want to make calls showing my work mobile number using the Obi. Possible?
RappLake:
I want to make calls showing my work mobile number using the Obi. Possible?
Im remote area and on satellite where I have NO mobile signal, but do have satellite internet.
My obi is connected to the satellite.
I have google voice. Both my work and personal mobiles are connected to the google voice account and so is my Obi.
Thoughts, please? I am NOT a techie
drgeoff:
Not possible if using Google Voice.
The OBi is capable of requesting an ITSP to use a different CallerID from the DID. However, many ITSPs, including GV, do not honour the request. That is deliberate policy, not a bug.
RappLake:
thanks.. i'm not sure what you mean by DID
drgeoff:
Quote from: RappLake on August 20, 2018, 11:30:39 am
thanks.. i'm not sure what you mean by DID
Direct Inward Dial. The number that others dial to reach you.
A_Friend:
Quote from: RappLake on August 20, 2018, 05:59:55 am
I want to make calls showing my work mobile number using the Obi. Possible?
Im remote area and on satellite where I have NO mobile signal, but do have satellite internet.
My obi is connected to the satellite.
I have google voice. Both my work and personal mobiles are connected to the google voice account and so is my Obi.
Thoughts, please? I am NOT a techie
Okay, to do this, you need another carrier, and you'll have to pay for the minutes you use. If you're just going to originate calls, and not receive them, it's pretty straightforward. You can get an account from (for example, although I recommend either of these) circlenet.biz or voip.ms and set them up to spoof your work mobile number. You can then originate calls with that Caller ID when you select that service for outbound.
I should add that you don't need a DID for this trick, only outbound service. There's no monthly charge, no requirement for E911. You just pay for the minutes. For Circlenet, it's about 5 minutes for a penny. Voip.ms is about a penny a minute, which would be worth it if you needed a phone number from them, because the toolkit on their portal is awesome. For outbound only, it doesn't buy you much over Circlenet, though.
Not sure what you want to do about inbound to your work mobile number. If you've got no signal, you can't set call forwarding. You could just let them go to voicemail and pick them up when you're in range of a tower. What were you planning? Or are they already forwarded to the GV number?
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