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Some of you may be interested in the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, which is a bit similar to a Sipura SPA-3000 or Linksys/Cisco SPA-3102 in that it has an FXO port and an FXS port. The second article has links to documentation on this device, and in particular to a set of instructions on the Obihai web site for using the device with Asterisk. Anyone who has been using, or considering the use of one of the aforementioned Linksys/Sipura devices might want to give the Obihai OBi110 a try. Unfortunately, I don't have a PSTN line anymore, so the only way I could test it in that scenario was to connect the Obihai's FXO port to the FXS port of another VoIP adapter, and I did that in Part 4.
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 1: Use your phone with Google Voice for free incoming and outgoing calls
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 2: The OBiTALK portal, documentation, and using the device as an FXO port with Asterisk
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 3: 911 on the cheap?
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 4: How to use the OBi110 as an FXO port with Asterisk and FreePBX
How to use the Obihai OBi100 or OBi110 VoIP device as a gateway between Asterisk/FreePBX and Google Voice and/or the OBiTALK network
How to use the Obihai OBi100 or OBi110 VoIP device as a gateway between Asterisk/FreePBX and Google Voice and/or the OBiTALK network — Part 2: Using the Phone port as an Asterisk extension
If you don't need the FXS port, you might be interested to know that Obihai is nearing release of the model OBi100, an ATA product that will have much of the same functionality as the OBi110, but without the FXO port. It should sell for around $40.00/unit (street price) and last I heard should be generally available sometime in March. Here's a first look at that device:
First look at the Obihai OBi100 VoIP device: Like the OBi110, but smaller and less expensive, and without the Line port
Disclosure: I did receive an OBi110 and later on an OBi100 from Obihai for review purposes — see the full disclosure at the bottom of any article.
LAST EDITED February 12, 2011 to add additional article links (originally only the first two were mentioned).
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 1: Use your phone with Google Voice for free incoming and outgoing calls
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 2: The OBiTALK portal, documentation, and using the device as an FXO port with Asterisk
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 3: 911 on the cheap?
Review of the Obihai OBi110 VoIP device, Part 4: How to use the OBi110 as an FXO port with Asterisk and FreePBX
How to use the Obihai OBi100 or OBi110 VoIP device as a gateway between Asterisk/FreePBX and Google Voice and/or the OBiTALK network
How to use the Obihai OBi100 or OBi110 VoIP device as a gateway between Asterisk/FreePBX and Google Voice and/or the OBiTALK network — Part 2: Using the Phone port as an Asterisk extension
If you don't need the FXS port, you might be interested to know that Obihai is nearing release of the model OBi100, an ATA product that will have much of the same functionality as the OBi110, but without the FXO port. It should sell for around $40.00/unit (street price) and last I heard should be generally available sometime in March. Here's a first look at that device:
First look at the Obihai OBi100 VoIP device: Like the OBi110, but smaller and less expensive, and without the Line port
Disclosure: I did receive an OBi110 and later on an OBi100 from Obihai for review purposes — see the full disclosure at the bottom of any article.
LAST EDITED February 12, 2011 to add additional article links (originally only the first two were mentioned).