Obihai sends the killshot to the 100 series
LTN1:
GrandCentral used to have a "One Number for Life" back in 2007 but I don't think they went as far as saying it would be free for life. But even its number for life didn't get fulfilled after it was acquired by Google. See https://techcrunch.com/2007/08/20/google-disconnects-grand-central-customers/
From a legal standpoint, unless it is a bilateral contract (both parties sign), a promise or unilateral contract "for life" guarantee isn't legally enforceable. Of course, bankruptcy would discharge that promise, even if it was a bilateral contract. So much for the "life" guarantee in that case.
Realistically, whether it's Google Voice, Hangouts or the OBi devices, a healthy outlook is to ride it for as long as it will allow. But...know that technology changes and that it is just a matter of time when those services/devices will no longer continue. Like Si Robertson often says, "That's a fact, Jack!"
FreeServiceForLife:
Quote from: drgeoff on February 18, 2017, 01:33:53 pm
Nonsensical paranoia.
Quote from: Taoman on February 18, 2017, 02:09:56 pm
Your "Conclusion" is delusional.
Yes and Russia did NOT hack the DNC during the 2016 election cycle!
Quote from: Mango on February 18, 2017, 05:10:07 pm
It can also indicate a failed power supply. If you have a compatible one, try swapping it out.
I plugged the Obi100 power supply into an Obi200 and it worked fine. I also plugged the Obi200 power supply into the Obi100 and still got the blinking red light.
Quote from: Taoman on February 18, 2017, 02:09:56 pm
Firmware update for your OBi100 is right here:
http://fw.obihai.com/OBi110-1-3-0-2886.fw
Update your device manually and please quit spreading garbage.
That firmware was already applied to the Obi100 long ago. You cannot update a device that is bricked - a blinking red light is EOL (only garbage here is the kill shot to brick the device)
Quote from: Mango on February 18, 2017, 05:10:07 pm
You may also wish to try factory reset: unplug power, insert paperclip into reset button, install power, release reset when power light is flashing green.
can't get past the blinking red light when trying to reset the device. Thanks for your helpful comments.
Quote from: SteveInWA on February 18, 2017, 03:40:30 pm
Any product manufacturer that would do that would risk a shit-storm of bad publicity and a class-action lawsuit. That's utterly absurd. And, no, you are not entitled to "Free service for life" from any product, unless it comes with an unlimited, lifetime product warranty.
...and that is unheard of in business right? Steve get off you self-righteous holier than thou Obi-can-do-no-wrong bandwagon. Fact is Obi devices are failing at an alarming rate and you are simply an apologist on this forum, so GFY.
Obihai manufacturers and sells failure prone products. Never in my life have I owned electronic devices that were this unreliable. Simply terrible and now killing devices off to force upgrades is the last straw for me.
Taoman:
Quote from: FreeServiceForLife on February 20, 2017, 07:55:08 am
Simply terrible and now killing devices off to force upgrades is the last straw for me.
Riddle me this: if Obihai sent a "killshot" why isn't this forum filled with complaints from people who have bricked OBi devices? Why is my OBi110 still working just fine? Or did Obihai send this killshot just to you and a few select other people?
Suggest you look up the "Relationship Implies Causation Fallacy" and educate yourself.
WelshPaul:
Quote from: FreeServiceForLife on February 18, 2017, 01:22:28 pm
Came home to my Obi100 with a blinking red light. This usually indicates a failed firmware upgrade. Really, this product is discontinued with no firmware to update. Conclusion.. Obihaii sent the killshot to coincide with the Obi200 sale announcement. Well that is certainly one way to force and upgrade, but lose a customer for life.
Done with this company and the quality problems. What a hateful despicible thing to do..
Taoman:
The following was just posted on DSLreports:
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My Obi100 is seemingly flaky. It does not at all like to lose power, or perhaps sometimes to even reboot. It goes into the "flashing red light" mode which -- per some commentary on the Internet -- is unrecoverable. Its webpage will come up in recovery mode, and I can flash any firmware I chose, over and over, but it will still reboot flashing red.
I've discovered that it just wants a rest. I don't know why -- overheated components, maybe? -- but if I pull it from service for "some time" it will work just fine after I plug it back in. Most recently I'd set aside and was using instead my repurposed BasicTalk-branded HT701 with my Dockstar PBX and/or the Simonics GVGW. (Did that last Thanksgiving). But when the Obi200 went on sale this past weekend my wallet started to get itchy. Rather than jump to buy the new Obi I plugged in the old 100 and -- naturally -- it worked just fine.
I have been ridiculed on this forum before for making the same claim. But the experience of myself and so many others speaks for itself. A blinking red light indicates firmware corruption. It does not mean the device is "bricked."
If you simply disconnect a 100/110 series device from all connections and let it sit for a few days there is a good chance it will come back to life again and work reliably.
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