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General Support => New to Using the OBi / VoIP => Topic started by: Derwinator on April 27, 2012, 01:05:37 PM

Title: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: Derwinator on April 27, 2012, 01:05:37 PM
I guess I've just missed something simple here but how do I use the speed dial feature on the Obi100?  I have used ObiTalk to setup a couple of numbers and assigned their IDs.  So, how do I pick up my phone and get it to dial a number by its speed dial ID?
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: RonR on April 27, 2012, 01:09:00 PM
Simply dial the number of the Speed Dial (1 - 99), optionally followed by a # (which will immediately start the call instead of waiting an additional two seconds to see if you're going to dial a full number).
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: Derwinator on April 27, 2012, 02:33:14 PM
OK - perfect.  Got it working.  Need to remember to add "1" in front of the 10 digit number in the speed dial list.

Thanks,
Darren
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: RonR on April 27, 2012, 02:55:58 PM
Quote from: Derwinator on April 27, 2012, 02:33:14 PM
Need to remember to add "1" in front of the 10 digit number in the speed dial list.

If you're entering the number in TK format [i.e. SP2(18005551212)], it should be exactly as the service provider expects it.

If you're not entering the number in TK format [i.e. **28714990], it will be processed through the PHONE Port DigitMap and OutboundCallRoute as if you had dialed it from the phone.
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: dircom on June 02, 2014, 06:53:58 AM
If I want to dial **3, and then a speed dial such as 10#
ie **3 10# it does not work

can you choose a SP, and speed dial with your phone?
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: N7AS on June 02, 2014, 08:39:13 AM
Quote from: dircom on June 02, 2014, 06:53:58 AM
If I want to dial **3, and then a speed dial such as 10#
ie **3 10# it does not work

can you choose a SP, and speed dial with your phone?


Since **3 is SP3, just setup speed dial 10 as for example SP3(18005551212) then just dial 10#

Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: dircom on June 02, 2014, 08:43:47 AM
Not sure what you are saying
I have speed dials set up, and sometimes I want to use different providers
to use a different provider, I have to use **2, **3, **4 etc
after dialing **3 for example, how can I then use the speed dials?

I don't want use same speed dial with a set provider
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: N7AS on June 02, 2014, 08:49:46 AM
There are 99 speed dial slots available. I would just use separate speed dials for the different providers.
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: dircom on June 02, 2014, 08:53:17 AM
are you saying set up
**28005551234
**38005551234
**48005551234

or what?

back to the original question, can you use star codes ie **2, **3, and speed dials together?
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: ianobi on June 02, 2014, 09:37:30 AM
The speed dials are a "lookup list" based on the first two digits the Phone Port receives. In this case "*" counts as a digit. If digits are dialled in the range of 1 through 99 and no further digits are dialled then the Phone Port sees that as a speed dial. As soon as you dial the first "*" or the third normal digit, then the OBi knows it is not going to be a speed dial and processes the number using the Phone Port DigitMap instead. This means you cannot dial **3 followed by a speed dial.

If there are only a few numbers you wish to treat this way, then you could set up a User Defined DigitMap which would match say **210#, **310# and **410# all to the same number and route them correctly. I'm guessing this would have to very important to you before you go to those lengths!
Title: Re: How to use Speed Dial?
Post by: dircom on June 02, 2014, 09:44:52 AM
I got temporarily bumped out of my Vestalink unlimited plan for alleged business use.
(My mom got a pacemaker, and I made a lot of calls)
GV is still working so I just started to make some of the calls using them, as well as having a couple of inbound callers use my IPcomms, CC, or GV #'s

I will just use a speed dial slot to dial **3 xxx-xxx-xxxx for a couple of frequently dialed numbers

thanks ianobi