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Blocking incoming calls by Caller ID name

Started by MSRobi, March 05, 2021, 07:52:01 AM

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MSRobi

I get repeated spam calls from different phone numbers, but the Caller ID of each of them has the same format:

"V30" followed by 12 random digits.

I know that X_InboundCallRoute can be configured to look at the incoming phone number, but I don't think it has the capability to have a DigitMap based on the CallerID name.

Please somebody here tell me I'm wrong, there is a way to block incoming calls based upon the caller ID name, and give me the magic string to put in X_InboundCallRoute.

drgeoff

You are not wrong.  OBis have no method of using Caller Name to influence call handling.

MSRobi

Ugh...thanks for confirming that I'm always right, sigh.  :)

Any ideas or software you know of that might be able to block based upon caller id name, without having to switch from my Obi202 + GV setup?  I know of several VOIP services that have the capability of blocking numbers based on caller ID name, but would rather live with the problem than switch providers.

azrobert

I'm using SipSorcery to block calls by caller name. I have a free account, but they are no longer available. The cheapest account is $69 a year.
https://www.sipsorcery.com/mainsite/Home/Pricing

I also tested this on FreePBX/Asterisk, but it runs on Linux and a pain to install.

Yate server is free, runs on Windows and easy to install. I never tested blocking calls on Yate, but looks like you can accomplish it. The caller name variable is available to the routing script.

See the list of variables at the end of the following page:
http://docs.yate.ro/wiki/Regular_expressions

Download the Windows version and run the installer. If I remember correctly, you take all defaults. Installs in about a minute.
http://docs.yate.ro/wiki/Download

MSRobi

Thanks for the info.  It looks like a weekend project and may not work with Google Voice (they have options for Google Talk among others).  "CallerName" is a variable, which is promising.