Using Google Voice for Long Distance and Local Carrier for Local Calls
Busthead:
Quote from: ianobi on November 30, 2012, 01:43:36 am
Busthead,
Your original Line Port DigitMap:
([2-9]11S0|0|[2-9]xxxxxx|<530:>530xxxxxxx|18[06-8][06-8]xxxxxxx|<**1>1[2-79]xxxxxxxxx|<**1>011xx.)
Test1: 911 to reach emergency services: Have not tested
This should be no problem - 911 calls are a special case due to this rule in your Phone Port OutboundCallRoute:
{(<#:>|911):li}
This means that 911 calls will be sent direct to the Line Port regardless of anything in any DigitMap.
Test4: Ten digit 530 area code number: Does not funciton - Single ring, delay, and then "Call did not go through. Please try your call again" error message.
I suspect this rule [2-9]xxxxxx is matching the first seven of the ten digits dialled and sending out to line after the seventh digit. I will add a S4 delay in the proposed DigitMap.
Test5: Ten digit 800,866,877, or 888 area code number: Does not funciton - Single ring, delay, then busy signal.
Same problem as Test4, plus there is no route for ten digit numbers starting with 8.
Test8: Eleven digit long distance number: Have not tested
This should work fine through GV on sp1.
Test10: **8 + eleven digit long distance number: Does not funciton - "No call route available to complete call".
OBi is telling you the truth! Your digit map is designed to send long distance eleven digit numbers to GV. If you want the ability to use both, then you will need to change <**1>1[2-79]xxxxxxxxx to 1[2-79]xxxxxxxxx then long distance will go through PSTN unless you manually dial **1 followed by eleven digits. Or you make GV on sp1 your PrimaryLine, then we redirect all the PSTN numbers from there. I’ll assume leave PrimaryLine as PSTN for now. No need to change Phone Port OutboundCallRoute.
Proposed Line Port DigitMap:
([2-9]11S0|0|[2-9]xxxxxxS4|<530:>530xxxxxxx|8[06-8][06-8]xxxxxxx|18[06-8][06-8]xxxxxxx|<**1>1[2-79]xxxxxxxxx|<**1>011xx.)
Try this DigitMap and come back if needed for fine tuning or a complete rewrite :)
Very much appreciate the prompt reply and assistance.
I'm satisfied with just removing the <530:>530xxxxxxx digit map for now and not supporting the ten digit dial functionality.
I would however like to know how I can maintain PSTN as the PrimaryLine and GV for long distance but occasionally route long distance calls over PSTN (for outbound faxing). I though prepending **8 to the dialed number would do the trick.
Thanks
ianobi:
There are two answers. First, rewrite the DigitMaps to make sp1 the PrimaryLine, then you can redirect eleven digit numbers to PSTN using **8. All other numbers would route automatically. Second, if it is only very occassional use for faxes, then simply press # before dialling the number. This will connect you direct to the PSTN line with no OBi DigitMaps involved.
Let me know if you want to go with the first suggestion and I will suggest suitable DigitMaps.
Busthead:
Quote from: ianobi on December 01, 2012, 04:38:06 am
There are two answers. First, rewrite the DigitMaps to make sp1 the PrimaryLine, then you can redirect eleven digit numbers to PSTN using **8. All other numbers would route automatically. Second, if it is only very occassional use for faxes, then simply press # before dialling the number. This will connect you direct to the PSTN line with no OBi DigitMaps involved.
Let me know if you want to go with the first suggestion and I will suggest suitable DigitMaps.
Pressing # before faxing is an easy enough solution. Here is the digit map I ended up with:
([2-9]11S0|0|[2-9]xxxxxx|18[06-8][06-8]xxxxxxx|<**1>1[2-79]xxxxxxxxx|<**1>011xx.)
Much thanks.
dircom:
1 Not sure if I can port my # to GV, Bandwith.com does is not listed in my Central office. But it is in my local calling area.
2 If the internet went down, my wife would not be happy if we relied on GV
3 My wife does not want the phone to function any differently than it does now
Currently I have a bundle with Cox. Thinking about ditching CATV for OTA TV, & ditching cox phone, and getting a "Baby Bell" phn, because I am a "Baby Bell" retiree and can get local service cheap (+ discounts on features, nothing on LD)
I see on this thread, you can set up LD calling to be done thru GV, and local calling thru your PSTN line.
One problem I see, is if my wife is on our PSTN line right now, I know I can always use a phn connected to my OBI and use GV to dial out.
If she was using our cordless system connected to the Obi 110, I would not know which line she is using.
When you add a PSTN line to your Obi, are you not giving up a way to have two concurrent phone calls?
and the other problem is outgoing caller id on LD, would be different
CoalMinerRetired:
Quote from: dircom on March 04, 2013, 06:51:28 pm
One problem I see, is if my wife is on our PSTN line right now, I know I can always use a phn connected to my OBI and use GV to dial out.
A) If she was using our cordless system connected to the Obi 110, I would not know which line she is using.
B) When you add a PSTN line to your Obi, are you not giving up a way to have two concurrent phone calls?
C) and the other problem is outgoing caller id on LD, would be different
A) No, not true. An Obi110 has only one phone line (one jack) for an analog phone handset. The second jack is for the PSTN line, therefore if wife is on phone she is using the one and only phone line for her analog phone handset. Her call may be going out VoIP/GV or PSTN, that you do not know unless you look at lights on the device or call status in the device web page.
B) No. For an Obi110 there are two ports/jacks on an Obi110, one for an analog handset, and one for a PSTN line. These are not interchangeable. See this: http://www.obihai.com/matrix.html.
One possible solution for your case is to use an Obi110 and an Obi202, in which you would configure a means for a phone handset on the Obi202 to make a call terminating on the PSTN line on the Obi110. If the PSTN line is in use you'd get a fast busy ringback or whatever you configure.
C) True.
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