CallForwarding vs. CallBridging rates?
NoHomePhone:
Hello all!
I recently setup ItsLenny for telemarketer blocking on my DID, as its a newly ported pstn line which use to have an abundance of marketing calls; Now through my providers website I am seeing telemarketers show in my log and its deducting my monthly quota, I know I pay a termination/connection rate fee for all inbound or outbound calls, but it would appear I pay for the entire length of the forwarded call (even though its to a sip uri? Would it be possible to have the obi it self bridge or forward to lenny and can it be done without me paying for the entire call?
Telemarketer -> Inbound SP1 DID1 -> OBI -> use SP2 DID2 outbound to SIP forward to Lenny (since it has unlimited) ?
Would this make me pay the first minute connection/termination fee to get it to the OBI and then after the OBI send it out on the unlimited service provider I would no longer be paying per minute on my DID original inbound did. I don't really have a clue how forwarding charges etc,. go.
I tried forwarding it on the obi but i think I set it up wrong as i was still charged. Any advice would be recommended. Maybe I could forward through an inum or sip to get around the additional fee?
Thanks & Hope everyone has a good weekend =)
SteveInWA:
It looks like you're using Callcentric. I suggest a better approach, using nomorobo.com, which is the FCC-supported method of dumping telemarketing calls quickly:
Set up a Callcentric extension for your DID number, and then set up a call treatment for all calls made to your inbound number. Using simultaneous ringing, have it go to your extension (which is provisioned on your OBi box), and also have it ring the nomorobo.com toll free number. Nomorobo will only answer the call if the inbound caller ID is on its database of telemarketer numbers. So, it costs nothing to use this service unless it answers a call.
CC outbound calls to toll free numbers are billed at $0.0088/minute. So, if the call actually gets answered by nomorobo, it costs you less than one cent. It's worth it.
I've been using this service for several months, and it catches almost all the junk calls made to my numbers. It's satisfying to hear the phone ring once, and then stop ringing, after the call gets dropped, and I see some telemarketer's caller ID on the display.
Sign up your inbound DID numbers on nomorobo. Tell it that you are a Vonage customer, since it doesn't know about any other SIP ITSPs (yet) that support simulring like Vonage. The provider doesn't matter; it will just give you a toll free number to use for simulring.
NoHomePhone:
Sorry for the late reply, I have had a hectic week with family emergencies. This looks like a good solution to thanks SteveInWA, I will give it a testout and see how it does. This will minimize the up keep on my own personal blocklist as well. Thanks for the advice, I already use simulring so this should be an easy setup.
I think the tip of claiming you have vonage to get nomorobo, might be useful to others too. Thanks and have a great weekend.
azrobert:
Don't send the call to the your NoMoRobo 800 number.
Send it to an SIP URI like this:
YourNoMoRoboNumber@tf.callwithus.com
This will save you $0.0088 per blocked call.
McInnis:
I know this topic is ancient, but I'm looking to use NoMoRobo with my OBi200 and trying to figure out all the steps. Azrobert, you suggested sending the call to a SIP URI - I don't see where this can be configured, can you point me to the correct screen to do this? I can't find it. Thank you!
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