Quote from: vich on January 09, 2013, 11:32:03 AM
Thanks ianobi,
I tried that with the 2 lines I have set up currently. I could call out on line 1 connect to a phone, Press Flash and call out to another number. Put those on hold and went to line 2 and could do the same thing.
I worry about using the flash because we may connect the calls an the calls are usally negotiations where I am the middle man.
Thus when I heard Line1 & 2 could come out of the Phone 1 jack. I wondered could I get 3 &4 to come out the Phone 2 jack. Then we can use hold instead of flash. (less chance of conferencing the 2 callers).
I plan on adding another person to help me so thus the other reason for wanting 4 lines. If they get a call in, they can put on hold and do a quick call out and check on the other line. The calls often involved going back and forth negotiating so I want to make sure I don't actually end up with both parties on the line on the same time. Again hence the reason for 4 lines.
Does that make since?
Thanks for the your time and help.
Unfortunately, not to me... no.
It seems that your goal is to use 4 lines of your 4-line phone; in other words, you have a solution and are searching for the problem. Sorry for being so blunt. I suggest you think about the problem you are trying to solve.
So, let's go back to your answers.
QuoteMy ultimate short term goal is to add 2 more GV numbers.
OK, you can do it now. You have two providers set up; OBi202 allows four...
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I have them set so if the main number is busy it forwards to the next phone (PH#)
What do you mean by "main number is busy"? If the caller receives "busy signal", then the call didn't reach your home, and you can't forward it anywhere. Most SIP providers allow fallback number to be set on their website - I don't think Google Voice has this capability. But I am almost sure that you mean something else!
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I plan to have another person helping me who may get a call and like me put the person on. Hold and call another party to check on availability or status of what we are doing for the first caller.
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So, you need to have two receivers (whether those are two independent phones, or two stations of two-line phone is completely irrelevant). Again, you never mentioned that you actually
have two receivers - and I don't want to make assumptions. Everything else (holding, conferencing, transferring) can easily be done with your current equipment.
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I know I ultimately have to get some IP phones but I thought I read something that made me thing I could get all 4 lines going outbthrough the phone 1 & 2 port so I could have all 4 lines on my 4 line analog phone
I love IP phones; mainly for voice quality - but
nothing that you described tells me that you
have to get IP phones. I have no idea what the rest of the sentence (after 'but') means