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IF YOUR OBI NEEDS UPDATES SEE HERE

See here for some good tutorials on setting up the Obi.

You can switch your current landline number into a Google Voice account to retain your phone number on a free Obi phone line.
To port your landline to GV:
  • Get ahold of an old Page Plus or Verizon cell phone that isn't being used. Port your existing landline to Page Plus for free through their website.
  • Fill out the port form and put in your landline number and the old PP cell phone's ESN or MEID number (from under the battery) and wait a couple of days for it to go through. You will know that the port is complete, when dialing your landline rings on the cell phone.
  • Once the account is active, buy $10 worth of minutes from PagePlus in order to receive the verification call from GV.
  • Now you can initiate the GV port. It's a good idea to open a new Gmail account. You can then setup all emails that come to that account (all the voicemails notifications) to be forwarded to your main Gmail account. Login to GV from the new account and port in your number. It will cost $20, and you will get an email when the port to GV is complete.
Using the above method will only have incoming Caller ID numbers, not names. If you want names as well, follow these steps:
  • Go to https://www.callcentric.com/, click Products, then click the yellow Get A Number button next to Free Phone Number.
  • Use the tool on the left to pick an area code, then order the number. It doesn’t have to be something memorable, because no one will ever have to dial it.
  • When it asks if you’re in US/Canada, either select Yes to use their E911 service, or No if you want to use something else. Callcentric setup is free, plus $1.50/mo if you want E911 services. See below for more details.
  • After you receive a confirmation email from Callcentric with your new account info, go to obitalk.com, and log into your Obi. Click SP2, scroll down to OBiTALK Compatible Service Providers, then click Next. Follow the prompts to link your Callcentric account. In the box that says Callcentric Number, enter the 1777 number you got in the email. Uncheck Primary Line for Outgoing Calls and 911.
  • Open Google Voice, go into Settings, and add a forwarding phone. Enter the real phone number you got in the email from Callcentric. Google will call it to confirm; it should ring on your Obi. Answer it and enter the code shown by GV.
  • Uncheck forward to Google Chat.
  • Log into your Callcentric account. Click Preferences. Under General, enable Caller ID with name (Inbound calls). (You can also change the maximum call duration, and unlist yourself from the directory).
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If you’re not using Callcentric, you have to set up SP3 in Obi settings to point to your E911 provider’s account.
E911 providers:
Callcentric$18/year ($1.50/mo) + $1.50 setup
Anveo$15/year
http://www.gv911.com/$12/year
http://www.bulkvs.com/e911.html$8.64/year ($0.72/mo)

If you want the SP2 to ring like the standard US ringtone:
go to obi expert config, then to voice service, select sp2, and change it to this:
X_ServProvProfile B
X_RingProfile   A
X_CodecProfile   A

You can add your CID http://www.listyourself.net/ListYourself/listing.jsp?ID=new
and check your CID http://who.scalling.com/411/

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #460 on: May 03, 2013, 02:34:28 AM »
I am wonderin with the OBi if there is a way to send calls to my Israeli Cell phone?

Basically, I have the OBi set up to ring on my land line... no problem. But when I am runnning around Israel, I would like that same number to ring on my cell phone. Has anyone figured out a good solution for this? I know there is the OBiON app, but I am not entirely sure how well that works.

Can anyone advise here?
Before you leave the house you can enable forwarding from your land line to your cell. Depending on your phone plan you will be charged airtime for the forwarding.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #461 on: May 03, 2013, 09:39:52 AM »
gv app won't enable phone calls in Israel.
Groove ip should work

Woah, this might be a really good solution. I need to find a way to test it.

Anyone else have a good solution?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #462 on: May 10, 2013, 05:38:20 PM »
can someone that knows how to set up cc add it to wikki

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #463 on: May 12, 2013, 12:12:12 AM »
can someone that knows how to set up cc add it to wikki
as e911 or caller id?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #464 on: May 12, 2013, 12:14:21 AM »
can someone that knows how to set up cc add it to wikki
btw iirc, there are some very informative comments on the main site article.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #465 on: May 31, 2013, 12:33:20 AM »
Ever since I started using Obi with GV, it get a busy signal every time I call a number associated with http://www.freeconferencing.com/
Does anyone have a fix?
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #466 on: June 02, 2013, 12:57:50 AM »
Ever since I started using Obi with GV, it get a busy signal every time I call a number associated with http://www.freeconferencing.com/
Does anyone have a fix?
Nobody knows why this happens?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #467 on: June 02, 2013, 12:59:48 AM »
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #468 on: June 02, 2013, 01:16:25 AM »
This?  :-\
Yes! Thanks. This workaround posted there solves the problem for now:
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Like the thread carbonita mentioned. Dialing in to my GV #, * {Your PIN} 2 and then dialing the freeconference # worked fine as a workaround for now.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #469 on: June 02, 2013, 11:27:07 AM »
When my cell number is added to my gv profile, even if call forwarding to cell is off, when calling my gv number from cell it goes directly to "enter your pin etc"
Any solution?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #470 on: June 02, 2013, 12:23:37 PM »
Delete it

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #471 on: June 02, 2013, 04:38:07 PM »
Delete it
yeah, that works...would like to leave it to turn on forwarding with a click though.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #472 on: June 02, 2013, 11:56:29 PM »
the obihai units may no longer work once google disables reverting to old chat in gmail.
check here http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/19/4346910/google-hangouts-upgrade-removes-host-google-voice-calls-gmail
and here http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=5954.0

even once voice is supported in the new hangouts, it still may be a problem

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #473 on: June 03, 2013, 12:02:02 AM »
the obihai units may no longer work once google disables reverting to old chat in gmail.
check here http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/19/4346910/google-hangouts-upgrade-removes-host-google-voice-calls-gmail
and here http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=5954.0

even once voice is supported in the new hangouts, it still may be a problem
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I have the new chat. I am no longer able to make calls from my computer - gmail. My Obi device still works fine.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #474 on: June 03, 2013, 01:10:29 AM »
Yes! Thanks. This workaround posted there solves the problem for now:
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #475 on: June 03, 2013, 07:13:49 AM »
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I have the new chat. I am no longer able to make calls from my computer - gmail. My Obi device still works fine.

That may only be temporary. As of now google created a bridge between the two (talk and hangouts) but once they actually remove support for talk (xmpp) there could be problems for obi.

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OBI / Israel?
« Reply #476 on: June 07, 2013, 11:57:24 AM »
Can OBI be setup in Israel or does it need to be setup in US and then can be taken to Israel and will work from there?
thanks

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Re: OBI / Israel?
« Reply #477 on: June 07, 2013, 12:20:58 PM »
Can OBI be setup in Israel or does it need to be setup in US and then can be taken to Israel and will work from there?
thanks

the latter.

Why dont you search before you open a new thread?

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Re: OBI / Israel?
« Reply #478 on: June 07, 2013, 12:24:45 PM »
you do? i set mine up in israel (after i already had google voice)

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Re: OBI / Israel?
« Reply #479 on: June 07, 2013, 03:14:41 PM »
Can OBI be setup in Israel or does it need to be setup in US and then can be taken to Israel and will work from there?
thanks

you do? i set mine up in israel (after i already had google voice)
You need to open the GV acct in America, or at least have someone there open it for you.
But the OBi can be set up in IL

And BTW, here is a lot more info --
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=5945.0