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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 #1100 on: May 08, 2018, 11:00:21 AM »
When calling my Obihai number, it says...."please state your name and Google voice will..."
Does anyone know how to get rid of that so it rings normally?
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Google Voice > Settings > Screen calls. Turn it off.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1101 on: May 08, 2018, 12:06:32 PM »
How do I make that my computer doesn't ring when I get a call?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1102 on: May 08, 2018, 01:53:12 PM »
How do I make that my computer doesn't ring when I get a call?
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1103 on: May 08, 2018, 01:53:51 PM »
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Log out of my Google voice or my email?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1104 on: May 08, 2018, 04:22:37 PM »
Log out of my Google voice or my email?
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1105 on: May 08, 2018, 04:43:50 PM »
email
But what if I need my email? There's no way to turn off notifications?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1106 on: May 08, 2018, 04:57:03 PM »
But what if I need my email? There's no way to turn off notifications?
How are the notifications coming up? Are they web notifications?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1107 on: May 08, 2018, 04:58:38 PM »
How are the notifications coming up? Are they web notifications?
In the bottom right of my screen when someone's calling it shows up with the caller ID and a option to accept or decline the call.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1108 on: May 08, 2018, 06:39:20 PM »
In the bottom right of my screen when someone's calling it shows up with the caller ID and a option to accept or decline the call.
It's probably Hangouts. Uninstall it or remove it from Chrome.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1109 on: May 08, 2018, 06:41:26 PM »
It's probably Hangouts. Uninstall it or remove it from Chrome.
Uninstall Hangouts?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1110 on: May 08, 2018, 06:59:47 PM »
Uninstall Hangouts?
In the old Google Voice interface (you can switch back to Legacy) you can uncheck Google Chat in the Call Settings.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1111 on: May 10, 2018, 10:22:27 PM »
My Obi 110 stopped working today. Anyone else have the same?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1112 on: May 11, 2018, 11:24:20 AM »
on my Obi 202 one line is working fine, the other is accepting incoming calls but not allowing outgoing calls. When I log into obi it shows me that line's status as Connect failed: 403 forbidden. Anyone have this or know how to fix this?
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1113 on: May 15, 2018, 12:11:14 AM »
My Obi 110 stopped working today. Anyone else have the same?
I don't use mine too often but just noticed tonight that mines not either working. Did you figure anything out?

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1114 on: May 15, 2018, 12:13:58 AM »
I don't use mine too often but just noticed tonight that mines not either working. Did you figure anything out?

Nope, seems like something happened with the firmware and I can't find a fix for it anywhere.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1115 on: May 15, 2018, 12:14:49 AM »
Nope, seems like something happened with the firmware and I can't find a fix for it anywhere.
When I login it says my device is outdated and I just need to upgrade it.
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1116 on: May 15, 2018, 12:18:46 AM »
When I login it says my device is outdated and I just upgrade it.

Right. It says that 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 #1117 on: May 15, 2018, 12:30:17 AM »
For all those having issues with their Obi 100s, here is the fix:

http://www.obifirmware.com/#cta

Took two minutes total, works like new after reboot.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1118 on: May 15, 2018, 03:14:01 PM »
For all those having issues with their Obi 100s, here is the fix:

http://www.obifirmware.com/#cta

Took two minutes total, works like new after reboot.
Can you explain how to do it?
I'm not great with these things...

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1119 on: May 16, 2018, 07:04:44 AM »
Can you explain how to do it?
I'm not great with these things...
That page pretty much explains it clearly. If you have difficulties with a specific step then ask specifically.