Using laptop as landline telephone
PC10SR:
I've now setup the static IPs and port forwarding on the router and configured PhonerLite and the OBi110 as per the earlier instructions. I haven't received the phone cable and adapter yet, so I can't test anything.
Also, I haven't yet added the device to the OBiTALK network. Is this a central part of the setup? Should a UK phone and RJ11 cable be OK for this?
ianobi:
I'm surprised that you were able to set up the OBi110 using the method I described without adding the OBi110 to the OBiTALK network. Please check to see if the settings have stayed set by looking at the device directly via its ip address page.
If all the settings are set as described, then the setup should be working. Try dialling out from PhonerLite. Also, PhonerLite should ring when there's an incoming call.
A UK phone is ok for testing if you can plug the rj11 cable directly into it. Otherwise you will need an adapter that converts from the British Telecom style plug on the phone to the rj11 socket of the OBi110 Phone Port.
In the final setup it looks like you will not need a phone plugged into the OBi110, but it is useful for testing.
PC10SR:
OK, i have some incremental progress:
I'm hooked up from the OBi telco port to my PSTN line with the cable from Amazon.
I have a domestic phone connected to the OBi phone port.
When I take the domestic phone off-hook I hear normal landline dial tone.
I have registered with OBiTalk and I have an OBi number.
The OBi echo test works fine.
I have double checked all the suggested settings and they are still good.
However:
When I dial out a known number on the domestic phone nothing happens until I hear a US voice in the earpiece saying "no service configured air. Please login to OBiTalk.com and configure your device."
When I call in on PSTN I get no response on either the domestic phone or PhonerLite.
When I try to call out on PhonerLite I get nothing but a continuous tone from the laptop speakers, followed eventually by a few seconds of pulsed tone then silence.
So, still a little way to go...
ianobi:
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When I take the domestic phone off-hook I hear normal landline dial tone.
This dial tone is supplied by the OBi Phone Port it does not indicate that you are connected correctly to the PSTN. If you take the domestic phone off hook and dial "#" that should give you PSTN dial tone and allow you to dial numbers. If that does not work then I suspect there's a problem with the connection between the OBi110 Line Port and the PSTN socket.
All of your other findings seem to suggest that the OBi110 is not connected to the PSTN correctly. If you look at Status > PHONE & LINE Status under Line Port Status it should show a TipRingVoltage of around 50v. This is the voltage of the PSTN line.
Not too far to go ...
PC10SR:
Any time I try to call out from the domestic phone (# or number) I get the "no service configured air message."
The line port status is on-hook, 0 mA, 0V when the phone is both on and off hook
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