Frequent auto-generated outbound 800# calls through GVoice?
docdirt:
I've been using an ObiTalk 110 for a year or two with Google Voice (a single GVoice number used only for the Obi device).
Recently I looked at my GVoice History and found numerous outbound calls to an 800 number (18006481026), all 1 min long and several calls every day. It looks like there are literally thousands of these calls in my history.
Calling the number sounds like it is connecting to a computer/modem. Is this a number associated with Obihai? Is this normal? I haven't found anyone else describing such behavior; so, I'm a bit concerned. Can anyone shed any light on this?
Stewart:
That's probably your alarm system, set to report all openings and closings. See whether the times in the History match when you come and go.
[I hope that it has cellular backup. I wouldn't trust my security system to any VoIP provider, especially not GV.]
docdirt:
Stewart,
Thanks for the response. The house we purchased 4 years ago has an alarm system but it was never set up with a service. I certainly do not pay for one. And, the times do not match with anything I could think of that could trigger the alarm system. Since no one else has posted or replied on this issue, it appears that this I have a unique case.Does anyone know how to find out whom the number belongs to? A number search has come up empty.
Thanks
ianobi:
What does your OBi110 Call History show? If the calls are going out on sp1, then they must be incoming from somewhere - could be incoming on line port if Stewart is correct and you have some sort of "auto-dialler" device hiding somewhere in your house!
pc44:
Quote from: ianobi on July 30, 2012, 05:17:08 am
What does your OBi110 Call History show? If the calls are going out on sp1, then they must be incoming from somewhere - could be incoming on line port if Stewart is correct and you have some sort of "auto-dialler" device hiding somewhere in your house!
I think ianobi is right. Just pick a day (or a couple days when you are going to be away) and unplug the telephone line from your OBi's Line Port. Then, re-check the Google call log when you return. You said several 800 calls occur every day. So if no 800 calls occur during that time, you know the culprit is the line port. If the calls still occur, you are still making progress in eliminating possible sources.
pc44
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