Caller ID based Distinctive Ring
QBZappy:
Bob,
Let this be a lesson for Obihai. Features drive interest in a product. Good luck.
Bob.:
I was very surprised that this was not available on the Obi. Everything I read praised Obi's feature set. I understand that the people behind Obi were part of the Linksys PAP2T development team.
I guess the Obi is an 18 wheeler truck to haul every thing you have and all I need is a mini-van to get to kids to school.
Good news for me. Just before ordering the Cisco, I decided to try another power transformer I had laying around on my dead Linksys PAP2T. To my shock it worked. The old wall wart must have started having some kind of problems.
Maybe when the Linksys does really die I'll check back on the Obi.
Thanks again for everything.
Bob (with a dot)
giqcass:
I'm surprised Distinctive ring based on caller Id isn't available myself. I'm pretty sure my pap2t na has that.
Good work on the fake service provider hack!
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I guess the Obi is an 18 wheeler truck to haul every thing you have and all I need is a mini-van to get to kids to school.
I could live with the mini-van but it's more fun to drive the kids to school in an 18 wheeler. ;D
ianobi:
I was happy to be the test pilot to fly an original idea by QBZappy :)
The hack worked fine for me, but does consume three sessions while in use - so rather resource heavy. The simple answer would be for OBihai to listen and provide what most other devices, cell phones etc provide as standard!
Bob.:
giqcass,
Yes the Linksys PAP2T does do this very easily, as does the Cicso 112/122. You only have to enter the phone numbers into a text box on the appropriate configuration screen. Done.
Ian,
It's entirely possible that I didn't get the setup exactly right. But, it just wasn't worth the fight.
Hopefully the Obi folks will see this thread and implement this in the future. It is certainly a standard feature in many cell phones and even in some Voip providers.
Thanks,
Bob
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