Setup a backup (spare) Obi ATA?
videobruce:
This may sound unusual, but for backup purposes if/when the ATA dies, can a 2nd Obi202 be setup with the same phone numbers; PhonePower & GV in this case?? Only one would be in use at one time.
My concern if the ATA goes down, I lost phone service. Ordering a replacement (or sending it back for repair) talks too long. It would make sense to have a spare ready to go (Plug n Play so to speak w/o completely setting it up from scratch which is a hassle).
One other thing; this is the only readily available telephone. :-[
drgeoff:
Yes that is possible.
videobruce:
The more important question; would a VoIP provider allow this, PhonePower specifically, having two ATA's provisioned?
(I will contact them)
BigJim_McD:
videobruce,
Yes it's possible, I have a Obi202 "Primary" and a Obi202 "Secondary" setup and online at the same time.
We use Google Voice for outgoing calls, we use voip.ms for incoming calls, Caller ID and E911.
I setup one DID (voip.ms phone #) to work on two OBi devices, on voip.ms I setup two different "Sub-Accounts", one for each of the Obi202's. I added a "Ring Group" that included both "Sub-Accounts", then pointed the DID (phone #) to the ring the "Ring Group". Incoming Google Voice Calls are forwarded to the "voip.ms" DID (phone #).
The Primary Obi202 is located in our Family Room with a Vtech 2-Line portable phone base attached. The Secondary Obi202 is located in my Home Office with an identical Vtech 2-Line portable phone base attached. Either Obi202 or Vtech 2-line portable phone base can be swapped and all calls come to both units.
Taoman:
Quote from: videobruce on January 08, 2017, 08:59:30 am
The more important question; would a VoIP provider allow this, PhonePower specifically, having two ATA's provisioned?
(I will contact them)
You absolutely can with PhonePower. They allow up to 4 simultaneous registrations. All endpoints will ring when receiving an incoming call.
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