OBi2182
dircom:
Any info yet on new products OBi2062, OBi2162, OBi2182
(Saw a blurb on OBihai via https://twitter.com/Obihai
drgeoff:
New phones? Maybe the 10x2 models are to be discontinued. All three 10x2 phones have been very heavily discounted by Amazon UK these last few months.
1022 from £149 to £89
1032 from £179 to £109
1062 from £249 to £129
Or maybe the 10x2 models will remain and the 2062, 2162 and 2182 will be pitched at lower or higher market segments.
All speculation. We'll know when we know!
Update:
A brief mention in http://www.sangoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/distriwan-renforce-son-catalogue-avec-sangoma.pdf. The date at bottom left is cropped but the only month that ends "rier" in French is Fevrier - February 2017.
The sentence in French "Parmi les produits proposes on signalera le tout nouvea OBi2182, une poste professionnel integrant Bluetooth comme WiFi et compatible PoE."
In English that means "Among the products on offer is the brand new OBi2182, a workstation integrating Bluetooth as WiFi and PoE compatible." Sounds pretty much like the existing 1062.
SteveInWA:
Sorry that I couldn't discuss this sooner:
Yes! Obihai will be rolling out an updated IP phone product line, with several new models. They are currently in use by a couple of service providers and their customers. Retail sales might start around January. Functionally, they're very similar to the existing models, with an expanded choice of models, depending on the number of feature buttons and lines supported.
I've been testing the new 2182 model for a couple of weeks. It's got a handsome (at least to me) new industrial design, with a textured charcoal grey face and a wrap-around metal band for accent, on the base and on the handset. It has a wide screen with two columns of six programmable soft keys. The base has a dedicated column of hard keys to perform various telephony functions like hold, transfer, contact list, DND, etc. It has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, and is compatible with professional-class headsets with electronic hook switch. Power over Ethernet is also supported.
The menus are very similar to the existing 10x2 product line, with 4 pages of soft-key assignments for each side of the display. It can support up to six Service Provider (SP1-SP6) configurations, including Google Voice.
Sound quality via the speaker phone is outstanding, as with the handset or headset. HD Voice is supported.
There will be other models with fewer buttons at lower cost. I don't have any information to share on those other models.
Sorry, but no documentation/manuals/spec sheets are available yet, but I've attached a stock photo of the 2182 below.
SteveInWA:
Limited quantities of the three models of the new OBi 2000 series IP phones are now available for sale on Amazon. A full product launch with documentation will follow by the end of the year.
OBi 2062: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076KFQYTZ
OBi 2162: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076JYGZ3C
OBi 2182: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076JKV5CL
Product features (and thus, the differences between the three products) are described in the Amazon listings. Of note, the 2062 "entry level" model is very similar to the 2162, but it does not include built-in WiFi and Bluetooth support.
Marc:
Steve,
I was an early adopter of the 10x2 line for both myself and eventually a number of my clients. I have loved these phones and the sound quality is so good, I gave up my cordless phone system. (I do wish Obihai would come out with a cordless system... any word on whether they are working on or even thinking about it? An add-on similar to the sidecar would be one way to go.)
Anyway, I'm wondering if in your experience with the 2xx2 phone(s) if you've noticed any difference in sound quality? Not sure if you are allowed to speak on this, but if you were to mention just 1 or 2 valuable changes, besides the additional lines, of the 21x2 over the 1062, what would they be?
Thanks for your help. I can't help but order one because I love my toys and have to first work with any item I end up recommending to clients.
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