Using OBi and GV Outside the USA
cdcooker:
Hi, what I want is to place a call from Obi A in USA to Obi B in HK, and use AA to dial out HK local number to place a call in HK. In HK, there is no area code, just 8 digits phone number. I want to know how to make AA recognize I am dialing a HK number. If there is other easier way to accomplish what I want (place free HK phone call from USA by using Obi), please enlighten me. Thanks
Quote from: Dave on June 27, 2011, 01:52:54 pm
As I understand from this thread, people in US can call your GV number and your OBI in HK will ring. From HK use the attached phone to place an outgoing call through your GV port (probably SP1), and it will make free call to any US or Canada number. You will not need to use a US based Obi unit. Do you have a different understanding?
cdcooker:
Hi, thank you for your advice. I need some further explanation from you. Since I have GV setup on SP1 on both Obi, I need to find a similar service in HK as SP2, right? I really don't know if there is anything like this in HK.
The Obi that will be used in HK is Obi100, without a PSTN port. If I can't find similar service like GV in HK, do you think it is better off to buy a Obi110 for HK use, and hook up the regular phone line to the PSTN port? The house over there has local phone service.
Quote from: RonR on June 27, 2011, 01:02:32 pm
The OBi's can call each other equally well in either direction and both can be configured to have the AA allow outgoing calls on its trunks. You simply need one or more service providers configured on each OBi (SP1/SP2/PSTN) to use for those outgoing calls.
RonR:
I don't have any knowledge of what service providers are available in HK or what they might cost.
Dave:
Quote from: cdcooker on June 27, 2011, 02:22:12 pm
Hi, thank you for your advice. I need some further explanation from you. Since I have GV setup on SP1 on both Obi, I need to find a similar service in HK as SP2, right? I really don't know if there is anything like this in HK.
The Obi that will be used in HK is Obi100, without a PSTN port. If I can't find similar service like GV in HK, do you think it is better off to buy a Obi110 for HK use, and hook up the regular phone line to the PSTN port? The house over there has local phone service.
I'm trying to set-up the same service but in the Philippines. I'm told not many people have land lines there, so I'm looking for a VOIP service in Phils. You might look here, http://www.voip-catalog.com/voip_countries_hong-kong_1.html or if you have a land line, use the 110.
cdcooker:
Hi, thank you for your help. I think I will need Obi110 in HK to make use the available PSTN line.
Can you tell me a little more about the gateway stuff here? I read the Obi admin guide, and I am new to telephony, I don't understand what they are talking about. Gateway, trunk, all kinds of jargon. On the expert page of the Obitalk, there is a Gateways and Trunkgrps page. I assume this is the page to setup the sing-stage dialing. I don't have call-ID feature for my land line. How to make it work? thanks in advance.
Quote from: RonR on June 27, 2011, 01:02:32 pm
Better yet, with the proper configuration, each OBi can make local calls as well as calls through the remote OBi, directly (Single-Stage Dialing) without using the AA:
18005551212 -> Local PrimaryLine
**1 18005551212 -> Local SP1 Service
**2 18005551212 -> Local SP2 Service
**8 18005551212 -> Local LINE Port
**9 200123456 -> Local OBiTALK Service
2*18005551212 -> Remote PrimaryLine
2 **1 18005551212 -> Remote SP1 Service
2 **2 18005551212 -> Remote SP2 Service
2 **8 18005551212 -> Remote LINE Port
2 **9 200123456 -> Remote OBiTALK Service
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