Well, I finally bit the bullet and replaced GV with CircleNet on SP1.
Voip.ms is on SP2 and I left it alone. I had not touched the OBI110 setup in several years and forgot everything about provisioning. I finally did it from the OBi Dashboard
Approved Service Providers --> Next --> Generic Service Provider:
Generic Service Provider: CircleNet
Primary Line for Outgoing Calls --> Checked
Service Provider Proxy Server:
outbound.circlenet.usService Provider Proxy Server Port: 5060
Outbound Proxy Server:
outbound.circlenet.usUser Name: Your assigned user name from CircleNet
Password: Your CircleNet password
URI: Blank
I initially had problems with the server,
west.circlenet.us not registering (completing the call). When I changed it to
outbound.circlenet.us, everything proceeded smoothly. This also happened with the Zoiper softphone on a Nokia Lumia 521. Sam_from_CircleNet may wish to look into this issue. Other posts say registration is not necessary and I do not see any place to explicitly register in the setup.
The quality of calls via OBI with CircleNet seems about on par with
Voip.ms. Zoiper on a cellphone has sporadic quality issues with both CircleNet and Voip.ms When placing a call via OBI, I do notice a slightly longer delay with CircleNet from the time the call is placed until connection is made when compared with
Voip.ms. This may be related to the server location. I am located in the Los Angeles area and using a
Voip.ms LA server.
I intend to support CircleNet. I like their business plan; e.g. no bull s..t pay in advance plans, just keep a positive balance and you are good-to-go. Also, their minutes are about half the price of
Voip.ms. In my case, this is largely irrelevant because I don't make many calls.