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OBi100 & OBi110 Currently Out-of-Stock at Amazon (Back In-Stock Now)

Started by ShermanObi, September 29, 2011, 09:15:51 AM

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ShermanObi

Amazon.com will be back in-stock with the OBi100 & OBi110 very soon.  We expect the replenishment stock will be available to purchase yet this week.  We will update this forum as well as the Obihai FB & Tw feeds when the stock is available.

A few people are asking, "What's with the high priced OBi devices we see at various on-line stores?"
Resellers may purchase 20 piece case-pack carton quantities of the OBi100 and OBi110 from Obihai or via distribution from Ingram Micro.  These case-pack quantities of the OBi100 and OBi110 are then being sold through 3rd party sellers (on Amazon and elsewhere).  The price is the cost for a carton of 20 OBi devices.

The SKUs are as follows:
Model/Part#: OBi100-20 UPC: 804879327561
Model/Part#: OBi110-20 UPC: 804879327554

Anyone interested in buying from distribution, please contact your Ingram Micro representative to set-up a reseller account.  Additionally, please apply to the Obihai Partner Program for additional benefit.

Contact: partner@obihai.com

Ostracus

Quote from: ShermanObi on September 29, 2011, 09:15:51 AM
A few people are asking, "What's with the high priced OBi devices we see at various on-line stores?"
Resellers may purchase 20 piece case-pack carton quantities of the OBi100 and OBi110 from Obihai or via distribution from Ingram Micro.  These case-pack quantities of the OBi100 and OBi110 are then being sold through 3rd party sellers (on Amazon and elsewhere).  The price is the cost for a carton of 20 OBi devices.

The SKUs are as follows:
Model/Part#: OBi100-20 UPC: 804879327561
Model/Part#: OBi110-20 UPC: 804879327554

Anyone interested in buying from distribution, please contact your Ingram Micro representative to set-up a reseller account.  Additionally, please apply to the Obihai Partner Program for additional benefit.

Contact: partner@obihai.com

Well two things, were we are seeing these high prices, are the sellers clearly indicating it's a case being sold? And the other, while I'm sure a lot of people like your product, most aren't going to be buying it by the case. :)

ShermanObi

OBi100-20 Description: OBi100 VoIP Telephone Adapter and Voice Services Bridge - 20 Piece Case-Pack (Carton)

OBi110-20 Description:  Obihai OBi110 Voice Service Bridge and VoIP Phone Adapter - 20 Piece Case-Pack (Carton)

 


ShermanObi


Ostracus

Wonderful! Now that I have your attention, what is "Paging Mode Support" in the latest firmware?

ShermanObi

This feature enables the use of the PHONE port to connect to a PA / paging system.

http://www.obihai.com/OBiAdminGuide.htm#_Toc304466388

Using the OBi as a Paging System

You may connect the OBi PHONE port to an external PA system via an RJ11-to-Line-Out connector (available at many poular electronics shops), and enable the PHONE port option UseForPagingOnly. In this configuration, the phone port is expected to be "off-hook" all the time.  The OBi will automatically answer incoming calls.  It will not accept call-waiting. When the phone port goes from on-hook to off-hook, in case the user needs to dial * * * to invoke the IVR, the OBi will play a dial tone for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds the OBi will turn silent and be ready to accept an incoming call to page.

[Edit] Reference to RJ45 changed to RJ11.

RonR

Quote from: ShermanObi on September 30, 2011, 05:36:36 PM
You may connect the OBi PHONE port to an external PA system via an RJ45-to-Line-Out connector

An RJ-45 connector is used for Ethernet connections.  It ain't gonna plug into the PHONE Port (and live to tell about it anyway).   :)

You'll want an RJ11-to-Line-Out connector to plug into the PHONE Port.

QBZappy

ShermanObi,

I think this part of the admin guide is incorrect. You can make 2 outgoing calls using the hook flash with just one GV account.

Google Voice™ Service

OBi device includes a native implementation of the Google Talk™ (XMPP) protocol that allows the user to use the Google Voice™ communications service as the SP1 or SP2 service. To enable Google Voice as the SP1 or SP2 service, set the underlying ITSP Profile's General::Protocol parameter to "Google Voice" (the default value of this parameter is "SIP"). Both SP1 and SP2 can be enabled for Google Voice, with a different account on each service.

Google Voice offers a call screening feature such that you must press digit 1 before answering an incoming GV call. OBi device can be setup to automatically do that for you when you pick up the phone. To enable this feature on the device, set  the X_SkipCallScreening parameter to YES (default is NO) (on the device web page, under the SP1/SP2 Service – CallingFeatures section).

Note that the device only allows one call at a time per GV account (2 calls at the same time if you have two GV accounts on SP1 and SP2) and the codec is limited to G711u only for all calls.
Owner of the 1st OBi110/100 units in service in Canada & South America. 1st OBi202 on my street. 1st OBi1032 in Montreal.

ShermanObi

Thanks for noticing and reporting the errors.
We will revise the docs.