How do I make an outbound call via GV using LINE port?
Shale:
Q1: OBi is generating that dialtone. It will connect you to GV or the Line port based on what you dial and how you have configured things.
Q2: It is OBi that is storing up the numbers, and will route according to the rules set up. The exception is that if you dial just #, you will connect to PSTN immediately, and the tones will be decoded by the phone company.
Agent88:
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! That's what I wanted to know.
That answer covers a lot of ground for me and I have no other questions at this time.
I just figured out that when I call my GV number from another phone, it rings the phone connected to the Obi device, so this must mean that the phone number of the phone appears as my Google Chat number.
drgeoff:
As Shale said, when you punch in numbers what happens depends on how the OBi is configured and what you dial. If you haven't change the defaults:
If you prepend the numbers with **1, they will be stripped off and your call go to GV.
If you prepend the numbers with **8, they will be stripped off and your call will go to AT&T POTS.
If you dial numbers not starting with ** nor # your call will go to whatever you have chosen to be the 'Primary Line'. IIRC the default setting for that is POTS.
If you dial #, the OBi will connect the phone to the POTS line.
Agent88:
Quote from: Shale on August 09, 2013, 09:12:58 pm
Q1: OBi is generating that dialtone.
Q2: It is OBi that is storing up the numbers, and will route according to the rules set up.
These two salient points are worth their weight in gold. I was suspicious that the ATA device was generating the dial tone but didn't know for sure. Now things make more sense. I get the rest of the story, now that I recognize the ATA is more than just a pass-through device.
Agent88:
Quote from: drgeoff on August 10, 2013, 04:35:37 am
As Shale said, when you punch in numbers what happens depends on how the OBi is configured and what you dial. If you haven't change the defaults:
If you prepend the numbers with **1, they will be stripped off and your call go to GV.
If you prepend the numbers with **8, they will be stripped off and your call will go to AT&T POTS.
If you dial numbers not starting with ** nor # your call will go to whatever you have chosen to be the 'Primary Line'. IIRC the default setting for that is POTS.
If you dial #, the OBi will connect the phone to the POTS line.
This is a very good quick reference tool. Think I'll make a copy of it and post it near the analog phone.
(I have 3 Obi devices, an IP phone and a house wired to AT&T POTS. I am prone to forget the dialing rules, especially if I don't use them for months.... :) )
My business lines are Anveo Voip, my personal lines use POTS for local calls and GV for long distance.
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