Possible Costumer has questions
chuby:
Hi I have looked for an FXO that I can use to dial my PSTN using my cell phone.
Obi seems that it could work but I have a question, what I want to do is this:
Android Phone ------ > FXO ( obi 110 ? ) ------> PSTN
(in my country landline calls are way cheaper than cell phones )
so I know that obi by using obion can do this HOWEVER, I call using my cellphone because
ALL my contacts are in my cell, and I am a lazy ^!!@#@@! that does not like to manual dial the
PSTN.
now this is the case, it seems that OBIon does not integrate with the regular dialer like Skype Does or
some SIP phones do, so can I use another SIP program to dial instead of OBIon but without the need
to edit my numbers so if I have to dial
555-5555
I don't have to dial
**9 xxxxxxxxxx 555-5555
I just want to press the call button get the menu that says use Normal Dialer, SIP Dialer (obi110 ? ) or Skype, select the Sip Dialer and make my call without any hassle.
I have seen that you guys recommend some online free sip providers to do this, but if I do this can I just dial
555-5555 and make my call ?
Thank you in advance !
Pd. my Cell Phone is a Samsing Galaxy SII, Rooted... 4.0.3 ICS.
QBZappy:
chuby,
OBiAPP can use the OBi unit 99 speed dial numbers. That should be sufficient for most people. The speed dial numbers can even be set up to dial any GTalk/GChat address as well. You will need to re-enter the numbers. I don't know if you are aware that the OBi also can make a call back. This feature is interesting for those that have cell plans with free incoming airtime. When the unit calls you back you can make any outgoing call including any that you have setup in the speed dials.
chuby:
Quote from: QBZappy on May 26, 2012, 04:26:10 pm
chuby,
OBiAPP can use the OBi unit 99 speed dial numbers. That should be sufficient for most people. The speed dial numbers can even be set up to dial any GTalk/GChat address as well. You will need to re-enter the numbers. I don't know if you are aware that the OBi also can make a call back. This feature is interesting for those that have cell plans with free incoming airtime. When the unit calls you back you can make any outgoing call including any that you have setup in the speed dials.
Hi QBZappy I appreciate your response, I do love that OBi has that many speed dial numbers, that's great to keep family and friends ( I am latin, and we latins have HUGE families )
Regarding dials to GTalk and GChat, I don't really use those, nor many of my friends, I guess that in USA or CA, that is a lot of help being able to use Gtalk for free for instance however here it's not :/
It's interesting the callback feature, however incomming airtime in my country is not free.
I do love the 99 numbers but the thing is that I need what I wrote before, just because of this:
I use this to call costumers, but I have them on a database software, when I click on their phone it says: do you want to dial or do you want to send an SMS so if I can use an alternate phone I would just check I want to dial, and it will dial, those costumers are not even on my contact list and those are the ones that I have to call a LOT
so and idea if what I can do can indeed be done ? TIA :)
Stewart:
I use a free PBXes account to route calls from IP phones and other SIP clients to the OBi. With proper setup, you can dial directly from your contact list, e.g. from CSipSimple. The OBi is set up as a sub-PBX on PBXes. A free PBXes account is limited to 2000 min/mo. and 60 min./call. If you will be exceeding those limits, you'll need a paid account or another solution.
It's also possible for a SIP client to dial through the OBi directly, though setup is tricky if the devices are not on the same LAN.
There may be an alternate good solution, using a commercial SIP provider. What country are you in? What do your local or national calls presently cost from your landline? Approximate minutes usage?
chuby:
Quote from: Stewart on May 27, 2012, 04:34:20 am
I use a free PBXes account to route calls from IP phones and other SIP clients to the OBi. With proper setup, you can dial directly from your contact list, e.g. from CSipSimple. The OBi is set up as a sub-PBX on PBXes. A free PBXes account is limited to 2000 min/mo. and 60 min./call. If you will be exceeding those limits, you'll need a paid account or another solution.
It's also possible for a SIP client to dial through the OBi directly, though setup is tricky if the devices are not on the same LAN.
There may be an alternate good solution, using a commercial SIP provider. What country are you in? What do your local or national calls presently cost from your landline? Approximate minutes usage?
Hi I really really appreciate your input, first of all, 99% of the calls come from a LAN, and I do have a VPN on my router ( VPN server, using open WRT ) so my phone can ALWAYS be part of my LAN, so even if it's hard it rocks that I can get a sip client to dial through obi directly.
Now regarding a free PBX account, I think that's a viable option since most calls are 5-10min, and I estimate that 300 calls on average would fit, because most of the times costumers call, I do have to call back specially when everyone is busy, but I could use 2-3 free accounts and switch them when one is about to die :D, of course, I plan to expand so this is an option that will be strongly considered to start, but as stated before the phones can always be on the LAN, so direct to obi will be the best option.
My country and costs... in USD
Country Costa Rica:
Landlines to Landlines < 0.001$
Landline to Cellphone = 0.04$ ( aproximately )
Cellphone to Landline = 0.05$ ( aproximately )
Cellphone to Cellphone = 0.05$ ( aproximately )
so the least expensive option is Landline to Landline, so when possible I do call to landline, however Landline to Cellphone is less expensive, around 1-2 us$ cents per call, and I use around 1500 minutes a month now, however that is rising quickly, so that's why I'm looking for this option, if it would be possible to save even 1cent per call it's worth it, and the unit will pay for itself rather fast.
Now of course I call a lot to my family, as well so maybe I will install another obi where my parents live so I could call them for free, and lower the bills even more, ( 45 per obi bucks if I can save 10$ a month 5 months the investment will get paied )
Anyhow all of this seem like viable solutions to a problem I need to fix ! ;D
I really appreciate your help, and I think I will order the obis today ! I think I saw a cupon somewhere so I'll look for that !
chuby.
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