Caller ID Name

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mcgraham89:
Hello,

I just dropped my Vonage VOIP service and picked up the Obihai device. I'm very happy with it overall, but was wondering if there was a way to display caller id name with incoming/outgoing calls. I'm currently using Google Voice on Sp1 and voipmyway on Sp2.

Google Voice just shows the Plus sign and then the 11 digit number in Caller ID Name Field on my phone. It also just shows the geographical area that my phone number is registered in  the Caller ID Name field for Outgoing calls.

Call ID Name does appear on incoming calls with voipmyway. However it also just shows the geographical area that my phone number is registered in the Caller ID Name field for Outgoing calls.

I read in the suggestion thread about Caller ID name with google so I'm assuming this may not be possible at this time. Just wanted to verify and ask a few questions since I'm new to this device. I'm just trying to understand what is and isn't possible. Thanks in advance.

OBi-Guru:
No CallerID name for GoogleVoice as far as we know.

QBZappy:
Hi,

This is a recipe to get CID via GV. For those with a Pots line or those with cellulars who might call through the AA it might be possible to pass CID via GV in an automated way.

It's been noted else where on the Forum as a work around. That method is manual. Works but already too much trouble for most people.

Receipe found here:
http://knol.google.com/k/benjamin-busch/how-to-make-your-google-voice-number/1bbrdmd29mymy/5#

Recap:

Here is a legend as to how your contact numbers should look:

GVN = Your Google Voice Number
P = Pause
2 = Actual number 2
CFN = Your contact's full phone number (555-555-1234)
# = Actual pound symbol

Let's put it together:

GVN P 2 CFN #

Or

555-555-9876 Pause 2 555-555-1234 #
 
Now, some of you are thinking, but I have my GV number to require the passcode. If you understand the way this works, it's an easy fix. Just add a few digits to the string.
 
Addition to the legend:
 
PIN = Pin number you have programmed
 
Let's put it together with the code:
 
CVN P P PN P 2 CFN #
 
Or
 
555-555-9876 (Pause) (Pause) (Pin Number) (Pause) 2 555-555-1234 #

I think there might be a way to automate this by pre pending numbers before the number you actually want to dial. I'm not sure how to enter a Pause. Can someone at OBi central translate this into OBiTalk language for us?

Thanks

RonR:
Quote from: mcgraham89 on March 11, 2011, 05:15:59 pm

Google Voice just shows the Plus sign and then the 11 digit number in Caller ID Name Field on my phone. It also just shows the geographical area that my phone number is registered in  the Caller ID Name field for Outgoing calls.
This article will give you an idea of why Google Voice probably doesn't provide CallerID Name.  They would have to purchase the info from someone as it's the receiving service provider's responsibility to provide the it (CallerID Name is not something that's passed through the PSTN).  Then again, they probably have enough information on all of us to start their own CallerID Name database.   :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID

QBZappy:
RonR,

Thanks. It would have been a good work around during the time GV was not passing the CID a few weeks ago.

Rats, back to the drawing board.

 ;D

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