Configure *67 To Use Different Service Provider
Steve56:
As of late, I've been finding myself needing a way to withhold my caller ID from being displayed when placing calls to certain numbers. Being that Google Voice doesn't allow caller ID making or spoofing (you can dial *67 but it won't do anything) is there a way either through digit maps or outbound call routing that the Obi can be configured to use SP2 whenever *67 is dialed before a phone number?
I ask because I can use a separate Google Voice account which has no Google Voice number. Calling from such an account causes a generic phone number to be displayed on the called party's phone.
Is this even possible?
SteveInWA:
It sounds like you've provisioned one of your OBi's SP slots to use a Google account that doesn't have its own Google Voice number. In that case, yes, outbound calls will be made with no caller ID ("unknown caller" or "restricted" will appear on the called party's caller ID display).
If, for example, you configured SP2 with this Google account, then simply dial a **2 before dialing the number, and your OBi will place the call using that account.
Steve56:
That's what I've doing, and it works well. I asked about remapping *67 because I've been having difficulty trying to teach multiple family members they can no longer dial *67 to hide their caller ID. Is remapping a star code to use a different service provider (**2) possible?
SteveInWA:
How hard could it possibly be to instruct people to dial **2 first? How often is this even necessary?
These days, most people won't answer calls with anonymous caller ID, since they're usually spam/robocalling, so I fail to see how useful it is to make anonymous calls. Also keep in mind that any toll-free numbers you call will receive your caller ID regardless of whether or not you attempt to block it.
drgeoff:
Have a read of http://www.obihai.com/docs/OBi-DigitMapCallRoute-Tutorial-v1-1.pdf.
The **2 thing is not hardwired into OBis. Probably you can change that to *67 though that being a star code may require extra work.
If there are some dialled numbers that you always want to use SP2, your OBi can be programmed to recognise them and automatically use a specific SP of your choosing without needing to press any extra keys. The tutorial covers that too.
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