Hi Jeetco,
Interesting topic, even more since I am interesting in the same thing - did not tried it yet.
Here is how far I got:
I - USA
They - Romania
OBI only in USA, since I could not figure out how to or who to talk to in order to get a personal line In Romania (got relatives there but don't want to use theirs) that could provide calls unlimited across Romania landline / cell for a monthly fixed fee (EG MagicJack, Nettalk).
I have 3 OBI's here in USA an I am EXTREMELLY happy with them. Also, on them I have GV, MJ and Nettalk.
Romania does calls here once in a while - I have a Romanian DID setup on a different ATA - for me, incoming is free and for them is a local call. But I am interested in being able to call them most of the time. Since I couldn't find a way to "purchase" a local line, let's say in Bucharest to offer for a fixed monthly fee all my needed internal calls, make no sens to send an OBI in Romania (although I could, since I could have where to).
In this moment, cheapest way for myself for outbound Romania is using one dedicated OBI, SP1 with SIP at
12voip.com and SP2 with SIP at
rynga.com - both offer great rates and some FREE landline calls - some rules apply, but there is a work around (PS - I know they are the same company, just trying to get 300 min / week free landline on each).
Got a few questions for your OBI setup in Romania:
What are you using to make calls in Romania - their PSTN Line ? What does cost you?
Is there a GV setup on OBI Romania, or all calls from Romania to USA are made through OBI end points?
Any more tricks that you could share to get this back and forward calls USA / Romania to minimum cost?
PS - I use one of my OBI's for Business. I had it nicely setup and the Auto Attendant will pick up all my calls. Calls will be redirected afterwards. Original settings in AA 1, 2, 3 are hidden, and work great for myself. I know the risk I'm involved in, like someone making calls on my account, but so far, never got even closer to that. One thing is that I ONLY accept caller ID, so I'll still be able to track down whoever tried that. If Localphone or other settings don't work for you, you could give this a try. Also, you could look into getting a Romanian DID where they can call you directle, maybe they can leave a message then you can call them back via OBI.
Thanks - just sharing my thoughts and trying to gain some more usefull info.