Thanks for the reply...
Hmm.. this is a lot to go through to test this line port. I know the line port works, or at least it does when the power is off. I'm beginning to think that unless drgeoff or anyone else has some ideas of what other items I may be able to tinker with, I may return the OBI212 this weekend to Amazon and order a replacement from them (provided I can find on that they actually have available and if they don't I'll have to just wait).
Then I'll see if the replacement does the same thing. If it does, I know it's not a defect but something that's different about the OBI212 because this worked flawlessly on my OBI110. It's just that my OBI110 was loosing Google voice connections occasionally, and I wanted to try to move away form a wired connection to Wifi or have an OBI with a passthrough ethernet port which this OBI212 provides. It was supposed to be a replacement for the 110 for me and it almost is. The fact that I have to dial ## to answer the POTS just doesn't make sense to me.
I'll keep it until the weekend most likely to see if there are any more suggestions on this post as to what I can try in the settings, or if by some luck fo the draw, support get's in contact with me. This Premium support thing they claim to offer is apparently a joke. I may break down and call their customer service as to why it's taking so long to get someone in support to respond.
I do appreciate the suggestions though. I'm down for a puzzle but I have a life outside of this whole OBI thing. In the mean time I'll also keep trying to tweak some of the settings to see if I happen to stumble on what ever may be causing the issue.