OBi1032 IP Phone
Usetheforceobiwan:
Quote from: RFC3261 on August 17, 2014, 09:45:53 am
Quote from: carl on August 16, 2014, 08:58:22 pm
Impressive phone. Bit pricey though.
I expect that the small business telephony consultants/implementers will add this to their list of offered solutions. And while (some) individuals will purchase this for their residence, I would not expect that it is going to sell in large numbers (home phones is a shrinking market).
So you see the added value in the quasi-PBX functions that an Obi device provides? That's a dynamic I hadn't really considered but now that you mention it, well the price seems reasonable.
Felix:
My typical small-office (and even larger-office) implementation includes Cisco and Grandstream models that are $40-80 range. I am struggling to come up with a use case where this $200 model would be competitive.
I took note, however, of Google Voice support. Does it mean that Google original semi-private "cease and desist" notice is no longer relevant? Does it therefore means that OBi will continue to support GV for the foreseeable future?
While the business success of OBi1032 is very a interesting question for OBihai, I assume that the questions in the second paragraph are much more interesting for the rest of us
Usetheforceobiwan:
If I had one of these phones, I'de add a Obi-line to it for an FXO and strap a Beaglebone Black running FreePBX to the back of the stand. Then it would be a genuine PBX ;D
Too bad it doesn't appear to have video capabilities.
Ostracus:
Video would be nice. I believe ASUS has one. Also an analog jack would be nice.
RFC3261:
Quote from: Felix on August 17, 2014, 04:47:52 pm
I took note, however, of Google Voice support. Does it mean that Google original semi-private "cease and desist" notice is no longer relevant? Does it therefore means that OBi will continue to support GV for the foreseeable future?
While the business success of OBi1032 is very a interesting question for OBihai, I assume that the questions in the second paragraph are much more interesting for the rest of us
The ways of the Google are mysterious to any outside of the greater 1600 Ampitheatre Parkway complex.
My guess is no better than your guess, but I expect OBi to continue to allow Google Voice to be configured until Google pulls the plug on clients such as pidgin and OBi (Google has reportedly already ended server-to-server (federation) XMPP communications). Until/unless there is a (semi-public) rescinding of the end of support notice, Google is under no obligation to not end service whenever they have a reason to do so. That could be years, or hours, away, and is probably driven more by Hangouts features/schedules than anything else. With the recent change in leadership in that group priorities/features/schedules may have gotten adjusted. But see the first sentence.
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