Buying Obi110 in Europe and call forwarding on PSTN line
fuli42:
Hello,
Just before hitting the order button amazon.co.uk, I would like to confirm two questions:
- I'm living in France. I can order Obi110 from amazon.co.uk and just plug it in? Or do I need to get an adapter as well?
- Can I forward calls coming from the voip accounts with my PSTN line subscription? I have unlimited calls on the landline. I would like to forward voip calls from my overseas colleagues through the landline to my mobile. Is it possible? If so, can it forward the caller ID too?
Thank you,
Balint
edit: added clarification to topic title
carl:
I can only fully answer the first question : You do not need a transformer, but you will need an adapter piece for the plug so you can plug it into a French outlet.
With the caller ID I am not sure because there are different standards out there.
I never had Obi110 so I do not know anything about the PSTN issue. What surprises me that you have free callings to cell phones from your French land line, that must be a pricey subscription.
fuli42:
Ok, I'll try to find an adapter on amazon as well.
Yes, it's a little crazy, but it's true! Right now most internet subscriptions (adsl or fiber) include free calling to French mobiles. Our subscription costs 25 euros only. Probably the providers realised that since people are never at home, or only at off-peak hours, they might as well just offer them the free minutes. :)
That's why I'm trying to take advantage of this with the Obi so at least the call-forwarding is free.
Stewart:
I am in Paris and have an OBi110 (purchased in US from Amazon) connected to Orange Livebox FTTH. It works fine, though I had to change DisconnectTonePattern for the Line port to 440-30;10;(.5+.5) for disconnects from the PSTN side to be recognized.
If the OBi receives a call by VoIP and forwards it via the Line port, it is not possible to pass caller ID of the original caller -- your local PSTN number will display on your mobile.
If passing caller ID is important, you have two options. Easiest is for your VoIP number to be forwarded by the provider to your mobile. Of course, that won't be free. IMO, Anveo, Callcentric and ippi are high quality; their calls to France mobile are $0.065/min. and up. If you don't get many other calls on your PSTN lilne, you could have the VoIP provider forward to your local PSTN number, which in turn forwards to your mobile (I assume that the latter leg would be free for you). That would take advantage of lower VoIP rates to FR landlines and bring the per-minute charge to $0.02 or less. You could also consider lower cost providers such as CallWithUs or Future-Nine; they charge <$0.04 to FR mobiles and <$0.01 to landlines. Of course, this method of forwarding does not involve an OBi at all.
The other approach is for the OBi to receive the call and forward it to your mobile or landline via a VoIP provider that permits spoofing the caller ID. For example, Voxbeam's rates are $0.028/$0.006 to mobile/landline. [I'm presently having some trouble with current OBi firmware and Voxbeam, but don't believe that the problem would affect your application. Voxbeam offers a small credit at signup, so you could test without making a payment.]
Who is your ISP? Mobile carrier? In what country(ies) do you have a DID for your colleagues to call you? With which VoIP provider(s)?
carl:
Localphone- which I use a lot- would forward your friend's calls to the French land line for 1.4c/min and from there you go for free to the cell phone. Their call quality is somewhat less than Callcentric's but definitely acceptable if you are on budget and they offer a ton of interesting things useful for an international person.
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