The route an Obie/Google Voice call takes
RonR:
Quote from: Stewart on February 06, 2012, 06:34:27 pm
I saw those posts, but was hoping that there was just a few defective units. Intentionally omitting the relay sounds like a lawsuit ready to happen. I just noticed that the manual now says "Logical FXS to FXO Relay For Service Continuity in Case of VoIP Service Failure", but I doubt that even that functionality is reliable -- there are many reasons why a device could be successfully registered but an outbound call won't work.
I didn't look for it, but I believe one post quoted a response from Obihai confirming the omission of the relay in current units.
I think the manual has always listed "Logical FXS to FXO Relay For Service Continuity in Case of VoIP Service Failure", but AFAIK, nothing but a power failure (and a reboot) deactivates the (once present) relay. The OBi does a horrible job of detecting a VoIP trunk failure when it comes to using Trunk Groups and I've never seen any indication it attempts to deactivate the relay under those conditions.
Lateralg:
Meanwhile, back to the topic:
"The route an Obie/Google Voice call takes"
Being one of the "elderly" people, I'm well aware of the importance of 911, and will address ways of dealing with it during my presentation.
Most of my audience needs to communicate with children & grandchildren who live in another state or country. They're likely to retain existing land lines if they go to Obie.
Without knowledge of Obie's capabilities, they're likely to go with Ooma, MagicJack, Vonage, Skype ... and receive less value for their time and money.
I sincerely appreciate the thought & time put into your replies. I also hope that you can help us elderly folk get the information we're looking for.
Lateralg:
RonR
Thanks for the link to the administration guide.
Skimming it leads me to the conclusion that we really don't need Google Voice. In fact, it appears that Obie capabilities far exceed those of GV. Correct?
Is there a glossary of terms available anywhere?
I also conclude that we can count on Obie being around for awhile. They have clearly invested a huge amount in developing capabilities. The very-well-done guide itself represents a significant investment.
RonR:
Lateralg,
The OBi100/110 is a hardware device produced by Obihai. While Obihai does provide an OBiTALK Service voice server that allows OBi units to communicate with each other at no extra charge, a separate service provider such as Google Voice or a SIP provider is required for making PSTN calls.
As to the future of Obihai and the OBiTALK servers, we all hope they will be around for a long while, but there are certainly no guarantees. There are also no guarantees of uptime on the OBiTALK configuration and voice servers, which have suffered a few outages over time. Loss of the configuration server poses no real problem as the OBi can be configured directly. Loss of the voice server can also be circumvented by using SIP to interconnect the OBi's, but it requires slightly more in the way of configuration.
infin8loop:
Quote from: Stewart on February 06, 2012, 06:11:54 pm
Quote from: Lateralg on February 06, 2012, 04:12:58 pm
I'll be presenting the features of Obie to a group of ~100 very active senior citizens.
I wouldn't touch that project with a ten-foot pole.
Listen to Stewart now and believe him later.
When does one go from being just an old fart to elderly? I guess if I have to ask....
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