One stage dialling to remote OBi110's voice services in future firmware 1.3
yhfung:
How do you connect OOMA to OBi box1? Via the LINE port of box1?
YH
ajayhere24:
You got it right, i connect it via the line port of box1.
jimates:
@ ajayhere24
Single stage dialing from one Obi through another became available with the last firmware update. Once you access the Obi by dialing into it, you should be able to use that feature of the Obi.
So once you call into the Obi you should be able to place a call to your father's cell by using the single stage dialing set up in the speed dial of the Obi.
First, in order for you to access the Obi's AA the number you are calling from has to be a Trusted Caller ID of the Obi. You can't just call in from any number and access it.
Calling into your Obi from a Trusted Caller ID will reach the AA. You then select 2 to place a new call. Then you dial as if you were using the phone plugged into the Obi itslef.
Since both Obi's are in your account the other Obi should already be in your Obi's speed dial list. Once connected to the AA you press the number that corresponds to Obi #2, then press *, then enter the 10 or 11 digit number you wish to dial.
Example if Obi #2 is speed dial 4.
Call your Ooma from a Trusted Caller ID
the AA will answer
press 2 to make a new call
press 4*1 + your dad's number
the call will be delivered to your dad's phone using the default service of Obi #2
the caller id that shows on your dad's phone will be that of the service used at Obi #2 to place the call
One way to be able to access the AA from random phones is to use a google voice account just for that purpose. Put the google voice number in the Trusted Caller of the Obi. From any phone you can call the google voice number and access the google voice attendant to place a call into your Obi. The google voice number will always be the incoming caller id so the call will always go to the AA.
ajayhere24:
Thank you for the quick answer! What i am trying to figure out here is can i store the obi # for box2 and my dads cell phone number in a speed dial? What i am trying to avoid is having to punch in all the numbers of my dads cell phone.
So from the following steps:
1) Call your Ooma from a Trusted Caller ID
2) the AA will answer
3) press 2 to make a new call
4) press 4*1 + your dad's number
can all of Step number 4 simply be a speed dial number so all i have to do is just hit a speed dial number like 5*(i am not sure how you use speed dial) and it dials the number for obi box2 and my dads cell phone number.
thank you,
Ajay
jimates:
Quote from: ajayhere24 on March 30, 2011, 08:08:18 pm
Thank you for the quick answer! What i am trying to figure out here is can i store the obi # for box2 and my dads cell phone number in a speed dial? What i am trying to avoid is having to punch in all the numbers of my dads cell phone.
So from the following steps:
1) Call your Ooma from a Trusted Caller ID
2) the AA will answer
3) press 2 to make a new call
4) press 4*1 + your dad's number
can all of Step number 4 simply be a speed dial number so all i have to do is just hit a speed dial number like 5*(i am not sure how you use speed dial) and it dials the number for obi box2 and my dads cell phone number.
thank you,
Ajay
I misspoke when I said "Single stage dialing from one Obi through another ........."
Single stage Dialing is possible from one of the apps by assigning an Obi device as a default gateway.
What they gave us for Obi to Obi is referred to as Direct Dialing.
Direct Dialing is possible from one Obi through another Obi to a regular phone number. Although it may not seem to be very "Direct" what they really mean is you are bypassing the AA of the remote Obi. Step 4 is what you would have to do normally if you were dialing from the phone at the Obi itself. So at this time there is no way to shorten that part of the process. And everything involved prior to that is normal procedure for accessing the AA.
I feel sure that as things develop they will give use much better options for placing such calls.
Normally you would press 4# to speed dial Obi #2.
By pressing 4*xxxxxxxxxxx not only speed dials Obi #2, it tells the remote Obi to dial out on the other end.
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