Obi100 as ATA for Skype?
TimDan:
Quote from: Stewart on January 11, 2012, 09:55:27 am
In your first post, you asked about a supplement to GV, so I assumed it was for 911, lower cost international calling, or some other function that GV doesn't handle. Since GV domestic calls are free (at least for this year), wouldn't that mean relatively few US outgoing minutes with the alternate provider?
My interest in VoIP is to significantly reduce my domestic outgoing call bill - currently about $35/month for AT&T landline. I make virtually no calls to foreign destinations, and I have a landline for incoming calls - which I may also switch to VoIP if I can keep its number. Since VoIP at my price point may not always be available due to temporary server outages, I want an alternative VoIP service to be available. I also want to keep the number of devices and their cabling at a minimum. It appears now that if I cannot find 2 suitable SIP VoIP services to work with an Obihai device, I shall have to use 2 ATAs, one for each line of my 2-line telephone, or to switch between 2 ATAs with a $15 R11 manual switch. Of course, using a single Obihai device and 2 SIP providers keeps the device count and cabling down, and that would be my preference. The attraction of Skype is the no. of people with Skype accounts and my satisfactory experience with Skype using a PC-based client.
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You might also consider providers such as VOIPo or Phonepower... These companies normally supply the required ATA, but also permit BYOD with some restrictions. Future-Nine's America Free plan might also be a good fit for your usage level.
Number portability and geographical location (southern California) of Voipo look good since most of my calls are to numbers in S. Cal., and Voipo's backer is HostGator, a S. Cal web hosting firm. Have you heard if Voipo is compatible with Obihai's ATAs?
TimDan
TimDan:
Quote from: TimDan on January 11, 2012, 11:28:00 am
I also want to keep the number of devices and their cabling at a minimum.
Another reason for that is that I have only 1 port remaining free on my 4-port router. If I were to use 2 or more ATAs, I'd have to get a new router with more ports. Thus my interest in using 1 ATA for both VoIP services.
TimDan
RonR:
Quote from: TimDan on January 11, 2012, 12:09:36 pm
Another reason for that is that I have only 1 port remaining free on my 4-port router. If I were to use 2 or more ATAs, I'd have to get a new router with more ports. Thus my interest in using 1 ATA for both VoIP services.
You can expand to more ports by using an Ethernet switch connected to your last router port.
In an earlier post, you mentioned having a two-line telephone. I hope you're aware that the OBi supports single-line telephones only. Although the OBi supports two VoIP service provider channelss, one proprietary OBiTALK channel, and a PSTN line, only one single-line telephone can be connected to the PHONE Port.
TimDan:
Quote from: RonR on January 11, 2012, 12:27:23 pm
... you mentioned having a two-line telephone. I hope you're aware that the OBi supports single-line telephones only. Although the OBi supports two VoIP service provider channelss, one proprietary OBiTALK channel, and a PSTN line, only one single-line telephone can be connected to the PHONE Port.
Yup. I momentariy forgot that only one telephone can act as the analog interface for an OBi ATA. I'd have to use 2 ATAs to make my 2-line telephone totally VoIP, and then I'd still have to manually select which line to use just as I do now with 2 landlines. With an Obihai ATA, though, I'd be able to use one "line" for 2 VoIP services, selecting which VoIP service with a **1 or **2 prefix (I gather). Since I don't have any need for bridging between the landline and any VoIP service, I don't need the OBi110 and its PHONE port.
TimDan
RonR:
Quote from: TimDan on January 11, 2012, 01:12:46 pm
Since I don't have any need for bridging between the landline and any VoIP service, I don't need the OBi110 and its PHONE port.
Unless you need the smaller size of the OBi100, I'd spend the extra couple of dollars on the OBi110 just to have the LINE Port. It can be used to connect another ATA , a Skype adapter, a MagicJack, or whatever.
Once you have the ability to bridge various services together, you'll be surprised at the ideas you come up with.
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