Obi ONLY for outgoing calls?
drgeoff:
Quote from: p3ernie on January 21, 2020, 11:43:12 pm
Would I be able to do this on a Obi212? If I understand correctly there is no more support for Obi112?
There is no such thing as an OBi112.
An Obi212 is the replacement for an OBi110. Both have 1 jack to connect a phone and 1 jack to connect a landline.
drgeoff:
Quote from: p3ernie on January 21, 2020, 11:46:11 pm
Quote from: azrobert on January 20, 2020, 09:48:13 am
Quote from: ProfTech on January 20, 2020, 09:22:53 am
With a 2 line phone, connect one line to the Obi and the the other line to the PSTN. Works beautifully.
I believe the OP wants all outbound calls to have the GV CallerID. The 2nd line connected this way will have the landline CallerID. The OP could get the GV IVR by calling his GV number then make a new call to get the GV CallerID, but that's a pain.
OP said:
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1. Can I use the obihai to make outgoing calls so that my caller id shows the GV number?
2. Since I have a 2 line phone I would like to be able to make calls on both lines using the same GV number.
I believe one possible scenario would be setting up sp1 and sp2 on the obi to use the 2 line phone (my phone has a line 1 and line 2 combined option) and then to use the landline to call 911 I would just have to live with dialing **8 beforehand.
Not quite.
An OBi 212 has a single phone interface and will connect to only one line of a 2-line phone. You can have up to 4 different VoIP providers (=phone numbers) on an OBi212. You can manually or programmatically choose which one to use for an outgoing call. Incoming calls to all those numbers will ring the one line of the 2-line phone that is connected to the OBi212. You can have a different ring cadence to indicate which number is ringing.
You then have a choice with the landline.
a) You connect the landline to the other line of the 2-line phone. Calls you make and receive on the landline and the second line of the phone do not go through the OBi at all.
or
b) You connect the landline to the LINE jack of the OBi212. All calls you make and receive on the landline do go through the OBi and the same line of the 2-line phone as the VoIP calls. The OBi can be programmed to automatically route 911 calls to the landline. No **8 required.
p3ernie:
Quote from: drgeoff on January 22, 2020, 12:17:21 pm
Quote from: p3ernie on January 21, 2020, 11:46:11 pm
Quote from: azrobert on January 20, 2020, 09:48:13 am
Quote from: ProfTech on January 20, 2020, 09:22:53 am
With a 2 line phone, connect one line to the Obi and the the other line to the PSTN. Works beautifully.
I believe the OP wants all outbound calls to have the GV CallerID. The 2nd line connected this way will have the landline CallerID. The OP could get the GV IVR by calling his GV number then make a new call to get the GV CallerID, but that's a pain.
OP said:
Quote
1. Can I use the obihai to make outgoing calls so that my caller id shows the GV number?
2. Since I have a 2 line phone I would like to be able to make calls on both lines using the same GV number.
I believe one possible scenario would be setting up sp1 and sp2 on the obi to use the 2 line phone (my phone has a line 1 and line 2 combined option) and then to use the landline to call 911 I would just have to live with dialing **8 beforehand.
Not quite.
An OBi 212 has a single phone interface and will connect to only one line of a 2-line phone. You can have up to 4 different VoIP providers (=phone numbers) on an OBi212. You can manually or programmatically choose which one to use for an outgoing call. Incoming calls to all those numbers will ring the one line of the 2-line phone that is connected to the OBi212. You can have a different ring cadence to indicate which number is ringing.
You then have a choice with the landline.
a) You connect the landline to the other line of the 2-line phone. Calls you make and receive on the landline and the second line of the phone do not go through the OBi at all.
or
b) You connect the landline to the LINE jack of the OBi212. All calls you make and receive on the landline do go through the OBi and the same line of the 2-line phone as the VoIP calls. The OBi can be programmed to automatically route 911 calls to the landline. No **8 required.
Thank you so much for your detailed answer.
So in scenario b) if someone rang line 1 and I answered, could my partner then answer line 2 if another call came in and/or place an outgoing call while I am on line 1? And also in this scenario, if my partner was to place an outgoing call on line 2, would the cid show up as the gv number associated with line 1?
azrobert:
The OBi212 has only 1 phone port for a single line. Period! You can connect both phone Line1 and Line 2 via a splitter to the OBi212, but you would be sharing a single line and won't be able to make simultaneous calls. Below are some solutions using an OBi202. The OBi202 has 2 phone ports allowing for 2 separate lines, but does NOT have a Line port for a landline. These solutions give you everything you want, simultaneous calls, GV CallerID and ability to receive calls on line2 when line1 is busy.
Solution 1:
Phone Line1 and Line2 ------> OBi202
Separate phone(s) -----------> Landline for 911
Connect both lines to the OBi202. Use a separate phone(s) connected directly to the landline only for 911.
Solution 2:
Phone Line1 and Line2 ------> OBi202 --USB--OBiLine ---------> LandLine
The OBiLine is an adapter connected to the OBi202 via USB cable allowing for a landline connection. The OBiLine is discontinued, but you might be able to find a used or new one on Ebay. Here is one, but it's located in Australia.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/OBiLINE-FXO-to-USB-Phone-Line-Adapter/262643223114?epid=1163597109&hash=item3d26c18a4a:g:dEsAAOSwUDldZ1-g
Solution 3:
Phone Line1 and Line2 ------> OBi202 --Network-> OBi110 ---------> LandLine
I use an OBi110 to connect to a landline. 911 calls are sent over the network to the OBi110. The OBi110 is NOT supported by Polycom, but it still works for me. This is a more complicated setup. The OBi110 is available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Obihai-OBi110-Service-Telephone-Adapter/dp/B0045RMEPI/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R945YFE3P64I&keywords=obi110&qid=1579788909&sprefix=obi110%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-3
Edit:
Here's a solution using an OBi212 and an OBi200. The OBi200 has a single phone port and no landline connection. You can also use 2 OBi212s for an easier setup.
Solution 4:
Phone Line1 ------> OBi212 ---------> LandLine
Phone Line2 ------> OBi200 --Network --> OBi212
Phone Line 2 sends 911 calls over the network to the OBi212.
p3ernie:
Quote from: azrobert on January 23, 2020, 06:21:29 am
The OBi212 has only 1 phone port for a single line. Period! You can connect both phone Line1 and Line 2 via a splitter to the OBi212, but you would be sharing a single line and won't be able to make simultaneous calls. Below are some solutions using an OBi202. The OBi202 has 2 phone ports allowing for 2 separate lines, but does NOT have a Line port for a landline. These solutions give you everything you want, simultaneous calls, GV CallerID and ability to receive calls on line2 when line1 is busy.
Solution 1:
Phone Line1 and Line2 ------> OBi202
Separate phone(s) -----------> Landline for 911
Connect both lines to the OBi202. Use a separate phone(s) connected directly to the landline only for 911.
Solution 2:
Phone Line1 and Line2 ------> OBi202 --USB--OBiLine ---------> LandLine
The OBiLine is an adapter connected to the OBi202 via USB cable allowing for a landline connection. The OBiLine is discontinued, but you might be able to find a used or new one on Ebay. Here is one, but it's located in Australia.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/OBiLINE-FXO-to-USB-Phone-Line-Adapter/262643223114?epid=1163597109&hash=item3d26c18a4a:g:dEsAAOSwUDldZ1-g
Solution 3:
Phone Line1 and Line2 ------> OBi202 --Network-> OBi110 ---------> LandLine
I use an OBi110 to connect to a landline. 911 calls are sent over the network to the OBi110. The OBi110 is NOT supported by Polycom, but it still works for me. This is a more complicated setup. The OBi110 is available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Obihai-OBi110-Service-Telephone-Adapter/dp/B0045RMEPI/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R945YFE3P64I&keywords=obi110&qid=1579788909&sprefix=obi110%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-3
Edit:
Here's a solution using an OBi212 and an OBi200. The OBi200 has a single phone port and no landline connection. You can also use 2 OBi212s for an easier setup.
Solution 4:
Phone Line1 ------> OBi212 ---------> LandLine
Phone Line2 ------> OBi200 --Network --> OBi212
Phone Line 2 sends 911 calls over the network to the OBi212.
Wow thank you so much!! These are all really great ideas, I greatly appreciate your input.
One last question: If I wanted to place 2 more phones in 2 different rooms, would I then connect an obi202 to each of the phones to replicate this setup?
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