Any tool available to show me if obi goes down?
BillDoe:
let me clarify what I'm looking for...it would be similar to the little icon in your systray which shows the status of your internet connection. If it goes down, you get the yellow "!" or something similar. This would be very helpful because I do not use my landline much, and I DO give the number out for people to call me. So lets say the Obi goes down for whatever (reason still undetermined) on a Sunday night at 2am....I may miss 3-4 calls and not even discover the problem until Tuesday...and if its down they cannot leave messages either.
also, my obi device is in a closet upstairs out of sight (where my internet switch and router and modem are)...not next to my phone, so checking the device would require running up and downstairs constantly...and...when it goes offline I don't get a red light, i get a fluttering green one, so its not that obvious
So what I need is some sort of immediate notification on my laptop or my phone which will alert me immediately so I can reboot the Obi as soon as I'm made aware of it not working. The root cause of it going out is still a mystery...I've tried everything suggested and yet it continues to happen. This is my attempt to at least have a "workaround" until (if ever) the problem gets resolved for good.
Rick:
Nope again.
I setup a Google Alert, not GV alert, that looks for "OBi down" and "OBi service down" and similar combinations, figuring people would be yapping about it.
If you use GV with your OBi, all your messages work just fine since GV doesn't care if the forward is working or not working, 5 rangs and they get the leave a message prompt.
I know of nothing remotely that will tell you our OBi is down. Mine was down last week and I didn't know it until I went to make a call.
BillDoe:
I think maybe my best option is to set up a temp forwarding number in GV which will allow BOTH the landline AND my cell to ring. That way, if the OBI goes down I still get the call to my cell and a notification of any vmail.
If I am home, I simply pick up the landline, but if not, I can still get the call when away and/or if home and the Obi is down (and I am unaware of it).
Sound good?
Lavarock7:
Some VOIP providers like Voip.Ms and Callcentric have a process to handle calls is there is no answer, the device is offline, etc. Thus the call could be routed to voicemail or a message or another phone like a cell.
BillDoe:
I have it set up in GV at present. Its says "temporary" but that only means you can disable it whenever you wish, or leave it in place permanently
https://support.google.com/voice/answer/115084?hl=en
I suspect this will be the only foolproof way to make sure I don't miss any calls if the Obi decides to go down without my knowing it for days on end...
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