direct dialing without attendant when a specific caller dials obi
sparkydc:
I am also new. have obi110, obi202 coming. I would like to setup a rule for a specific caller.
I have and elderly mom with english as a 2nd language that needs to call overseas. I would like to be able to set the outgoing line and produce a 2nd dialtone without any prompt so she could just dial the destination phone number.
is this possible?
in future I would like to put obi overseas and have her phone connected to the 2nd obi ready for her to dial local phone #,s.
Felix:
Quote from: sparkydc on April 25, 2012, 04:56:16 pm
I have and elderly mom with English as a 2nd language that needs to call overseas. I would like to be able to set the outgoing line and produce a 2nd dial-tone without any prompt so she could just dial the destination phone number.
is this possible?
Possible and quite easy. I set it up for my dad (who doesn't speak English either). I'll take a look tonight, in case Ron doesn't jump in first. However, my dad kept waiting the device to say something; so I recorded "user prompt" instead of just dial-tone. Turned up to be friendlier user interface ;)
Quote from: sparkydc on April 25, 2012, 04:56:16 pm
in future I would like to put obi overseas and have her phone connected to the 2nd obi ready for her to dial local phone #,s.
Does the local VSP give SIP credentials? I put one OBi in Israel, but it only works "one-way" (they have US phone number from Google Voice or IPKall); I wish I could use it to make outbound local calls. (Frankly, with the cost of calls 1c/min for land and 3c/min for mobile this desire is more geeky than financial ::) )
sparkydc:
mobil Europe is 15 cents still reasonable. the 2nd obi would be dual obi110 with line port at one location then call out over the line port to local numbers. I would also use it to call back to us with a local prepay phone.
calling over existing obi is the current goal. currently I have to visit and ask if she needs to call.
Felix:
You know - silly me! I set it up exactly as described in this post!
I wouldn't be able to say it better!
Stewart:
Quote from: sparkydc on April 25, 2012, 04:56:16 pm
I have and elderly mom with english as a 2nd language that needs to call overseas. I would like to be able to set the outgoing line and produce a 2nd dialtone without any prompt so she could just dial the destination phone number.
That's easy to do; provide some details (calling where, using what service, etc.) and we can give you the needed config.
However, for folks like your mom, rather than using the OBi, a service such as Localphone or Rebtel may be suitable. Once you set it up for her, she dials a local number and it rings directly to her contact overseas. (The system uses the combination of her caller ID and which access number she dials, to know which contact to call.)
Of the two, Localphone is less expensive to most destinations; IMO quality and reliability, though decent, are not as good. Both providers offer a five-minute free trial.
For just a few contacts, you could set up a similar system on the OBi. For example, your mom would dial an IPKall number; the OBi would recognize her caller ID and the URI set up at IPKall, forwarding the call via Betamax to her contact abroad.
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