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Group call as panic call

Started by jamesatwork, November 18, 2018, 10:57:20 AM

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jamesatwork

Greetings

I would like to have an OBI110 call several other OBI's as well as cell phones in case of emergency - something like a panic call.

Because the specific OBI110 is also used for regular OBI to OBI calling, I was wondering if its possible to link the (InboundCallRoute?) rule not to an OBI number, but rather to a speedial, so that the above 'group call' is activated only when, for example, *xx speedial is used

(I use GV for SP1/SP2)

Is this feasible?


Thanks!

azrobert

The OBi110 can call up to 4 numbers simultaneously, but when the 1st person answers the other calls are terminated. How do you use GV on an OBi110?

jamesatwork

Azrobert hi

My SP1 is GV - I just added this info to be complete

If my understanding is correct, the solution would involve programming an inboundcallroute on the receiving end of the call - something along the lines of call forwarding to several (Obi + non-Obi) destinations?

Thanks!


drgeoff

Quote from: jamesatwork on November 19, 2018, 02:40:37 PM
My SP1 is GV - I just added this info to be complete
Google made changes to Google Voice many months ago.  There is no firmware for OBi100 and Obi110 which now works with GV. They do continue to work fine with other ITSPs and Obitalk.

azrobert

I just tested this by calling 2 extensions on a PBX. I added a rule to the beginning of the outbound route to call the 2 extensions. I dialed 0 and both extensions rang. I answered extension 200 which then terminated the call to extension 100. You can call up to 4 numbers. You will need to increase the MaxSessions on SP1. Your service provider on SP1 must support multiple simultaneous calls. I previously tested GV with 3 calls. I don't know if 4 will work.

Physical Interfaces -> Phone1 Port -> OutboundCallRoute:
{0:sp1(100),sp1(200)},

Physical Interfaces -> Phone1 Port -> DigitMap
Add the following after the beginning (
0|

Voice Services -> SP1 Service -> MaxSessions: 4

Speed dials will not work with this method.
If you don't want to use 0, just change the zeroes in the outbound route and digit map to whatever you want.

jamesatwork

Azrobert,

Thanks for your input. I will try in a couple of hours and revert with my findings

Two questions, to be on the safe side:
If I wanted to code actual phone numbers (vs an extension), what would the syntax be - something like sp1(0012121111111) ?
What about calling other OBIs?

Thanks again!

azrobert

GV will accept 10 or 11 digit numbers. If you have another provider on SP2, you can also use them.  I would use the OBiTalk to call another OBi device. pp designates the OBiTalk network. The *0 will send a zero as data to the other OBi. Replace 510123456 with the OBi number of the receiving OBi.

{0:sp1(8005551212),sp1(8005551313),sp2(8005551414),pp(510123456*0)}

In the receiving OBi you can check for the zero and route the call to the attached phone and 3 more devices.

Voice Services -> OBiTalk Service -> InboundCallRoute:
{510654321>0:ph,sp1(8005551515),sp1(8005551616),sp1(8005551717)}

Replace 510654321 with the OBi number of the sending OBi
Again, when someone answers one of the calls, all the other calls will be terminated.