OBi212 **70 does not seem to work
Rick313:
I just switched from an OBi200+OBiLINE to an OBi212 thinking that fewer devices might mean fewer problems. I have not had any issues with the OBi200, but I've read a lot of reports regarding issues with the OBiLINE, so I thought I would give the OBi212 a try.
Unfortunately, the **70 code does not seem to work properly on the OBi212 to dial out on the POTS line port. One would expect this value to be stripped off before passing the remaining digits to the POTS line, but as far as I can tell, the OBi212 seems to be passing the whole string to the POTS line including the **70 which causes the outgoing call to fail.
The ## code works as expected, but I prefer to use **70 because the outbound number is written to the call history log whereas it is not when ## is used. With the OBi200+OBiLINE, I could use either ## or **70 to dial out on the POTS line. Is there a way to get **70 to work on the OBi212?
By the way, I also tried **8 in case the OBi212 worked similar to the OBi110, but that did not work either. In that case, I get a recording saying that the service is not configured, but I assume that it is referring to BlueTooth since I can receive incoming calls from the POTS line.
azrobert:
Why do you think the **70 isn't being stripped?
What error do you hear?
Look at the call history. Maybe that will give you a hint.
To access Call History:
Log directly into the OBi using the local interface.
Key the IP address of the OBi into a Web Browser and hit Enter
The UserID and default Password are both "admin".
Click Status on the left column then click Call History.
azrobert:
Where I live we have 3 local area codes. We dial 10 digits for local calls and only 7 digits if the number is in my own area code. All other area codes are 11 digits.
Assuming you have the same dialing rules and you have a provider defined on SP1 for long distance calls, you can setup the OBi212 to do the following without a prefix:
11 digits routed to SP1
10 digits non-local numbers routed to SP1 as 11 digits
10 digits local numbers routed to Line
7 digits routed to Line
You would be able to override these rules by dialing an ** prefix
I could help you configure the OBi212. You would need to use OBi Expert.
Rick313:
Quote from: azrobert on May 05, 2018, 04:44:29 pm
Why do you think the **70 isn't being stripped? What error do you hear?
When I dial **70 with nothing after it, I would expect to hear a dial tone like I do when I dial ##. Instead, I hear what sounds like a very fast busy signal which I assume is a dialing error.
Quote from: azrobert on May 05, 2018, 05:00:10 pm
Where I live we have 3 local area codes. We dial 10 digits for local calls and only 7 digits if the number is in my own area code. All other area codes are 11 digits.
I'm not looking to do anything fancy. I just want the OBi212 to work like the OBi200+OBiLINE. Seems like it should be pretty easy, but I'm still pretty new to these devices, so I haven't figured out all of their quirks yet.
azrobert:
Quote from: Rick313 on May 05, 2018, 05:34:10 pm
When I dial **70 with nothing after it, I would expect to hear a dial tone like I do when I dial ##. Instead, I hear what sounds like a very fast busy signal which I assume is a dialing error.
Dialing **70 with nothing after it is a dialing error and should produce a fast busy.
Dialing **70 followed by a phone number will route that number to Line. You will hear a few seconds of silence then ringing. The default OBi200 should do the same.
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