Does Obi Phone also need Obi200/202 ?

[JYLD]

If I buy an OBI Phone do I also need to buy an Obi200 or Obi202 or are the functions of the Obi200/202 built into the phone?

If I buy an OBI202 to use with my own phone can I make the built-in Obi202 router work as a switch and not issue DHCP so it doesn't conflict with my wired and wireless routers?

Thanks,

Gary

[carlyle705]

1. No, you don't need to buy any one of 202/200 if you have 1022. The only difference between OBI1022 and OBI202/200 is that OBI1022 doesn't support ring.to. Other than that, the 1022 phone is way better than an adapter(202/200)+analog phone, IMO.

2. Yes, you can disable the built-in DHCP server. This is what I did with my 202.

[JYLD]

Thank you for the help.  What is ring.to?

[drgeoff]

If you want a single phone, the 1022 is fine. If you want several phones throughout the house - wired extensions or DECT - the 1022 is a non-starter.

[JYLD]

OK, thanks for that additional information on the 1022.  How do the 1032 and 1062 handle ringing and transferring to different wired or wireless extensions?

Gary

[drgeoff]

OK, thanks for that additional information on the 1022.  How do the 1032 and 1062 handle ringing and transferring to different wired or wireless extensions?

Gary

Same as the 1022.

Perhaps I was not clear.  The OBi10xx phones have no way of connecting to other analogue extension phones (wired or wireless) unless those other phones are connected to an ATA.  The OBi10xx phones have no PHONE socket.

[JYLD]

OK, got it thanks.

Gary

[azrobert]

You can setup a smartphone, a computer or a phone connected to an ATA as an extension. You would use the OBion app or a SIP softphone. If you use SIP, the softphone must be able to call without registration.

I'm not familiar with the 1022, but on the 1032 to transfer a call you would use a Program key or the Transfer key. The program key would connect to the extension. With the Transfer key you would have to dial something. After the extension answers, you press Transfer Now and hangup.

[carlyle705]

Just fire up your web browser, and type ring.to in the address bar, see what's gonna happen.

Ring.to is another VoIP service provide similar to Google Voice, offers free calling through out US and Canada.