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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 #1180 on: August 20, 2018, 08:58:05 PM »
AFAF - is it possible to have voicemails left on the phone's answering machine, instead of getting sent to google voice?
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1181 on: August 20, 2018, 09:09:32 PM »
Does anyone know of a good link to a tutorial for setting up Obi with Google Voice? (no need to port the number)

The link posted on the MS doesn't seem to work
http://www.obihai.com/tutorial1

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1182 on: August 20, 2018, 09:20:26 PM »
AFAF - is it possible to have voicemails left on the phone's answering machine, instead of getting sent to google voice?
IIRC there’s a setting how many rings before gv picks up. Put a longer ring setting so the phone’s answering machine picks up first. If answering machine picks up after 4 rings set gv for 6 rings
 (Been a few years since I set it up)

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1183 on: August 20, 2018, 09:22:18 PM »
IIRC there’s a setting how many rings before gv picks up. Put a longer ring setting so the phone’s answering machine picks up first. If answering machine picks up after 4 rings set gv for 6 rings
 (Been a few years since I set it up)
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1184 on: August 20, 2018, 09:28:44 PM »
Thanks!
Just make sure the phone has answering machine & it’s turned “on” :)

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1185 on: August 20, 2018, 09:34:36 PM »
http://www.obihai.com/tutorial1
This link seems to be working for me. The video explains it

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1186 on: August 20, 2018, 09:48:07 PM »
This link seems to be working for me. The video explains it
But not sure if my friend can get youtube, I'm pretty sure when I set mine up there was an actual article.
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1187 on: August 20, 2018, 10:10:31 PM »
AFAF - is it possible to have voicemails left on the phone's answering machine, instead of getting sent to google voice?
IIRC there’s a setting how many rings before gv picks up. Put a longer ring setting so the phone’s answering machine picks up first. If answering machine picks up after 4 rings set gv for 6 rings
 (Been a few years since I set it up)
YMMV. I wasn't able to get it working successfully for some reason.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1188 on: August 21, 2018, 09:58:49 AM »
IIRC there’s a setting how many rings before gv picks up. Put a longer ring setting so the phone’s answering machine picks up first. If answering machine picks up after 4 rings set gv for 6 rings
 (Been a few years since I set it up)
Thats weird because I remember reading you weren't able to change the amount of rings on Google voice.
Where's the option?
My Tapatalk notifications don't always work.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1189 on: August 21, 2018, 11:37:56 AM »
Thats weird because I remember reading you weren't able to change the amount of rings on Google voice.
Where's the option?
I don’t remember. Maybe I set the phone to answer first

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1190 on: August 21, 2018, 01:37:12 PM »
I don’t remember. Maybe I set the phone to answer first
Just to clarify I didn't mean you specifically. I just remember reading that' it's not possible to change.

AFAF - is it possible to have voicemails left on the phone's answering machine, instead of getting sent to google voice?
I also set my phone to go to answering machine before 30 seconds to avoid Google voicemail. Worked for me.
My Tapatalk notifications don't always work.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1191 on: August 21, 2018, 02:56:10 PM »
TY both of you! I will pass on the info
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1192 on: September 19, 2018, 10:35:08 PM »
HELP!!

I bought obi 202 I get suck by adding device, all led are solid green, it confirms sent to server but web page fails.

I dialed ***6 updated software unpluged waited and tried again.
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1193 on: September 20, 2018, 12:02:49 AM »
HELP!!

I bought obi 202 I get suck by adding device, all led are solid green, it confirms sent to server but web page fails.

I dialed ***6 updated software unplugged waited and tried again.

דאגה בלב איש ישיחנה
of course after posting it worked like a charm.

Phone 1Phone 2
Primary Line for Outgoing Calls Route to:SP1SP2
Phone Rings on Incoming Calls from:SP1SP2
Voicemail Notification Alert from:
Emergency Service Call Routes to:Not ConfiguredNot Configured
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1194 on: September 20, 2018, 12:19:51 AM »
How would I set up Callcentric E911 and caller id for both ports (phones, OBI202) do I have to setup Callcentric twice sp3 linked to phone 1 and sp4 linked to phone 2 or sp3 linked to both lines?
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1195 on: September 20, 2018, 10:23:51 PM »
http://www.listyourself.net/ListYourself/listing.jsp?ID=new

to update cname DB with caller ID when using GV
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1196 on: September 20, 2018, 10:44:46 PM »
http://www.listyourself.net/ListYourself/listing.jsp?ID=new

to update cname DB with caller ID when using GV
This is for "directory assistance providers", will most likely not be updated in the CNAM databases all carriers are pulling the data from.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1197 on: September 20, 2018, 10:51:18 PM »
This is for "directory assistance providers", will most likely not be updated in the CNAM databases all carriers are pulling the data from.
from experince or what you read?
here they write that they do update those DB http://www.listyourself.net/BulkList/BulkListings.jsp
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The data will populate the CNAME databases as well as those used for directory assistance.
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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1198 on: September 20, 2018, 10:57:55 PM »
from experince or what you read?
here they write that they do update those DB http://www.listyourself.net/BulkList/BulkListings.jsp
From experience with other similar services.

The bulk listings is not free, and that may indeed be updated in CNAM databases. But for the free service they do not mention CNAM databases.

You can test your number using https://www.calleridtest.com/ which in my experience is very up to date with all carrier CNAM changes.

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Re: OBi 110
« Reply #1199 on: October 04, 2018, 09:34:44 PM »
Trying to set up a brand new Obi200, and when I call **5 etc., I just get a message "the number you dialed **5 etc has been sent to the server".

Troubleshooting tells me to update DNSServer1, I did that but it didn't help. Any advice?
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