OBi202 as a Voice message system using a USB key (No computer required)
QBZappy:
OBi202 Hybrid ATA/Router/Voice Mail system
It seems to me that the OBi202 has all of the hardware necessary to become some sort of a VM system. It even has the recording software sub-routines already built in. Within the OBi web page we could setup the configurations defining where to save the voice file, message duration, email voice messages, listen in on live and recorded messages, plus all the other usual things.
Along those lines, another neat feature would be to press say "#" while we are talking in order to record the conversation. This would make it more practical avoiding using the computer altogether.
Can anyone else can make suggestions to improve on this type of feature.
Since this product is in active development, we should seize the opportunity to make suggestions which can improve the product.
Ostracus:
Needs a cupholder. ;D
Maybe hang one of these off the USB port running FreePBX.
JohnBowler:
What you say makes a lot of sense; having the VM on google voice can be convenient, but GV is very restricted; no call recording on outgoing messages, insisting on announcing the fact when you press '4'. Google could fix this, then doing it on a 202 would make no sense, but I don't think they'll do that any time soon because they think that the single number is both a tie-in and a world-beater (they probably have a patent on it.)
It doesn't need to be on locally connect storage either, a SAMBA mounted volume on the LAN would be just fine. I guess the problem is that it is a never ending task; direct access over the WAN is one of the GV features, the 202 can do that with an approparite Dynamic DNS or static IP address but that's a whole load more software in the 202.
Personally I think a better approach is to simply have the 202 be able to connect to a VM service on the LAN and allow this to be invoked during a call to record it. The voice data could even be sent directly; the VM service would have to understand the same codecs as the 202 but that's not difficult. It's not perfect; Google can still do it better if they rise from their seated position, but it would work.
John Bowler <jbowler@acm.org>
Rick:
Quote from: JohnBowler on June 25, 2012, 06:07:31 pm
What you say makes a lot of sense; having the VM on google voice can be convenient, but GV is very restricted; no call recording on outgoing messages, insisting on announcing the fact when you press '4'. Google could fix this, then doing it on a 202 would make no sense, but I don't think they'll do that any time soon because they think that the single number is both a tie-in and a world-beater (they probably have a patent on it.)
It doesn't need to be on locally connect storage either, a SAMBA mounted volume on the LAN would be just fine. I guess the problem is that it is a never ending task; direct access over the WAN is one of the GV features, the 202 can do that with an approparite Dynamic DNS or static IP address but that's a whole load more software in the 202.
Personally I think a better approach is to simply have the 202 be able to connect to a VM service on the LAN and allow this to be invoked during a call to record it. The voice data could even be sent directly; the VM service would have to understand the same codecs as the 202 but that's not difficult. It's not perfect; Google can still do it better if they rise from their seated position, but it would work.
John Bowler <jbowler@acm.org>
So you want to record calls without announcing to the person on the other end that you are recording the call? Really? Do you look good in stripes? Sheldon looked awful on Big Bang Theory, although he wasn't trying to look like a prisoner, merely the Doppler Effect... :D
http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations
JohnBowler:
Quote from: Rick on June 27, 2012, 06:10:19 am
So you want to record calls without announcing to the person on the other end that you are recording the call?
Rick goes on to cite a reference to the Federal laws about recording conversations and the confusing array of State laws.
I live in Oregon, and any recording I make would be made in Oregon.
The problem here is that GV is imposing a blanket set of rules that assume:
1) Recording of an incoming call must be announced.
2) Recording of an outgoing call is not permitted.
It's kind of like Ford (a US manufacturer of motor vehicles) speed limiting all it's cars to 55mph because that is the maximum in *some* States.
John Bowler <jbowler@acm.org>
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