Block calls based on Caller Name, not phone number?
nockam:
Quote from: azrobert on May 01, 2021, 08:53:26 pm
Quote from: drgeoff on May 01, 2021, 04:00:49 pm
1. Google Voice does not send Caller Name to the OBi so if a call is accompanied by a Caller Name then the call is not coming in via GV. Do you have any other Service Providers enabled on the OBi?
If these calls are not from GV and you don’t have another service provider defined then they are coming directly from the internet to your OBi. These calls can be blocked with a simple configuration change.
Voice Services -> SP1 Service -> X_AcceptSipFromRegistrarOnly: Checked
Quite certain they are coming from Google Voice (just posted a little more info on that). I double checked this setting though and it is already checked. Was hoping this might have been it, it would have been awesome.
azrobert:
I’m using SIPSorcery to block calls by Caller Name. I have a free account, but these are no longer available. The cost is $69/year. You can do the same with FreePBX and Yate Server. Both of these are free, but you need a computer to run them. SIPSorcery is WEB based and very easy to setup. I can help you with SIPSorcery, but not the others.
https://www.sipsorcery.com/mainsite/Home/Pricing
I just noticed that the only payment option is Bitcoin. I guess they don’t want new members.
nockam:
Quote from: azrobert on May 02, 2021, 09:41:55 am
I’m using SIPSorcery to block calls by Caller Name. I have a free account, but these are no longer available. The cost is $69/year. You can do the same with FreePBX and Yate Server. Both of these are free, but you need a computer to run them. SIPSorcery is WEB based and very easy to setup. I can help you with SIPSorcery, but not the others.
https://www.sipsorcery.com/mainsite/Home/Pricing
I just noticed that the only payment option is Bitcoin. I guess they don’t want new members.
Honestly, that is a small price to pay to help solve this problem. I have a Raspberry PI4 running at her house and at a quick glance FreePBX will run on that. Gonna see if I can figure out how to do it, but will test on myself first at home. Thanks!
azrobert:
To block a call you need a service that will answer the call. I send all inbound calls to SIPSorcery. If I don’t get a match, I exit without doing anything. SIPSorcery can’t answer a call, so on a match I send the call to Callcentric Voice Mail.
I can temporarily setup something on my SIPSorcery account for you to try and see how the concept works.
nockam:
Quote from: azrobert on May 02, 2021, 10:01:56 am
To block a call you need a service that will answer the call. I send all inbound calls to SIPSorcery. If I don’t get a match, I exit without doing anything. SIPSorcery can’t answer a call, so on a match I send the call to Callcentric Voice Mail.
I can temporarily setup something on my SIPSorcery account for you to try and see how the concept works.
I really appreciate the offer and all of your help. I follow what you are saying and I should be able to run with it form here.
I was seeing posts about how to prevent the call from ringing based on the phone number, and was really hoping there might be a way to do it based on the name within OBI or GV. Adding an additional component to handle this is well worth the effort and cost. A couple years ago scammers were successful and I am determined to prevent as many non-legit calls as I can from getting through, while still keeping the phone usable without my grandparents having to jump through any hoops to answer.
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