Philipp Kempgen wrote: > Anselm Martin Hoffmeister wrote: > > >> In most cases it seems to end at >> the fact that providers "correct" caller-ids they get from the calling >> party: If you send any number which is assigned to the PRI (or SIP >> trunk), that is fine; if you send another number, it will be changed to >> the (first) number of the PRI/trunk. >> >> Few providers allow for "foreign" caller ids to be sent over their >> equipment - in some countries this is even illegal. >> >> For example, one of my providers (German) allows to set any CALLERID, >> but their documentation warns to not do stupid tricks, as calls can be >> tracked and using malicious information will be prosecuted. This feature >> is to be used only for sending _my_ cell phone number etc. >> > > Do you know of any GSM providers/contracts where "faking > for a valid reason" is possible? > > Regards, > Philipp Kempgen > >
I can think of some... in rural Idaho, cell coverage is sparse. I might check my voice mail of my cell phone via a land line, and want to call back with a response originating from my cell number... Also the case if I have my cell set to forward-on-busy to my land line, or if I'm hosting an "answering service", etc. -Philip _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
