PSTN and VOIP Account
Wilbour:
Quote from: RonR on April 16, 2012, 09:25:56 pm
Just make sure your PSTN Line is NOT connected to anything that gets connected to the OBi PHONE Port.
I isolated that one other phone and have it connected to the splitter which in turn is connected to the PHONE port on the OBi. All other phones are still connected to the PSTN as usual. I would have connected all phones to this port but noticed that when there is no power to the OBi, I don't get a dialtone. Everything is working as expected with a few oddities. I cannot dial "0" to reach the PSTN customer service on the additional OBi phone (rarely do this anyway) but I am sure I can modify my digi map for this. The OBi phone waits a full ring compared to standard phone before ringing when my home # is called (no need to worry, just interesting).
Wilbour:
Quote from: Stewart on April 16, 2012, 09:59:04 pm
From a phone connected only to your PSTN line, you can make a GV call by dialing your GV number. At the main menu, press 2 to make a call. This is most useful if your PSTN service has unlimited local calling and your GV number is local to you. (Your PSTN number should be one of the forwarding numbers on the GV account, but you can of course set GV to not actually forward there.)
Great advise but I live in Canada and cannot yet have GV forward to my home number, or cell for that matter. My GV # is for the town where my family lives in the US. That way they never have to pay to call me since the number is local. That being said I do not call my GV # from my PSTN line since it is long distance to start.
RonR:
Quote from: Wilbour on April 17, 2012, 01:00:05 pm
I would have connected all phones to this port but noticed that when there is no power to the OBi, I don't get a dialtone.
The current revision of OBi hardware is missing a relay that used to be present which connected the OBi PHONE Port to the OBi LINE Port in the event of a power failure.
Quote from: Wilbour on April 17, 2012, 01:00:05 pm
I cannot dial "0" to reach the PSTN customer service on the additional OBi phone (rarely do this anyway) but I am sure I can modify my digi map for this.
Physical Interfaces -> LINE Port -> DigitMap : (0|[2-9]11S0|[2-9]xxxxxxxxx|<**1>(1xxxxxxxxxx|011xx.))
Quote from: Wilbour on April 17, 2012, 01:00:05 pm
The OBi phone waits a full ring compared to standard phone before ringing when my home # is called (no need to worry, just interesting).
If your PSTN line doesn't have CallerID or you don't care about the OBi not receiving it, set:
Physical Interfaces -> LINE Port -> RingDelay : 0
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