OBi Phone Service $39.99/year
giqcass:
Quote from: SteveInWA on January 06, 2014, 04:20:12 pm
Quote from: giqcass on January 06, 2014, 06:07:18 am
Quote from: SteveInWA on January 06, 2014, 02:01:26 am
CNAM isn't transmitted from the calling party's PSTN, period. It is always a database look-up by the called party's telco. I tried the "listyourself" website once in the past. It's useless/broken/doesn't work for consumers; it's mainly a company selling database services.
Although I can not personally verify it my reading suggests otherwise. Telephone systems differ from one country to the next. You really must consider the US and Canada as legacy telephone carriers. Do you have any Idea how far our telecommunication systems are behind other countries?
I am of course not referring to third world countries.
My original answer was accurate, relevant to the discussion, and was simply expanding on the also-correct answer that sdb posted.
Given that the majority of OBi users are making US-based telephone calls, and there was no mention of international telcos in this thread, I was describing the PSTN Caller ID system as developed and implemented by the Bell System in the United States of America. That system is still used by USA-based carriers, for calls terminated on USA PSTN DIDs. Of course it doesn't apply to many other countries' phone systems, which have many other characteristics that differ from the US system. The service isn't even known as "Caller ID" in most other countries. I didn't think I needed a disclaimer to avoid a pedantic argument from you, but here you go:
My posts refer solely to the PSTN and VoIP technology deployed by US-based LECs and ITSPs. They do not apply to non-US countries, nor to military communications, ham radio, smoke signals, ship-to-shore communications, secret agent gizmos, tin cans and string, or yodeling. If you have an erection lasting more than four hours, seek medical help immediately. Warning, objects in mirror are closer than they appear, this bag is not a toy, and the beverage you are about to enjoy is very hot.
I was elaborating on your answer. The purpose of writing Quote
I am of the understanding the information SteveInWA wrote above is correct for the US and most other locations.
Was not because I felt you needed my approval or adulation. I wrote that so people would know I was referring to the fact other telcos may send what us Americans call CNAM but our US telcos ignore it. Many of us use these devices for international calling. One of the best Obi features is connecting Obi devices in different countries. So I felt it was relevant to the conversation.
Maxxodd:
I just hope faxing works. $40/year is reasonable if the service is quality and they include a fair number of minutes.
Angelc19:
Fax would be a must, we only 2-3 times a month, but without faxing we would decline.
carl:
::) Still surprising how many people apparently care about fax. In that case, I would prefer a hard copy delivered by a horse carriage.
There are web based services quite inexpensive who only need fax occasionally.
MikeHObi:
Quote from: carl on January 11, 2014, 06:17:02 pm
::) Still surprising how many people apparently care about fax. In that case, I would prefer a hard copy delivered by a horse carriage.
There are web based services quite inexpensive who only need fax occasionally.
Go ahead and try and find a web one that is reasonably priced and doesn't require monthly commitments. I haven't found one. Sure, if you only need to fax a couple pages. But the folks that need you to fax them stuff these days are doctors and the government, and nothing you fax them is less than 10 pages it seems. I couldn't find a service that would do it.
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