Obihai OBi202 VoIP Telephone Adapter with Built-In 2-Port Router & USB Port $60 + Free Shipping
 

Obihai via Amazon has the OBi202 VoIP Phone Adapter with Router & 2 Phone Ports for $74.99 - $15.00 with coupon promo code OBI20215 = $60 + free shipping.

To use the promo code (OBi20215), you must buy from the seller "Obihai Technology, Inc."

Link to Amazon site (with offer): http://www.amazon.com/Obihai-Tech...ric&sr=1-3

Additional offer: If you add the OBiWiFi wireless ($25) and OBiBT Bluetooth ($25) adapters to the purchase, you will get $10 off (each one). No promo code is needed.


Use with OBiWiFi [amazon.com] to connect via wireless to your home router -- e.g. phone is in the kitchen, but router is in the basement.

Use with OBiBT [amazon.com] to pair your cell phone to the OBi202 phone(s) and use your cell phone's service with your regular home phones.

Product Features:
- Works with Up to Four (4) VoIP Services: Google Voice and Other VoIP Service Support (SIP).
- Collaborative features which allow its phone ports to work together as a mini-phone system.
- High Quality Voice over IP Technology
- Built-In Router with QoS for VoIP Traffic Prioritization.
- OBiTALK Web Portal: The OBiTALK Web Portal allows you to manage your OBi endpoints and your Circle of Trust.

Benefits
- FREE Calls* to US & Canada Using Google Voice™
- Unlocked — Use with Any VoIP Service Provider (SIP)
- Get the Lowest Cost International Calls with Service Providers of Your Choice
- FREE Premium Features — Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, 3-Way Calling
- FREE OBi to OBi Calls Anywhere in the World
- No Computer Required to Make/Receive Calls
- OBi Callback — Make Calls at Receiving Rate when your OBi automatically calls you back!
- Fantastic Call Quality - Even when there is heavy Internet traffic.
- Mini-Phone System — The two phone ports work together making the OBi202 perfect for small business!
- Reliable Faxing with T.38 when supported from the connected VoIP service.
- Use FREE OBiON iPhone™ & Android™ Apps from Your Smart Phone

Obihai OBi202 VoIP Telephone Adapter with Built-In 2-Port Router & USB Port $60 + Free Shipping
 

Obihai via Amazon has Obihai OBi202 VoIP Telephone Adapter with Built-In 2-Port Router & USB Port for $75 - $15 off with promotion code OBi20215 = $60. Shipping is free. Thanks KodiakAlaska

You may also save an additional $10 off ($20 max discount) the OBiWiFi Wireless Adapter or OBiBT Bluetooth Adapter with the purchase of an OBi202.

This post can and should be edited by users like you :)
 

OOS as of 3/8/13 8:45 a.m. SD effect!

Firmware update information:
From your phone dial * * * 6 then hang up when prompted. Alternatively, log into your ObiTALK account and follow instructions.

Free E911 option if they serve your local government:
www.smart911.com
Can check availability under the About page.

Number porting information:
Obihai Guide [obihai.com]
Google Voice Forums [google.com]
ObiTALK Forums [obitalk.com]

Comparison of OBi devices:
http://www.obihai.com/matrix.html
http://www.obihai.com/product-primer.html

Some useful information about OBi

• Even though Google Voice don't have E911 support, you can signup for E911 yourself
  Link to How to set-up 911 calling on an OBi device
  http://blog.obihai.com/2011/11/ca...vices.html
  • Cheapest E911 provider is Anveo (at $0.8/month) http://www.anveo.com/service.asp (FREE plan and add E911)
  • If you are switching from POTS to Obi or other voip services, in many states the old phone line will remain active for calling 911. You just leave your phone connected and they disabled outgoing calls at the phone company computers.
  • if you do not want to 'dedicate' a SIP slot for E911, you can use http://www.gv911.com/ - costs $12/year
• before you start porting your number to GV, check this first http://www.obihai.com/porttutorial.html
• configuring 'single' stage dialing here - http://www.obitalk.com/forum/inde...pic=1103.0
• cheapest pay-per-minute is by localphone.com at 0.5 cent/minute to US numbers
• MagicJack/Nettalk/Ooma can be connected to the POTS line of this obi110 - look at obitalk forum for more info on this. (in theory these are next best to free GV)
• For people want alternative to GV, here are some good quality and/or low price Voips. Some of those VoIP Services offer phone number in other countries also. Remember this is a standard SIP device so you are not tie to GV and any specific Voip.
  • http://pbxinaflash.com/vitelity/ (Looks like Vitelity quality is gone. Read this thread in DSLReports for discussion about Vitelity quality [broadbandreports.com]
  • http://www.callcentric.com/ <--- many SDers and people in other Voip forum recommend this. Callcentric currently offer FREE NY phone number with free unlimited incoming calls
  • http://www.voip.ms/ <--- many SDers and people in other Voip forum recommend this.
  • flowroute [flowroute.com]
  • http://www.callwithus.com/
  • http://www.future-nine.com/
• Some Voip that provide free incoming call. May want to double check and see if this information is out of date or not.
  • For free incoming call, you can also use IpKall. It works with Callcentric to provide free local number in Washington State and free incoming call.
    http://www.ipkall.com/
  • Another service offer free incoming phone number
    http://www.sipgate.com/
• Here are some of the Voip that offer very low price International Calls
  • Onesuite and localphone offer a lot of local access number so can use it without Voip device. Those two also offer international local access number which you can use outside US. Check their website for more info.
    http://www.onesuite.com (Onesuite has been around for 10+ years and consistently great quality)
    - offer low price long distance
    - Internet Fax
    - Global Call Forwarding
    - Voip phone service
  • http://www.localphone.com (cheapest pay-per-minute is by localphone.com at 0.5 cent/minute to US numbers)

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Great deal for a great little device!

i say its a great deal at a very good price point.. i have obi's other devices - obi100 and obi110 and they are flawless !!! a great advantage with this device is the cell phone dialing via bluetooth (the bluetooth dongle costs $25 more and NO other dongles work other than the one sold by obi)..

new message on caller ID and stutter dial tone, but no real new message in voice mail usually means that a firmware is available. at least that was my recent case.

All 3 for $90.

Is there any Obi device that lets you port you the phone # or any other workable device besides Magic Jack?

good price, but I already own an obi110 which works fine for me..
any good reason to upgrade to the 202?

What did you do to update the firmware? The same thing happened to me recently for the first time.

I already have my free t-mobile sim card. Any suggestions on a cheap pre-paid phone to transfer out my ooma number to it?

Great price. I am debating whether to get one and sell my 110.

Edit: heck, I ordered one. I'll give my 110 to my parents so they can call me for free. On second thought...that may not be such a good idea ;)

you have to go to the obitalk website and once you login then click on the yellow icon with the explanation mark for your obi device.

i was trying everything that i could think of to clear that new message and stutter dial tone on the phone then right before i was about to leave it be i logged into obitalk and noticed the firmware update icon.

Funny.... just today I was thinking about this unit and hoping that it would go on sale again for $60 so that I could pick one up. I was even considering the Newegg v.me promo to try and snag one.

Thumbs up op and repped!

sorry for the ignorant post but is this like Ooma? I currently have ooma is there a need for me to switch over?

There's a way to do it using a cell phone. Port number to a pre-paid cell phone, and from there port it to google voice. http://support.google.com/voice/b...er=1065667

I've had the phantom message problem with an obi110 - it could be an unread text message rather than firmware.

You can do it from your phone or from website ...

dial ***6 from the phone connected to the OBi202. The announcement will let you know if there is an update. If there is, press 1 and hang-up. Your OBi will automatically update and restart in about 2-3 minutes. Alternatively, if you are logged-in to OBiTALK and see a yellow triangle to the right of your OBi device, you may click on the yellow triangle to start the automatic update.

More or less. I've never used Ooma, but the little that I know, yes.

Yea this is like Ooma. VOIP.
Now my Ooma has a light delay and it looks common. I wonder if this Obi has a delay.
Some searches for "obi vs ooma":
https://www.google.com/search?q=o...=firefox-a

You can pay google a fee to port into google voice. Then use google voice with Obi. Don't remember how much it is, I think $10 or so.

i just noticed that if you talk very loud on Ooma it will beep.

$20 to port number into GV and be locked. $3 to unlock number from GV and port out.

GV will only allow cellphone numbers to be ported in. so if you have a landline (POTS or VOIP) you have to port the number to a prepaid cell (t-mobile) first and then to GV. this has something to do with GV operating as a hybrid cell company.

I've purchased 0bi100 and then this 202. I have sold 100 later. But I guess I need 110 since I want to connect my ooma and obi together.. which 202 wont support.
So, dont buy 202 without establishing any need for its features for your situation

If you want to save some on taxes/fees. Using Google Voice on the OBi is 100% free (for now at least). Although I'd go for the OBi100 unless you really need the features of the OBi202.

for those that dont know the obi100/110 allows up to 2 SIPs and the Obi202 allows up to 4 SIPs.

i have ooma plugged into obi110.

obi line 1 dial **1 + number (default)

obi line 2 dial **2 + number

Ooma dial **8 + number

If your number is on a mobile device, port it to Google Voice. Then setup GV to be one of your (up to) 4 VOIP providers. Call and receive calls at your number on the Obi device via GV.

If your number is a land-line, port it first to a mobile phone (use something like the free prepaid T-mobile sim kit that comes up from time to time). Port your land line number to the mobile phone (pick up any compatible prepaid mobile phone compatible with the prepaid kit you choose from ebay for cheap, you only need it for a short time). Then, port your number to Google Voice from your now mobile device (GV will not port a land-line number yet). You should be able to do this for under $35 including the cheap prepaid phone, free/cheap prepaid sim kit, and the $20 fee to port a number to GV).

The other perk is that your phone number is no longer tied to a device, you can "point" your GV number virtually anywhere as your devices, location change.

Its $20 to port to Google Voice. If you have a landline, you'll have to consider the possible cost to port your number to a cell phone first.

$20 to port to GV from cell.

with t-mobile its free to port your number over. there are 2 ways. first, on the website directly (i.e. no temp number). second, call t-mobile after activating and getting the temp number and have them port it.

im going thru all this right now with a real (POTS) landline porting to t-mobile.

I just bought this last week for $72 from Amazon, I bet it won't be easy to get a price adjustment without returning / rebuying it.

It is a good device though and I did the port into Google Voice as well, it costs $20. It feels good to be able to finally stick it to my cable company and cancel service for their $30 / month phone plan.

call and try, if they say no, then try and bargain with them by saying it would be a lot less trouble for everyone if they just refund the difference.

btw, i feel the same way about firing att finally.

Excellent price. Deal TU. OP repped.

IMO, this should be FP !!!

You can buy another and then return the replacement to amazon on the old order. Should fit just fine in a flat rate mailer.

LOL my phone has been blinking and stuttering for well over a year and I had checked my phone, google voice as well as the obi admin site on my computer ....

My phone 'message waiting' light is finally resting after over 365 days of blinking... liekly over 31 million blinks... it thanks you :)

heh, i think mine stuttered and said new message for at least a month.

LMFAO.....

My obitalk has been doing that since like a month after I got it. Never once though anything of it and could never figure out why it was telling me I had a voicemail that I could never seem to find. I read the panasonic manual a couple of times and tried to reset the thing and clear out everything, but it never worked.

repped x1,000,000 if I could.


yup....

Yes, I know this. Obi100 or 202 doesnt do this :-) only Obi110 :D

hoping to reset and fix the problem i took the batteries out of the panasonic handsets and unplugged the base even! i think i unplugged the obi110 also! haha

no where in the obi reading did i see anything about the stuttering and new message not going away indicating a new firmware available.

yup, i almost purchased the obi100, but got the obi110 as i had a real (POTS) landline, but never used it with the obi110. now im very happy that i got the obi110 instead of the obi100.

yes, you know that! =P

can any one guide how can i do international calls ? currently i am using vonage which gives 3000 international free minutes :( ; every month i need atleast 4000 mins

I'm using mine with google voice for outbound calls and anveo for inbound calls. Anveo has free porting through the end of the month. An anveo account is 24.00 per year with free unlimited incoming calls. They also have an e911 service for .80 per month.

I am not getting $10 off for OBiWiFi wireless ($25), only for Obihai Technology OBIBT USB BLUETOOTH ADAPTER. Anybody with the same issue?

Noob here...I am grandfathered in for @home phone service with tmobile which I pay like $8/mo for for unlimited USA calling. I am not sure when this service will end, but I was interested to buy this device with the WIFI.

Question: does the wifi adapter basically allow me to take the obi and stick it in another room and plug in a phone into it and make calls thus making it portable and not needing an ethernet cable?

Thanks.

Yeah same here...

Delete from your cart and scroll below and you will see 2 yellow icons to add both for the $10 off...click on that and the total on checkout will be $74.99

Correct.

Previous editions have no wifi and require to be wired into your router or a switch.

If you created a wireless bridge with DD-wrt, you probably wouldn't need the wifi adapter though. But, that's a bit advanced for most.

you could make one of the previous versions wifi too by using a router in bridge mode.

for best results wired is the way to go.

just edited my post for that.....

Personally, that's what I'd do, but I understand some would not be so technically inclined.

this brings up a good point about emergency calls. people should have a cell phone too, in case your internet connection goes down, taking your VOIP with it. i've had ooma for about 3 years and it was off for about 3 hours about a year ago cause they had some kind of line cut at their data center. i havent seen GV go offline in the year ive had it.

Try adding the code manual at checkout promo code OBI20215, it worked for me.

i have been using this for over a year...great device but beware that you might get some marketing calls every now and then because is did after ported my phone to google voice.

if you want to port your landline or vonage in my case. Port you number to a prepaid service like verizon or att. then from there you can port it to Google voice. A little complicated and you have to pay for the first months prepaid service but it can be done

IT maybe get quite complicated setting this up, if your not a techie. Not recommended for Grandparents!

How do I block marketing calls?

Blocking Telemarketers with an OBi ATA [toao.net]

There are guides and youtube videos though.

So, if you can follow instructions, you should be okay.

if you login google voice there is an option to block the numbers and i had to sign up for the national do not call list again after i ported my number but every now and then i still get marketing calls.

BTW you can't call a 1800 number using google voice. you will need to add a 3rd party voip service for that and the same if you want e911 as well.

if you guys dont have a google voice number yet, i suggest you try it first before you port your number. Getting a google voice number is free.

can the same GV # be used for calls and as a fax #?

Great product at a great price. Using it with Google Voice and I love it. It's a great alternative to Ooma which I would say is more polished and complete package, but has a monthly cost.

I do not mind paying a fee - but how do I proceed to port to GV

Once you are logged in google voice you'll see an option to change/port your current google voice number. It's $20 is i remember it correctly

Do Not Call List is useless. I registered 2 years ago. Doesn't stop these damn marketing calls.

i just placed a 1-877 tollfree call on GV and it went thru.

no, at least not without a lot of effort which is beyond most people. the work around is to use an online faxing service. faxing works on ooma with *99

if you have a landline then you have to first port to a prepaid cell like tmobile. the sim cards are free or $1 when they run specials. if you dont already have a tmo phone you could ask a friend to borrow theirs. stores sell the prepaid phones with a sim for around $25. when you activate your sim online it asks if you want a new number or to use your own number (porting).

if you have a cell number then you create your gv account and pay the $20 fee to port your cell number in.

:lmao:

i have the 100 and the 202 just has the ability to have 4 voip and fax capabilities so i guess its not really worth the extra 20 bucks. unless u need to send faxes which is just use something called E-MAIL and ATTACHMENTS LOL...or one of those free online ones.

You don't know what you're talking about, 800 numbers work fine.

Use a Google Voice number. Their spam filter has had 100% accuracy so far for me. No false negatives or positives.

.....................

Nice product & Deal. I grabbed one of these from a previous SD posting last year, and it works great, including with our fax machine. Fwiw, I used the instructions on OBi's site for porting our old LAN # over to google voice http://www.obihai.com/porttutorial.html. It's a two step process that involves T-Mobile, as others above have pointed out, and at the time our total cost came to about $21 total: $20 for the google port fee and $1 for the t-mobile prepaid sim card.

Hmmm...... free with google voice you say.....

free Google Voice
 

yes it will be interesting to see what sort of pricing structure Google rolls out later this year when Gvoice is no longer free

Don't spread rumors unless you can back them up.

I have the Obihai 100 and one of the original Ooma boxes. Great free phone service, two lines running into the house, and NO AT&T!

I think these rumors usually start because each year Google Announces that Voice will be free through the end of ______. Right now, I believe, it's still "free through 2012" so a lot of people are expecting it to end.

Details here: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.c...anada.html

So this is the model I need if I want to port two land-line numbers (actually two numbers on one line, using "ringmaster" or "teen service")? Here is the comparison chart from the ObiHai site: http://www.obihai.com/matrix.html

Can someone please explain to me how this thing works? So I need to get physical telephone too? What options are there for service and pricing? Thanks. I've been looking to get one for a while but I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it.

They did update it through 2013.

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/201...anada.html

The thing is, posts like that start frenzies in these threads.

Getting one of these has been on my backburner for awhile... surprised this CAN do fax... damn you for making me spend $60 !!! (Thankfully I have some Amazon GC that I bought for 10% off, so this is actually $54 for me!)

plug into your router and plug a regular telephone into the obitalk device.

You essential get a telephone line and number free through google voice.

That's it.

you're in luck, they read your post end decided to extend it through 2013...


then everyone can go back to expecting it to end..... till around the last week of December when it gets extended again...


then everyone can go back to expecting it to end..... till around the last week of December when it gets extended again...


then everyone can go back to expecting it to end..... till around the last week of December when it gets extended again...

then everyone can go back to expecting it to end..... till around the last week of December when it gets extended again...


then everyone can go back to expecting it to end..... till around the last week of December when it gets extended again...


then everyone can go back to expecting it to end..... till around the last week of December when it gets extended again...


then everyone can go back to expecting it to end..... till around the last week of December when it gets extended again...


HTH

So does this mean you have 3 different phone lines? If 3 separate people call your house can there be 3 different conversations?
Can you point me to the best place to learn about setting this up?

Not if you have the old Ooma :) I pay nothing for using my Ooma.

I could never get the faxing to wok on the ooma.

I just got an email from ooma telling me they are no longer supporting my model and will no longer provide enhancements. They are trying to force me to go to the Telo.

Edit: Wow, I'm really slow... the below has been covered plenty already. Sorry.

Agreed, every Spring people predict the death of free GV "later this year." Then every late-December Google comes out with another free year [blogspot.com] (while making no-comment about future changes to the program.). Btw, it's technically free calling via Gmail, but it's what allows the GV free calling magic.

I have no doubt things will change someday (look at how the free Google apps went away), but who knows what will happen (or when)? So, as far as I know, they've again said nothing beyond the idea of free 2013 [blogspot.com].

Do you have some inside info you want to share?

It depends on what you are paying for those minutes. I know you say it is free, but that is not really the case as it is really included in your vonage fees. Depending on who you are calling I would compare google voice rates for the same calls you make in an average month. Then compare the cost of both options and see which is less per month.

So basically monthly price of vonage+1000 minutes to country(s) you are calling versus 4000 minutes via google voice.

Nope.

The ONE and ONLY source is the official google voice blog that's been mentioned. Everything else is just hear-say.

You can google countless forums of people speculating the death of free GV in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Don't get me wrong, I understand the concern, but it just starts feeding frenzies when people speculate like that so that's why I jumped to stop the talk. Google is being pretty generous with Google Fiber and the handful of markets it's available in. One can only hope that they're trying to seriously shake up and add competition to keeping America connected. Google Fiber is very fairly and very competitively priced where it's at.

voip have fax issues for some reason. some times the faxes go through and sometimes they dont so its kinda iffy. and yeah ooma is a decent service but i wouldnt pay over 40-60 bucks for a "hub" especially the new oomas doesnt seem worth a 100 bucks comapred to obi100 but everyone in my family has a cellphone and we only use the obi100 to make calls during the day so i dont run though my mins.

DEAD!

The promotion code OBi20215 gets the message:

"There was a problem. The promotional code you entered cannot be applied to your purchase."

Make sure you're adding it from Obihai as the seller --- not amazon.

If it still doesn't work, I don't know.

Yes, it does. Thanks Hawk! my bad..

whoa i just got the obihai110 shoulda waited!

If it allows 4 SIPs, does that mean I can use 4 different GV accounts/numbers simultaneously?

The wifi appears to be sold out via Obihai, which is the seller you need for the discount. The BT plug is still available.

Adding all three to the cart causes it to fail when you add the code.

Been waiting for a reason to finally jump on this. Did so. Thanks Op!

since it only appears to have one USB port, can you use both the wifi and blutooth adpaters? or do you need some kind of usb hub?

My Ooma just crapped out this week were the 1 and 2 lights stay solid, so this is perfect. Anybody know of a way to port my ooma number (which used to be my landline number) to Google voice? Google voice doesn't have any available numbers in my area. It seems you can only port mobile numbers. Appreciate any feedback.

I haven't seen it mentioned here, but there is also an app in the play store for Obion to use on your cell. On wifi it works pretty good and of course doesn't use any minutes of your plan... just another option once you get this. There is a slight delay, but it is as good or better than any other choice like Talkatone, GrooveIP etc.

typically you have to first port to a cheap pre-paid cell service and then port to google voice

some people mentioned you can use a non-powered usb hub.


correct.

but only two phones can be hooked up. So, two phones share two GV numbers.

Well, for $10 more, perhaps.

110 has the line input though for service from something like ooma, verizon, AT&T or any other provider.

202 does not have this feature.

Well, I have very old Ooma hub which I bought it some three or four years back from Fry's a refurb one at that time in $100 or something, I never upgrade and I am still using it great call quality basically my wife uses more I hardly use, because I mostly use mobile.
I dont pay a penny for service, I heard Ooma start charging some minimum fee or something for new devices that is the reason I never upgrade.
So is this device charge anything? how about call quality?
I am not planing to change or move out of Ooma as long as they don't charge me.

Guys - does it make sense to upgrade from 110 to 202? Is there any difference in call quality?

Probably your dial up modem you should upgrade to ISDN!

Have never been able to get Obion to work properly, it doesn't sync Google contacts either. Beware of Talkatone with Obi, if you share a GV number between a home phone and a cellphone, it prevents incoming calls to your home phone as long as the Talkatone cell phone app is signed in to GV.

Wondering the same, seems like its just the added features in the 202.

I have 2 of the old free Ooma's and 3 Obi's, 2 110's and one 202. The Obi and Ooma are different beasties. I prefer the Obi's b/c they use GV and I can roll over to various phones and apps, get voice messages transcribed and sent to email, and have multiple accounts switched from one device. Obi wins hands down on all of these things, plus it is configurable over the net which makes it very easy to change things, get updates, and keep track.

Reason for Obi 202 is that it serves as router already optimized for VOIP without having to tune anything (unlike having Tomato or dd-wrt as a front end- you need to dink the settings to get them to work. Btw, it does QOS for my Ooma as well. Obi 202 is not a wireless access point (even with the wifi usb add-on), but it is trivial to put a dd-wrt or tomato behind it setup to perform wireless access (wifi access point). Also, it has a lot of functions that make it something of a soft pbx (if you want to use the phone output ports this way).

The Ooma is a bit of a dinosaur, but mine is free (new ones charge monthly fee/tax), and sometimes the voice quality and/or reliability can be slightly better (but sometimes the reverse). However the Ooma comes with a phone number and is almost completely turnkey (essentially no setup). Ooma has a router, but the software is poor and weak security. Although it can be connected to the net and do routing, it has only one rj45 port (so you would have to add a switch for 10/100/1000 wired net), and it is necessary to do port "tricks" to access the lan port when the wan is on your local net. Also sometimes fails to come up after a power outage (e.g. unattended), although the "port tricks" seem to "solve" this issue as well. No voice to email, no services, you need to access their site to get audio voicemail, and the thing is physically a bit clunky. If you want features, you must subscribe to Ooma's monthly fee plan which costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $10/mo. Finally, the Ooma equipment is a lot more expensive than Obi, even if you find a good deal like the Fry's sales mentioned elsewhere in this thread.

So apart from coming with a "free" phone number (chained to the Ooma using and not software portable), the Obi's easily "win".

Hope this helps.

yup =]. i think u dial **1 do make a call from the first line **2 for the second and so on but im not sure if its *** or just**

I'd like to link a wireless bluetooth headset (commonly used with cell phones) with the Obihai, but this unit's bluetooth capability doesn't seem to be able to do that. Is that right?

There's so many cheap bluetooth headsets out there, but there's no way to use a regular phone headset to dial the numbers or receive calls, then transfer the call over to a bluetooth headset.

Call quality is the same (good). Big differences are that the Obi110 has a pots port and takes only 2 VOIP lines, whereas the 202 has good QOS in a built in router, 2 phoneset ports (useful in a pbx like fashion) but not pots, and handles 4 VOIP accounts. I don't see the USB/bluetooth/wifi on the 202 as being worth much (wifi is only a NIC to connect thorugh an access point & not an access point itself).


*Can* share, not need to share. (Sucker is configurable, like a pbx).

Get a number somewhere else and port it to GV for $10.

Just curious, does google voice has inbound calls functionality or not?

Questions for rest of everyone:
1. From your experience is there a way to setup e911 while using google voice
2. I read through this thread about fax being hit and miss; for the people it has worked, are you able to fax large number of sheets in one fax, meaning I can fax 50+ sheets using my vonage line
3. Is there an alternate service like google voice even if it is not free that can be used with this unit (I am not talking about VOIP providers like vonage, because it is too much to pay every month)

Thanks for your input, I am trying to stop paying for my vonage :)

1. Faxing seems to work fine here (ATT CA) on the Obi.

2. 2 phones can talk at once (2 ports) on Obi 202.

3. 1 phone on the Obi 110.

3 lines can connect to Obi 110- 1 pots and 2 VOIPs, you can do call waiting stuff and conferencing, but only 1 phone hardware can talk to it at 1 time owing to hardware limitations (1 rj45 port).

Obi202 has 2 rj11 ports usable to have 2 independent phone sets at once.

Ooma has 1.

If you want wireless in your house on any of these, get a set of DECT phones from Staples deal or similar.

Any ideas on how to use the Ooma & Obi & 1 posts from a 1-line phoneset if you have 1 obi110 and 1 obi202? (e.g. any way to make the 110 & 202 talk to each other & effectively daisy chain/expand?). I believe the new 3xx software will do this,but it is quite expensive.

It seem the bluetooth promotion finished?

I cannot get the extra $10 for each when buying both.

u can always use the prepaid tmobile sims and port ooma to the tmobile sim then to google voice, but google charges like 20 bucks to port a number

yes, use google on e911 service.

I forget what voip provider people use, but it's basically like 80 cents or a few dollars a month.

As far as fax goes, no clue.... like you said, it's hit or miss with a lot of ppl. I bought the 202 today so that I can get fax capability.



i should have made that clearer.

2 phones can be connected and each phone can support up to two gv lines.


i think obihai sold out of bluetooth adapters.

those are actually rj11's. It has two rj45's mainly because it internally prioritizes the voip packets now for improved QOS.

However, some people on super fast internet (i.e. 50 mbps) see a drop in speed using that connection.

I wish they would implement a call block list. ObiWan would sell a truckload of these things, as the DoNotCall Registry is toothless.

Hate those sleazeball telemarketers!

Out of Luck now, Cannot add anymore ?

Not ALL 800 #s. I've experienced two 800 numbers that won't work with google voice. I either get a busy signal or it just keeps ringing.

[QUOTE=satanslover;58070830]You don't know what you're talking about, 800 numbers work fine.

ALl the 800 numbers is have tried so far i wasn't able to connect. not a single 8XX number worked for me. So yes i kinda know what i am talking about because i have had an OBi for more than a year. im just saying based on my experience.

No, it means there is something wrong with your unit, your service provider, or you. 800 numbers works for everyone except you. Stop spreading misinformation in the forums.

Actually, some 8xx num's work fine, others don't. I've noticed alot of conference bridge numbers do NOT work, however most business 8xx num's work fine.

As seen above, YMMV. In that case I just grab my cell.

I would like some feedback on this obi device vs the Ooma Telo..

anyone with experience with both?

You are, of course, correct. My slip & apologies for any confusion caused. RJ11 for the phone ports, rj45 for lan & wan ports. I have 6mbs DSL, so no way to stress the 50mbps you mention.

At very high speeds may be some processor speed issues, dunno, for usual cable/DSL speeds, don't care I guess.

Cheers & thanks for catching to avoid confusing others.

Yea some 866 number don't work with goodle voice. ie American Idol hotlines... (wife watches it)

This is all so confusing, just glad I got mine set up a few years back. I have the OBi 110 and love using my old school 2.4Hz panny cordless set that are plugged into it. Rarely have problems but thanks for the software upgrade trick in the wiki, my unit needed it. Don't miss my land line, overpaid for slow DSL for years.

Yeah, I've got the OBi100 (with Google) working alongside my Ooma. Both work well. If for some reason I have difficulty on one service, I just switch to the other and everything is fine. I also have a fax machine hooked to the OBi and it works well. Very occasionally I have to slow down my transmit speed to avoid errors but it still works. Highly recommended.

The Obi devices have no monthly costs when you set them up with Google Voice however this can possibly change in the future. Your ooma has E911 while the Obi devices don't unless you set them up with a secondary carrier which will cost a few bucks a month. You're probably fine just staying with the Ooma imo.

Sorry for the dumb question, I'm not following, what about the VOip service? need to be with obihai too?

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We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

So, you need just a prepaid SIM? I don't need an actual cheap cell phone too?

can we connect this to our home phone line so that I can connect phone to any phone ports in my house?

So I missed the deal on the 202, but thinking I will order the 100 for $40.

Anyone know if you can port a Magic Jack number over to Google Voice so I don't loose that phone number?

Thanks

pick up your phone and press ***6 and it will update if required.

What you have to do is port your home phone number to your cell provider (as an additional line). Then port your new cell line to google voice. Google voice can pot cell numbers, but not home phone numbers.

Is there a way that I can keep my GV# that I have now and port my land # to GV. I have my GV# to contact & associates all over the continent and I do not want to loose that any help please?

hmmm....not true - I just called 800 number to Dell and it went right through from my GV number.

Is there a way that I can keep my GV# that I have now and port my land # to GV. I have my GV# to contact & associates all over the continent and I do not want to loose that any help please?

One more question or concern for anyone - can I take this device with me overseas/canada will it work, if I hook it to internet connection in the hotel room - thanks guys.

yes you can take it anywhere, I do on many of my trips

If you know how to, you can also connect it to a laptop on the eth side and connect to a wifi hotspot, though usually that makes no sense :D

Do you have a cheap unlocked GSM phone lying around? Or, do you have a friend that could let you borrow one for a few minutes?

Apparently, you need to answer a call or something....

I'm not versed on the exact process, but you won't need the phone for long.

OT: Now I just need a deal for a cordless phone that allows 2-lines. :)

Thanks op.

Ordered from newegg yesterday with 10% off. now another low price with amazon . does newegg price match?

can't you have 2 lines with distinctive ring on this?

The phone will still need the feature that allows you to plug in two phone lines.

Like this:
http://slickdeals.net/f/5880914-U...ing-System

Unless there's a better way to do it.

I was thinking of two or more voip phone numbers (accounts)

http://www.amazon.com/Different-R...B007D930YO

I just assumed it would ring a one line phone differently according to number dialed.

Ah... hmm, that's interesting. I suppose that could work. Thanks for the link.

Google Porting charges are $20

I am able to dial TOLL FREE numbers using GV ( Thru Obi110) and Obi110+ GV does support FaX TX and RX

no problem. It was a very minor point.

Personally, I had to buy some RJ-11 plugs so that I could crimp them for custom obi cables to go from obihai over my network thru CAT 6 (LOL ---- I know, overkill x1000000)

So, for people may not have rj-11 either but plenty of rj-45 plugs.


Wait for one of those DECT phones that only needs one telephone plug.

I'm sure there are multi-phone inputs on some advanced telephones just like dual-GSM cell phones, but I don't know....

The reason some 800 numbers are being blocked is because of the traffic pumping scam, where these numbers are routed in such a way to extract large sums of money out of service providers like GV.

See here for details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traf...and_Google

Yes google voice has inbound capability. I used anveo for mine because of the free porting. The cheapest e911 is anveo at .80 per month.

Here's a nice comparison of VOIP providers: link [dslreports.com]

Newegg has a similar deal today (March 19): Obihai OBI202 VoIP Phone Adapter with Router $59.99 with Promo Code EMCXTWL67

You must use the promo code to get the deal. Free shipping. Price MIGHT be good tomorrow also because it's on a "48 Hour Sale" e-mail.

Link [newegg.com]

Moved to newer Obi202 thread...

I am a noob in these devices. Can someone please guide me to any link that explains this in more details?

I basically use my ATT phone to make international calls using a prepaid International calling card service(1.35 cents per min rate). What I would like is to have a phone at home, like a land line that I can connect to the internet (Google Voice or similar) and be able to make and receive International calls. It would be great if I could have the home internet land line ring my mobile too. Would this device help me achieve any of this?

Thanks for helping!