehow i got them confused. I didn't really need the router on the 202 -- still not sure what that is actually for - and must have thought the difference was just that and not the phone ports.
Given that, what do I do with the router and why would I want the WiFi?
I don't see any advantage to the 200 over the 100 (yes, no longer available but I have one already) except the USB, and I have no idea what I would do with it., since my handset is already bluetooth enabled.
Taoman:
Quote from: EllenL on January 05, 2017, 07:14:58 pm
Given that, what do I do with the router and why would I want the WiFi?
If I owned a 202 I would disable the router and put the device in bridge mode as I wouldn't need the router either. If you had a very limited amount of bandwidth you could enable the router and use QoS to allocate more bandwidth to your VoIP connection. Most people don't have that issue these days.
WiFi would be used if OBi couldn't be physically located near your router. Then WiFi might work for a connection but not something I would recommend. I would always go with wired ethernet.
Quote from: EllenL
I don't see any advantage to the 200 over the 100 (yes, no longer available but I have one already) except the USB, and I have no idea what I would do with it., since my handset is already bluetooth enabled.
I have an OBi110 that continues to work perfectly and I have no plans to retire it. (But I also don't have Google Voice configured on this OBi. If I needed Google Voice configured on my OBi I would get a 20x series since they are no longer updating the firmware for the 1xx series.)
I am unclear what your goal is here. Do you need two separate phones on two separate lines? If so, you can easily do that with your existing 100 and the 200 you now also have. That's the way I do it.
UnhappyBev:
Quote from: Taoman on January 05, 2017, 07:50:57 pm
Quote from: EllenL on January 05, 2017, 07:14:58 pm
I don't see any advantage to the 200 over the 100 (yes, no longer available but I have one already) except the USB, and I have no idea what I would do with it., since my handset is already bluetooth enabled.
I have an OBi110 that continues to work perfectly and I have no plans to retire it. (But I also don't have Google Voice configured on this OBi. If I needed Google Voice configured on my OBi I would get a 20x series since they are no longer updating the firmware for the 1xx series.)
I am unclear what your goal is here. Do you need two separate phones on two separate lines? If so, you can easily do that with your existing 100 and the 200 you now also have. That's the way I do it.
Maybe I'm in a similar situation, now that Obihai has finished sabotaging the OBi110, which they say I should just toss in the trash and buy their new fancy OBi200, which how long will it be before they say toss that in the trash and get the OBi300? I get the "No Service Available" even though it says the phone is connected, and I have the latest firmware, and it still goes out once or twice a month.
So given that I don't want to give Obihai even one penny more than they have gotten, due to their rotten business model, I am now wondering is it possible to set up the Obi202, which is in a different section of the house, to have two incoming phone lines, and two phones connected to it, each with their own Google Voice phone number? As it is currently, the Obi110 is on one line, connected to a phone, and the Obi202 is on a separate line, connected to a different phone.
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