Quote from: 13183s on September 30, 2012, 04:17:27 PM
Sorry for the confusion. The OBi100 is connected correctly as OBi manual indicates and it works; it is not plugged into the incoming phone line.
My question is how to make local calls with my AT&T service, while OBi100/GV for long distance. After I successfully set up OBi100 and was able to use it, I plugged another phone into the regular AT&T phone outlet in the other room and then DSL died and I cannot use internet. I have tried to use RJ-11 splitter, so that the GV and AT&T were in the same room, but same problem with dead DSL afterward.
Thank you so much.
Let's review the situation, I think you're confusing things.
The OBi100 hooks up to your internet connection. Your internet connection is supplied by DSL. Therefore, here's the way I see your connection should be:
Phone line comes into the house and feeds all your phone jacks. Each device connected to the phone jacks likely has a DSL filter on it.
The DSL modem is likely connected to one outlet with a special DSL splitter. That DSL splitter allows one connection to a telephone, and another to the DSL modem.
Off of the DSL modem you should have an internet router, which then sends wired / wireless internet throughout your home.
The OBi100 is designed to provide you with access via the internet. Therefore, the OBi100 should be connected to your router. It should NOT be connected to any phone lines at all.
Then, you plug a PHONE into the OBi100, and that phone should work on Google Voice via the internet.
Therefore, you now have phone service two ways. 1) On the single phone that is plugged into the OBi100 and 2) On all the other phones connected to the regular POTS system.
If you want multiple phones in your home using the OBi and Google Voice, then you have several options:
1) Switch to an OBi110 and connect it to your home phone line, which will then provide you with the ability to use your POTS line or your GV line.
2) Connect a wireless telephone base to the OBi100. Then, all the phones powered off of that base will work with GV, whereever you put them in the home.
If you have your OBi100 plugged into anything other than the internet and a phone line (i.e. plugged into a wall outlet), that will mess things up.
Hope this helps.