POTS adapter
steve54301:
I really liked what Obihia had going with google voice. I often wondered if it was a cooperative effort between them and google.
I'd like to see an adapter that can still work after May of next year when XMPP ends.
I wonder how feasible it would be for a future adapter to run android. And then the user who buys it, can go to google play and purchase an app authored by google. This way it wouldn't be a third party application, and google who provides the service would have more control over the end user application, since they will have authored it.
Obihia, please look into a working relationship with google. Users will buy your hardware. Thank you.
QBZappy:
@steve54301
Any wireless android smart phone will do today what you are asking for. Also consider that this can be accomplished without the use of an Obi. The used market for droid smart phones is growing every day as newer models are introduced. Consider that you can even get a DID number from Republic Wireless (no contract) with unlimited use for $5/mo (wifi only). At this price point we should consider Wireless Republic as a competitor with other voip service providers like CC.
dircom:
please let me know when the call quality of a cell phone is better than a landline (POTS or Voip)
I worked in a call center for three years, and Pots was usually the best, then Voip, then Cell
granted a pots line can have a short, ground, cross or foreign battery on the line
and voip can suffer from packet loss or delay
but cell phones were usually the worst quality
QBZappy:
@dircom
Quote from: dircom on November 09, 2013, 12:47:38 pm
please let me know when the call quality of a cell phone is better than a landline (POTS or Voip)
I worked in a call center for three years, and Pots was usually the best, then Voip, then Cell
Comparing the OBi wifi dongle or even a wired OBi to a service such as Wireless Republic on wifi, I would expect similar quality. At $5/mo (wifi only) including 911 (I believe) it is hard to beat. If you choose the more expensive Wireless Republic service which includes 3G you get the added benefit of cell coverage. To be fair we would need to compare the call only while using a wifi connection only. The added convenience of cellular service comes with a cost of perhaps having a lower quality call on 3G. AFAIK the OBi has no 3G dongle to make a comparison.
I think Wireless Republic with their android phones is a serious competitor to voip service providers. Think of the phone like the cost of buying an ATA. I wish my OBi could let me do everything that an android phone can do. Tablets like smart phones are good at consuming media. A sip call is another way to consume media.
dircom:
suggest Obi "210x"
Pots + 4 voip + sim card
= versatile ata
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