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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 #580 on: October 27, 2014, 06:36:15 PM »
I need the cheapest lol thanks

what was it going for onsale?
$30

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Re: OBi 110
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #582 on: October 27, 2014, 06:51:46 PM »
Where?
2 weeks ago amazon had it for 30. Now it's 38.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #583 on: October 29, 2014, 11:46:21 AM »
if i hook this up with gv will i get a answering machine through gv or will my hooked up phone need one?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #584 on: October 29, 2014, 11:49:33 AM »
if i hook this up with gv will i get a answering machine through gv or will my hooked up phone need one?
CMIIW but answering machine depends on the phone you have. GV has voicemail.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #585 on: October 29, 2014, 11:51:43 AM »
CMIIW but answering machine depends on the phone you have. GV has voicemail.
if someone calls my gv number when hooked up to obi what will happen if no answer? vm or will it ring and ring if the phone has no answering machine?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #586 on: October 29, 2014, 11:53:04 AM »
if someone calls my gv number when hooked up to obi what will happen if no answer? vm or will it ring and ring if the phone has no answering machine?
It should go to voicemail. Check your settings.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #587 on: October 29, 2014, 11:55:59 AM »
It should go to voicemail. Check your settings.
dont have it yet...getting a cordless without an answering machine and wanted to confirm will got to vm...thanks

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #588 on: October 29, 2014, 01:34:48 PM »
dont have it yet...getting a cordless without an answering machine and wanted to confirm will got to vm...thanks
Gv vm should answer it

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #589 on: October 30, 2014, 02:55:08 AM »
How can I avoid google voice answering the call (VM) as opposed to my answering machine?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #590 on: October 31, 2014, 10:07:17 AM »
AFAIK that can't be done. I've heard of people complaining that their answering machine picked up instead of GV and they were trying to figure out how to address it. Some people posed different solutions, but I haven't seen anyone get to the bottom of it. My answering machine will pick up randomly, but most of the time it's going to GV and I can't explain that (it doesn't bother me though). If you find a solution, post it here!

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #591 on: October 31, 2014, 10:11:52 AM »
AFAIK that can't be done. I've heard of people complaining that their answering machine picked up instead of GV and they were trying to figure out how to address it. Some people posed different solutions, but I haven't seen anyone get to the bottom of it. My answering machine will pick up randomly, but most of the time it's going to GV and I can't explain that (it doesn't bother me though). If you find a solution, post it here!
If you don't want the answering machine to pick up don't you have the option on the phone to just shut off answering machine ?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #592 on: October 31, 2014, 12:10:08 PM »

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #593 on: November 02, 2014, 02:45:58 PM »
How can I avoid google voice answering the call (VM) as opposed to my answering machine?
change amount of rings on your voicemail?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #594 on: November 19, 2014, 04:18:03 PM »
dont have it yet...getting a cordless without an answering machine and wanted to confirm will got to vm...thanks
I use gv vm. My question is, is there a way to get notification on the phone that a vm is there? Special beep when you try to make a call etc?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #595 on: November 19, 2014, 05:13:58 PM »
I use gv vm. My question is, is there a way to get notification on the phone that a vm is there? Special beep when you try to make a call etc?
I think I think VM notification is the default setting

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #596 on: November 30, 2014, 09:53:26 AM »
I'm trying to decide whether to use a obi100 or ooma in Israel as a VOIP service (with Bezeq dsl).

 Anyone have experience with the two and which works better i.e. no dropped calls/static etc..

Any advice is appreciated!

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #597 on: November 30, 2014, 11:28:12 PM »
I have opendns on router and obi won't work.  Any ideas what needs to be whitelisted?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #598 on: December 01, 2014, 01:30:55 AM »
I have opendns on router and obi won't work.  Any ideas what needs to be whitelisted?
What if you set the obi to use your ISP's DNS instead of whitelisting anything? Does that make sense?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #599 on: December 01, 2014, 01:31:35 AM »
I have opendns on router and obi won't work.  Any ideas what needs to be whitelisted?
Works for me.  Try whitelisting intelafone.com
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