Configure Caller ID WITH NAME?
rob613:
In another thread I have inquired about and posted the result of how I am using an Obi 110 to answer calls on my PSTN line from known spam caller-ID and forward them, via GV out, to a rejection line. As I tell new callers to not call here again I add their caller-ID information to my list of bad guys that should be intercepted as soon as caller-ID comes through and forwarded out. I don't yet know what the size limit is for the digit map or how many times they will keep calling once forwarded.
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=2893.0
In your setup, once a call is forwarded to GV, if it is not a known spammer, does GV forward the call back to your PSTN line? Or does the Obi then get the call from GV and ring through to your Obi phone port? What are you using for the initial forward from Comcast to GV?
prospero:
It's not a wonderful solution, but with some phones, if the number and name are listed in the telephone's memory, it will identify those calls and display the name.
Google Voice is free, but it also comes with these annoying defects. Paid VOIP service only costs $30 a year, which is what AT&T charges me for a single month, so it's still a whopping savings -- and the first year of service is free. You might want to look into changing.
babobi:
Quote from: rob613 on May 25, 2012, 11:02:20 am
In another thread I have inquired about and posted the result of how I am using an Obi 110 to answer calls on my PSTN line from known spam caller-ID and forward them, via GV out, to a rejection line. As I tell new callers to not call here again I add their caller-ID information to my list of bad guys that should be intercepted as soon as caller-ID comes through and forwarded out. I don't yet know what the size limit is for the digit map or how many times they will keep calling once forwarded.
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=2893.0
In your setup, once a call is forwarded to GV, if it is not a known spammer, does GV forward the call back to your PSTN line? Or does the Obi then get the call from GV and ring through to your Obi phone port? What are you using for the initial forward from Comcast to GV?
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Thanks rob613, I already have all known spammers forwarded to my GV rejection pile. To answer your question (and I am no expert so I am only guessing here) I assume GV is not forwarding the call back to my PSTN line, I think it is coming from the Obi phone port. I have my Comcast Digital set so Call Forwarding is on at all times, every INCOMING number to my landline home phone is forwarded to my Google Voice number which filters the scum into spam folders. The "good" callers are filtered to ring thru. Hence there is no NAME on the Caller ID since GV doesn't offer that service for free.
babobi:
Quote from: prospero on May 25, 2012, 12:31:24 pm
It's not a wonderful solution, but with some phones, if the number and name are listed in the telephone's memory, it will identify those calls and display the name.
Google Voice is free, but it also comes with these annoying defects. Paid VOIP service only costs $30 a year, which is what AT&T charges me for a single month, so it's still a whopping savings -- and the first year of service is free. You might want to look into changing.
Thanks prospero, I do have some numbers listed with names in my telephone's memory, but there is a 30 number limit. So you're saying with a paid VOIP service I could get Caller ID WITH NAME?! Can you recommend any specific brands? Which one do you use that only costs $30.00/yr? You get name Caller ID w that? Thanks for any referrals. The only thing I am dreading is reentering all the junk numbers manually into new VOIP provider database.
pc44:
Quote from: babobi on May 25, 2012, 04:47:45 pm
Thanks prospero, I do have some numbers listed with names in my telephone's memory, but there is a 30 number limit. So you're saying with a paid VOIP service I could get Caller ID WITH NAME?! Can you recommend any specific brands? Which one do you use that only costs $30.00/yr? You get name Caller ID w that? Thanks for any referrals. The only thing I am dreading is reentering all the junk numbers manually into new VOIP provider database.
Hi babobi,
A lot of people on here seem to like Anveo and Callcentric for reasonably-low-cost VOIP solutions with CNAM support. Alternatively, if you have a PC always on in your house, there are good, free software options that will allow you to filter/reject an unlimited number of incoming calls using your existing or any other provider. Copying your existing list from GV to the PC software would not be too bad of a process. Just an extra, extraneous thought ;D
pc44
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