Thank you for alerting me to this issue.
My new, out of the box obi202 also has this problem.
Unfortunately the firmware came "pre-updated" so I was hoping to stay with the old firmware that works but that was not an option. It seems to have been shipped with the new bad firmware.
It does indeed render the device useless as matters stand, however, is there any word (anyone??) on when obi plans to fix this problem as I'm sure they will.
Otherwise I will be returning this box to Amazon and buying an obi110 instead.
Meanwhile, as a temporary fix, I have put my obi202 on a household timer so it power cycles several times a day.
At least I lose only a few minutes rather than "until I remember to reboot the obi".