ObiWiFi5G to enable cell phone's Wi-Fi to answer/make calls?
TimDan:
Quote from: SteveInWA on June 18, 2017, 02:33:38 pm
No, the OBiWiFi5G dongle is only used to connect the OBi device itself to your LAN, as a substitute for using an Ethernet cable. Think of the OBi like a laptop which has both WiFi and Ethernet; you can use one or the other to access the internet.
OK, connecting the adapter to the Obi302 is not my objective as that is done with Ethernet cable.
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The thing you want is the OBiBT (Bluetooth) dongle. You then pair your mobile phone to the OBiBT, and your mobile phone then acts like another service provider for the OBi. You can make and receive calls on your analog telephone, plugged into the OBi, using the mobile phone as you would if you were using PhonePower.
I'm not trying to use my cell phone's tower services. I'm trying to answer/make calls using my cell phone's WiFi and PhonePower while I work on my car in the carport. The cell phone is just to be, in effect, a wireless phone.
My cell phone's service contract isn't even activated.
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Are you sure you have an OBi 302, not a 202? Did you get it from PhonePower? If it's a 302 from them, you should contact them and ask if the configuration of the 302 is locked down, or if you can access its settings to add the Bluetooth dongle.
I do have an Obi302, and it's from PhonePower. I haven't called them because it's Sunday. :-)
TimDan
TimDan:
Quote from: drgeoff on June 18, 2017, 02:51:32 pm
@TimDan
It is not clear to me what you are asking.
If you want to make and answer PhonePower calls using your cellphone, there is an Android app for that which works over Wi-Fi or cellular data. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonepower.softphone.android. Maybe there is one for iOS. No OBi required.
I want to answer incoming PhonePower calls that come in on my PhonePower number using my cell phone as if it were a wireless analog phone. I want to also make outgoing calls on my PhonePower number using my cell phone. In both cases, my cell phone is merely acting as if it were a wireless phone, i.e. not using cell towers or cell phone carriers.
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Or if Obion works on your cellphone you can give that the softphone number provided gratis on your Obitalk portal accountl. That softphone can then be linked to your 302 to make and receive calls on the PhonePower account configured on the 302. No OBiWIFI required but this approach is contingent on the 302 not being locked down as SteveInWA alluded to.
That may be the answer. I'll grill the PhonePower tech support on Monday. Thanks, guys.
TimDan
SteveInWA:
Yes, in theory, you could use your "cell phone" (actually just a WiFi tablet, for this use case), but it wouldn't be using either of the two types of OBi dongles. There are several methods, including Obion (sucks) or a softphone app like Counterpath X-Lite or Zoiper. However, in real-world use, you aren't going to be satisfied at all. You'd need a strong WiFi signal, and you would get rather poor battery life, keeping the WiFi/VoIP connection "awake" all the time. And, then there's getting your greasy hands on the phone and trying not to drop it.
The better, and frankly obvious solution is to simply plug a modern DECT 6.0 cordless telephone base station into the OBi, and take the handset outside. DECT has much greater range than WiFi, is designed to be used while moving around, and has far better battery life. You can either use what you might already have, or buy a new one at your favorite big box store for not much money.
TimDan:
Quote from: SteveInWA on June 18, 2017, 08:11:14 pm
..... The better, and frankly obvious solution is to simply plug a modern DECT 6.0 cordless telephone base station into the OBi, and take the handset outside. DECT has much greater range than WiFi, is designed to be used while moving around, and has far better battery life. You can either use what you might already have, or buy a new one at your favorite big box store for not much money.
Yup, that would be a straight-forward solution and a solution that I was trying to simulate. I wanted a way to make my pre-paid cell phone do double duty via its WiFi feature. I use it now just to check the news and get stock quotes via WiFi, and I don't even have it activated as a "cell phone". I guess I'll check eBay for cordless phones. Thanks for the clarification.
TimDan
azrobert:
I bought a cell phone on sale for $10 just for this purpose and I can make and receive calls with it. It's a fairly easy setup and doesn't cost anything, so you can see if it meets your requirements.
Use OBi Expert for OBi302 Setup:
Service Providers -> ITSP Profile D -> SIP -> ProxyServer : 127.0.0.1
Service Providers -> ITSP Profile D -> SIP -> X_Proxy: Checked
Service Providers -> ITSP Profile D -> SIP -> X_SpoofCallerID: Checked
Voice Services -> SP4 Service -> AuthUserName : OBi302
Voice Services -> SP4 Service -> AuthPassword: password
Voice Services -> SP4 Service -> X_ServProvProfile : D
This will process outbound calls and route them to SP1:
Voice Services -> SP4 Service -> X_InboundCallRoute:
{OBi302>(Msp1):sp1},{ph} (OBi302 must match User in CSipSimple)
This will send inbound SP1 calls to CSipSimple:
Voice Services -> SP1 Service -> X_InboundCallRoute:
ph,sp4(OBi302@local_client)
The above assumes your provider is on SP1 and the ITSP A DigitMap doesn't have any custom code that will cause problems. I don't own an OBi302 and I'm assuming it has the X_Proxy parm the same as an OBi2xx. This is need for the softphone to register to SP4.
Install CSipSimple softphone on your Android.
Add a new Account.
Select the BASIC wizard
Account name = OBi302
User = OBi302
Server = xx.xx.xx.xx:5063 (OBi302 IP address and SP4 port#)
Password = password
SAVE
Under Settings
Network > Lock WiFi: checked
User interface > Use partial wake lock: checked
Edit:
I just tried my cheapo phone outside on my patio and I successfully placed a call. This was approximately 70 feet away from my router. The outside wall is mostly glass, but the signal also passed through 2 interior walls.
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