Quote from: RFC3261 on March 31, 2016, 06:44:29 PM
Interesting, since I am using an existing OBiPlus (Basic/Lite/Free) subscription just fine with firmware 5135. It is true that OBiPlus can no longer be added to an account (no longer sold), but the existing features/functions seem to work the same as before (for better or worse)
Did you update firmware via the Obitalk web portal? I didn't. I also had Obitalk service and provisioning disabled.
And now the extra AAs are gone. The license state has nothing next to OBiPLUS Service Status.
My OBi202 works fine otherwise, but the Obiplus basic firmware in it is simply gone after dialing ***6, 1.
Nothing abnormal happened during the 5135 firmware update. It simply worked, and it effectively killed Obiplus in my OBi202.
Also, the Obiplus link in my
Obitalk.com portal is also gone. Before 5135, the link was still there.
If the requirement to continue using Obiplus with updated firmware releases was having an active $10 support subscription with Obihai and using
Obitalk.com to update firmware, that would have been nice to know.
The prior firmware updates I did that were not done via the
Obitalk.com web portal didn't eliminate my Obiplus license state before.
Given the response from Obihai Support, it seems older Obiplus basic users are no longer able to reinstate Obiplus if it's suddenly eliminated in the ATA.
So either someone at Obihai support is responding with the wrong information, or I should have used the
Obitalk.com web portal to update firmware.
Would I be willing to pay $10 to get my extra AAs back? Yes, but Obihai support hasn't made that offer. And given the Obiplus link in my web portal account is gone, it seems I'm out of luck.
I've also considered the possibility that the license expired, with no option of renewing, and that the firmware update for 5135 just happened to be on the same day as my Obiplus basic license expiring. But what are the odds? I don't ever recall seeing an expiry date.
The response from Obihai support seems pretty conclusive to me. If the option to get me to pay $10 existed, I'm sure they would have offered that option.