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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 #1040 on: November 15, 2017, 11:14:17 PM »
http://blog.obihai.com/2017/11/end-of-line-for-google-voice-on-obi100.html
My Obi110s are still working (and presumably will continue to work) using Simonics, no need to pay Obi ransom.
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1041 on: November 27, 2017, 07:53:08 PM »
can you get caller id with name on google voice?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1042 on: November 27, 2017, 10:10:19 PM »
can you get caller id with name on google voice?
On its own, no. There are ways to do it for some fee through different carriers, see details in Wiki above this thread.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1043 on: November 27, 2017, 10:50:19 PM »
When are the old obi’s stopping to work ? Mine still works fine

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1044 on: December 05, 2017, 02:14:58 AM »
When are the old obi’s stopping to work ? Mine still works fine

Same here.
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1045 on: December 05, 2017, 07:13:11 AM »
Mine just conked out.
Anything i can do till my new one arrives?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1046 on: December 05, 2017, 07:54:03 AM »
Mine died too this am

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1047 on: December 05, 2017, 01:57:11 PM »
Interesting. It still works for incoming.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1048 on: December 05, 2017, 02:04:24 PM »
Mine just conked out.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1049 on: December 05, 2017, 11:05:20 PM »
Not sure if I should shell out $50 for a just in case

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1050 on: December 06, 2017, 09:59:11 AM »
On its own, no. There are ways to do it for some fee through different carriers, see details in Wiki above this thread.
The Caller ID part is free. The E911 part costs money, and you don't have to set that up.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1051 on: December 06, 2017, 11:17:15 AM »
Mine just conked out.
Anything i can do till my new one arrives?

Same, mine knocked out yesterday.
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1052 on: December 07, 2017, 11:18:25 AM »
Same here, incoming still works though

Obi200 or 202?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1053 on: December 09, 2017, 06:37:00 PM »
I set up optimum wifi through a netgear wifi extender. Can I use the obi through connecting it to the wedding di extender?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1054 on: December 19, 2017, 12:09:29 PM »
I set up optimum wifi through a netgear wifi extender. Can I use the obi through connecting it to the wedding di extender?
I am trying to set up the obi. The power light is on and the internet light is flashing but the phone light is off. What do I do? I tried configuring it but it doesn’t work...

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1055 on: December 31, 2017, 03:30:21 PM »
i forgot the username/email associated with my obi200 how can i get this information ? thanks

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1056 on: December 31, 2017, 04:20:58 PM »
i forgot the username/email associated with my obi200 how can i get this information ? thanks
What happens when you go on their site from the computer you used to set it up ?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1057 on: January 03, 2018, 01:05:39 AM »
after trying a few things to get my OBi100 to work again i gave in and bought the OBi200 a few weeks ago when it was on sale for $32.

i just got around to setting it up tonight and after i finished i decided to give my OBi100 another shot just for the hell of it. AND IT WORKED! for both in/out calls.

Now i have working OBi in my house. what a waste.

This is what i did:

I just used your step by step and it still worked for me.

Thank you.

This is after i had just bought and setup my new Obi-200 i decided to give the 100 another try.

This is what i did:
i followed instructions from https://www.timothyhoogland.com/2016/06/how-to-fix-obi-100-and-obi-110-not-connecting-to-google-voice/
(which did NOT work for me a month ago)

I deleted the obi100 from my Obi account,
reset the actual OBI box using a pin,
dialed ***1 to get my IP, (btw i tried this a few weeks ago and it did not give me my IP. that's why i bought the Obi-200 )
downloaded the software from above link and updated the software & rebooted.
It then brought me to a screen saying the OBi100 is no longer supported and just linked me to amazon for newer devices whenever i tried to click anything to set up SP1 with google voice.
HOWEVER on the left side bar under "OBi Dashboard" i just clicked "add device" and it brought me to http://www.obihai.com/tutorial/ngvtutorial2 and setup from there went flawlessly

note: it works perfectly but it still says on my account "The OBi100 and OBi110 has reached it's end of life (EOL) status and are no longer supported.
Please upgrade to a more recent OBi device to receive support."
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1058 on: January 03, 2018, 07:42:49 AM »
Yup, they’re in the extortion racket

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1059 on: January 03, 2018, 07:49:53 AM »

This is what i did:
i followed instructions from https://www.timothyhoogland.com/2016/06/how-to-fix-obi-100-and-obi-110-not-connecting-to-google-voice/
(which did NOT work for me a month ago)

I deleted the obi100 from my Obi account,
reset the actual OBI box using a pin,
dialed ***1 to get my IP, (btw i tried this a few weeks ago and it did not give me my IP. that's why i bought the Obi-200 )
downloaded the software from above link and updated the software & rebooted.
It then brought me to a screen saying the OBi100 is no longer supported and just linked me to amazon for newer devices whenever i tried to click anything to set up SP1 with google voice.
HOWEVER on the left side bar under "OBi Dashboard" i just clicked "add device" and it brought me to http://www.obihai.com/tutorial/ngvtutorial2 and setup from there went flawlessly

note: it works perfectly but it still says on my account "The OBi100 and OBi110 has reached it's end of life (EOL) status and are no longer supported.
Please upgrade to a more recent OBi device to receive support."
I did that too, then it stopped working two days later, so now I'm with my obi 200 for $32 too.