Accessing the call log remotely
Milos:
I really want to forward the calls from Europe direct to my US cell phone, since I would like to talk to whoever calls my phone number in Europe. This setup works great for me, I have been using it for over four months now; the only problem is that I don't see the European caller ID and I am trying to do that without having to open a port on my European router (and login to the European OBI).
I thought that routing the European call through two OBIs could affect the call quality versus only one OBI bridge, but I could try it. Would I see the European caller ID in the US OBI call log?
If your proposed setup works, I wonder why my original setup does not work, since you did not see anything wrong with it, and the only difference is that I am just forking the call to OBI and SP1 instead of phone and SP1 (on the US OBI) that you proposed.
Thanks,
ianobi:
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I thought that routing the European call through two OBIs could affect the call quality versus only one OBI bridge, but I could try it.
Call quality should not be very different. Your present setup must involve a few "call hops" from your sp1 service on the European OBi to your US cell phone. However, using OBiTALK does introduce another point of possible failure.
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Would I see the European caller ID in the US OBI call log?
Yes, you should see it. To be honest, I cannot see why it does not show with your present setup. With your present setup, you could try looking at the US OBi "Call Status" while your cell phone is still ringing. If call forking is taking place, then both the cell phone and the US OBi should ring at the same time. Of course, if there's a phone plugged into the US OBi, then that should ring at the same time as your US cell phone.
When you receive the call on your cell phone, does the cell phone show the CallerID? I ask because some European PSTN lines do not automatically include CallerID. If the European OBi is not receiving CallerID, then it will not be forwarding it to the US OBi. Even so a call with no CallerID should be recorded by the US OBi Call History.
Milos:
Thanks Ian. Just wanted to make sure that I am not doing anything wrong. I will continue working on this.
Milos
ianobi:
Also, in Europe CallerID uses different formats. Most use:
CallerIDDetectMethod: FSK(V.23)
Even so, you should still be seeing calls in the US OBi Call History with a blank Peer Number if CallerID is not present or has not been detected correctly.
Milos:
I forgot to answer your question. When I receive the call on the cell phone, I see the GV phone number associated with the European OBI (GV is my SP1 provider).
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