Line port configurable as a 2nd Phone port
GizmoChicken:
Quote from: MichiganTelephone on March 20, 2011, 01:12:39 pm
Quote from: will on March 20, 2011, 12:29:41 pm
Everyone that wants a second line should post here to let the people at obihai know that this is something that people really want. They may be thinking that it isn't that popular.
If it wouldn't add more than a few bucks to the cost, I'd actually like to see a model that supports four phone ports at a minimum. Phone ports on a device like this are like ports on a router - if you need more than one, then no matter how many you have, you always need that many +1. ESPECIALLY when you can get free service from someplace. You need one, your wife needs one, and then you have a kid… :)
And, a lot of small offices still have four line phone systems. It's not just coincidence that there are four usable pairs in cat 3/5/6 wiring.
I too would like to see a model with 4 FXS ports. And I would hope that such a device would support at least 8 SP accounts. Further, if at all possible, I would hope that a user would have the ability to allocate SP account to the FXS ports as flexibly as possible. For example, on one OBi I might want to have 2 SP accounts on each of the 4 FXS ports. But on another OBi, I might want to have 1 SP account each 3 FXS ports, with the remaining 5 SP accounts on the remaining (4th) FXS port.
ckleea:
Interesting discussion but more FXS ports design is up to yjeir marketing strategy. I believe it will be up to US$200 price range.
Not bad for home business
GizmoChicken:
Quote from: ckleea on April 26, 2011, 03:20:50 pm
Interesting discussion but more FXS ports design is up to yjeir marketing strategy. I believe it will be up to US$200 price range.
Not bad for home business
Yep, home/small business is what I have in mind. But if priced right, large families would likely be interested too.
As for the price target, I'd pay at least in the low $100's, and maybe more depending on its functionality.
whitestar:
I agree with having 2 phone ports. I personally can't think of a reason I would need a line port. Can a dial up modem connect to a line port? maybe then I might have some use for it.
Otherwise, I think 1 phone port for each service is more useful for family situations. I understand its probably not possible for the Obi110, but perhaps an Obi120 could be released in the future with 2 phone ports instead of 1 phone and 1 line.
QBZappy:
whitestar
Hi, This might give you some ideas for using the line port
Alternate uses for the Line Port for people who don't need it for POTS line
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=85.msg184#msg184
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