Obi 202, GV and Caller Id on destination phone calls
kevmeist:
I use a cordless phone plugged into the SP1 socket on the Obi 202 and a GV number.
I talk to a friend frequently. He has a "feature" on his phone service (Frontier) called "call intercept". When I used a cable phone previously to call him, call intercept did not kick in at his end.
Using GV and the 202, when I call him, call intercept kicks in. The Frontier message states something like "the person you are calling uses call intercept and your number doesn't show on their caller id, state your name etc to see if the person accepts the call"...not the exact words but close enough.
So, what would show on his caller id (if anything) from an Obi called using a GV provided number?
Is there a setting somewhere I need to use to avoid this issue?
Nobody else that I have called so far gets this problem.
Thanks,
Kevin
jimates:
unless you have your number blocked, your google voice number will show on his caller id. If it doesn't then it is something on his end, not yours.
I assume this is similar to google's call screening but either way, at some point someone had to enter trusted numbers that are not intercepted.
kevmeist:
I believe that you are right and that it is at his end. I just wondered whether anyone else had seen this before.
Other people that I call this doesn't occur. Just the one person. I also wondered whether there might be a "work-around" in what number is presented to his phone company. Bear in mind that this only started happening when I started using the Obi 202.
When I had Verizon then Frontier phone service at home (as well as Time Warner cable phone) this did not happen.
K
jimates:
there is no way to alter the caller id that is shown.
try this, place the call from your google voice page using click 2 call and see if still happens.
kevmeist:
OK, that is a new one on me.....logon to GV and use it to place the call?
So, then I'm talking through the PC using it's audio?
K
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