Google Voice (GV) and Caller ID Name Display - Custom Caller ID
erkme73:
Me too! How about having the OBi portal somehow interface with your google voice contacts, and either maintain a cached copy, or query the actual google data base with each incoming ring? That would have to be server-side , but imagine the marketing aspect of OBi being the first out the gate to offer Google contact synced caller ID info...
QBZappy:
Brian,
Note that the OBi provides the power to ring 5 phones. When a call comes over the POTS line I think a voice modem connected to the CO in parallel with OBi would accomplish what you want to do. This would work for the OBi110 in this use case. CID data could easily be retrieved from the data stream.
Sip calls might work with an inexpensive line splitter on the OBi device connect to a phone, and a modem. The OBi provides ample power for this. The OBi acts as the CO for the modem providing the CID information.
All this would imply that your current working solution of scraping the web page to one of using the CID from the modem. Is there anything to gain from this? I think it will reduce polling cycles since the OBi could notify your app when a call comes in. Instead of actively polling, it could be just be listening. It would be more efficient this way. What do you think?
Something like this cheap fax/voice modem might be interesting: (Currently sold out)
http://www.buyincoins.com/details/56k-usb-external-fax-modem-dial-up-pci-voice-v-92-v-90-01-product-606.html
bhasden:
Quote from: QBZappy on February 25, 2012, 09:14:06 am
Brian,
Note that the OBi provides the power to ring 5 phones. When a call comes over the POTS line I think a voice modem connected to the CO in parallel with OBi would accomplish what you want to do. This would work for the OBi110 in this use case. CID data could easily be retrieved from the data stream.
Sip calls might work with an inexpensive line splitter on the OBi device connect to a phone, and a modem. The OBi provides ample power for this. The OBi acts as the CO for the modem providing the CID information.
All this would imply that your current working solution of scraping the web page to one of using the CID from the modem. Is there anything to gain from this? I think it will reduce polling cycles since the OBi could notify your app when a call comes in. Instead of actively polling, it could be just be listening. It would be more efficient this way. What do you think?
Something like this cheap fax/voice modem might be interesting: (Currently sold out)
http://www.buyincoins.com/details/56k-usb-external-fax-modem-dial-up-pci-voice-v-92-v-90-01-product-606.html
Ah, I see what you're getting at now. I thought you were saying to use the computer inline between the OBi and the phone to intrepret and then rebroadcast the CID information back over the phone line so it would show properly on the line. I have been working on modem support, which is another one of those larger features that is holding up the next GrowlerID release. It wouldn't fix the problem the OP is having where he wants the CID information on his the phone connected to the OBi, but it would allow someone using GrowlerID to not have to poll the OBi device for incoming calls. I'll shoot you a PM when I finally get the next version released with modem support.
MacOverAll:
+1 to the obi using speed dial, google contacts or a configurable CNAM provider.
RobFeldy:
Honestly This should be an easy patch. Take away 50 of the 99 Speed dials, replace it with 50 custom caller id spots .. I and I would be ecstatic. ;D I think I have 20 Speed dials. 99 seems a bit extreme.. Even with my 20 I have a little cheat cheat to see what is what..
Thanks all for the +1's I would really like to see something custom at the minimum. If we can resource GV, or some other that would be even better.
Thanks
Robert
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