Quote from: vich on January 09, 2013, 04:22:01 PM
I have a 4 port analog line. I've set up 4 SP1-SP4 GVoice numbers.
I would like to be on direct SP1 to Line 1, SP2 to Line2, SP3 to Line 3, etc.
Then if I am on line SP1 I can put someone on hold and pickup and dial out on line SP2
at the same time someone else could be on line SP3 and put a customer on hold and call out on line SP4, with an additional phone of course.
OK, I struck out information that is irrelevant. You describe two people having simultaneous conversations; hence, you need two handsets (two phones, or two-line phone with two stations - doesn't matter). Everything else you can do "out of the box".
You don't need additional phone to put a person on hold and call out through a different provider. If you are on a call over SP1 (service provider 1), you
can put a person on hold and make an outgoing call on another provider (any of the 3 other providers that you set up). You also can have 3-way calling when the second call is an outbound call. To quote admin guide:
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On the first Hook-Flash during an active call the OBi can make a second outbound call.
On the second Hook-Flash, the first call and the second outbound call are placed in a conference.
To remove the second conferenced party, invoke a third Hook-Flash.
If you are on a call over SP1, and there is another incoming call - another person can pick up second phone, and have that conversation (or you can use "call waiting" feature of your phone and switch between caller 1 and caller 2). You
don't need 4 phones (or 4-line phone) in order to have conversation with 4 people - one person can't have two simultaneous conversations, anyway.
So, as long you expect one or two people on your side, and one to four people on the other side - OBi202 has all the capabilities you need.
By the way, GV allows two calls; so if you have a conversation on SP1, and you put that person on hold and want to make an outgoing call over SP1 as well (maybe to show specific Caller ID) - you can probably do that as well, although I've never tried it.