want to make calls showing my work mobile number using the Obi. Possible?
Taoman:
Quote from: drgeoff on August 20, 2018, 01:09:48 pm
Depends on where you are viewing from. As far as the caller is concerned when he dials a number he is originating a call. From the ITSP's perspective, their role is to terminate that call.
Granted. Which is why I prefer to use the terms incoming calls and outbound calls so there is no confusion.
However, as far as the meaning of "call origination" and "call termination" I stand by my post.
A_Friend:
Quote from: Taoman on August 20, 2018, 01:31:34 pm
However, as far as the meaning of "call origination" and "call termination" I stand by my post.
Oh, please. Unless you're offering termination services wholesale, it's pretty clear what people mean in plain English when they talk about making phone calls vs. receiving them.
Feel free to obfuscate/jargonize your own answers and confuse as many newbies as you like, but it didn't seem appropriate when I was, you know, answering the question that was asked. I mean, were you confused by my answer, or only livid that I didn't use telco-speak?
Taoman:
Quote from: A_Friend on August 20, 2018, 01:58:38 pm
Feel free to obfuscate/jargonize your own answers and confuse as many newbies as you like, but it didn't seem appropriate when I was, you know, answering the question that was asked. I mean, were you confused by my answer, or only livid that I didn't use telco-speak?
Livid? Seems to me you're the "livid" one because I corrected your choice of terminology.
This is an OBihai/VoIP forum. Using the correct terminology seems like a good thing to do, don't you think?
If noobs pick up the wrong terminology here and then go to a Service Provider and start requesting an origination plan or termination plan things can get confusing because I guarantee the VoIP provider knows the correct meaning of those terms.
I know this thru personal experience. Somewhat embarrassing to get schooled by the Provider over the true meaning of those terms. If using the correct terminology can help someone avoid that kind of situation then I will continue to promote using the correct terminology. Deal with it.
PS. Relax.
A_Friend:
Quote from: Taoman on August 20, 2018, 02:23:45 pm
If noobs pick up the wrong terminology here and then go to a Service Provider and start requesting an origination plan or termination plan things can get confusing because I guarantee the VoIP provider knows the correct meaning of those terms.
Pop Quiz: Show me on the page of any consumer service website (e.g. Circlenet, Voip.ms, or Callcentric) where you sign up for new service, where you'll need to know the word "termination" in advance to order outgoing service. When it does show up, it's usually paired/clarified with the word "outbound", "outgoing", or something similar.
It's really not a consumer-grade word. I never saw it used in POTS world. Doesn't show up on cable company phone "deals," either. Wholesalers and ITSPs need it, and ITSPs often carry it over to their consumer sites, but when they do, it rarely stands alone.
For non-technical English speakers, "originate" is synonymous with "begin," "make," "initiate," etc.
I appreciate your desire for clarity, but context is king.
SteveInWA:
Here's a "pop quiz" for you: how many times have we told you that you don't know what you're talking about?
If you keep pulling answers out of your ass, out of some OCD compulsion to answer questions, you are bound to pull out some shit.
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