PC Based Dialer for OBI + GV
SteveInWA:
That doesn't make much sense. I can't even understand what you are trying to accomplish, nor why you think it is something you need. There are so many other methods to call using Google Voice:
Using Firefox or Google Chrome Browsers, you can make an outbound call directly from the browser, using VoIP, along with whatever audio device you wish. If you don't like the PC's speakers and mic, use a Bluetooth or DECT headset, or even a wired headset.Using the browser, have Google Voice call a POTS number to bridge the call.Use your OBi-attached phone.Use the Android or iOS mobile apps.Call your own Google Voice number from a linked forwarding number, enter your PIN and #, then 2, to make an outbound call.
Your modem kludge accomplishes nothing that these methods can't do.
azrobert:
I'm assuming you want to initiate a call on a PC then use the OBi attached phone for the call.
The below link uses the softphone Phonerlite on a PC to initiate a call on an OBi. The 1st paragraph describes how to use the setup, so I won't do it here. Phonerlite has a phone book and you can also copy and paste into it. It's also a kludge, but it's free. It uses the OBi Auto Attendant. The config doesn't include a dummy trunk definition needed to receive calls from Phonerlite. My 1st post is the config. The rest of the conversation is about keeping all of the AA's normal functions.
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=12002.0
Edit:
The OBi Auto Attendant has a callback feature. You call the OBi number, let it ring once and hang up. The AA uses your callerid to call you back. You answer the callback and will hear the AA prompt. You can enter 1 to ring the OBi phone or 2 for a new call.
Here's the kludge:
My mod has a dummy trunk defined on the OBi. The softhone calls the dummy trunk and is routed to the AA. You let it ring once and hang up. Instead of calling you back, the mods will ring the OBi phone. You will hear the AA prompt when you pick up. You now dial 1. Instead of ringing the OBi phone, the mods will use the number dialed by the softphone to make an outbound call on SP1.
SteveInWA:
That phonerlite thing is a ridiculous science project.
Google Voice uses the same Google Contacts service as Gmail, Calendar, etc. You already have your contacts in one place, synchronized with all of your browsers and mobile devices.
Easier solution:
Get one of Callcentric's $1 per month inbound phone numbers (DIDs). These numbers include unlimited inbound calling.Configure that DID as a SPx on your OBiTALK device (e.g. Google Voice on SP1 and CC DID on SP2).Link that DID as a forwarding phone number on the Google Voice settings page. Enable the setting "Always use my phone to place calls."On the main Google Voice calls page (https://voice.google.com/calls), simply click "Make a call", then start typing the name of your contact, and it'll find that contact's number, which you can then click to call. Or, directly type a phone number. Google Voice will then call your OBi-attached phone via the CC DID SPx, and bridge your call to your desired number.
This solution will work on all of your computers, using a web browser, with no software needed.
ctisteve:
Thanks all again.
1- I already use the method where I hit a number in Google Contacts on my PC, and GV rings back my separate analog phone and patches it through. That's OK but cumbersome and NOT what I want.
2 - I have an analog phone connected to the OBI. I want to pick up that analog phone, hit a number on my PC, and have the obi originate the call directly between that analog phone and the distant party using GV. I would be speaking on that analog phone.
I do not want a PC soft-phone, GV callback-patching (which I already use), or to use a subscription service other than GV.
I just want to know if there is a product that can control the Obi to do that without requiring me to patch a modem/dialer to its analog port to accomplish control.
Thanks,
ctisteve:
GOT IT!
I have a Conexant CX93010 based Fax Modem PC dongle that I bought new a while back on ebay for around $10 delivered.
I just unboxed it, loaded the Win 7 drivers on my Win 10 machine, plugged it into the RJ11 on the Obi200 and it dialed out perfectly.
I still need to find a dialer program and test ICLID, but I'm on the right track. Its a kludge but it's available and works.
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