Hey all, just got an obi110 today. Got it setup and working fine with GV (without using the obi dashboard, as I am the kind of person who would much rather set things up myself.)
I tested it with my GV account it it works perfectly so far. I do have a couple questions though. First, should I set the DirectoryNumber to anything, or just leave it blank? (I think I remember reading that it is ignored when using GV, but I can't remember where.)
Second, as of right now I am waiting to get a phone line splitter to hook it up to my home phone system for the real test. I am wondering if I also need to get a DSL filter for it (I have DSL and home phone service from Verizon.)? (I am fairly certain that the answer to this one is yes.)
Third, and this is where my lack of telecommunications knowledge comes in (I am very good at computer networking, ironically, but phones scare the crap outta me
), when I hook it up to my home phone system, do I use the POTS or the regular phone jack?
Also, when (if) I drop Verizon home phone service, do I use the POTS or phone jack?
And because I like to know how things work, how do I know when I want to use POTS or phone? What is the difference?
And last, I know that I can't dial 911 (which is mainly, from my understanding, because of GV), so instead would it be a viable option to reroute calls to 911 to my local police departments number (which, in a worst case scenario, is much better than nothing, right?)
Thanks. Oh, and sorry for being such a noob haha