To the best of my knowledge, Unlimitel does not allow arbitrary caller ID to be set on their IAX service.
Nabeel > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Healy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: April 27, 2006 4:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [on-asterisk] Outgoing Caller ID > > Hello TAUG! > > I've recently setup an Asterisk server at home to reduce the > number of unwanted calls we receive. It's been very > successful. I've setup inbound routes for practically > everyone we know to ring group 1 (two ATA adapters, and a > soft phone on my laptop) if their CID is known, otherwise an > auto attendant message comes on and tells the caller to press > "1" which dumps to voice mail. Those "in the know" can press "0" > to ring the group if their caller ID isn't valid and they get > the auto attendant. > > I've hooked up our POTS line for incoming calls, and I'm > using Unlimitel for outgoing VoIP service. > > I'm having an issue with outgoing caller ID, but I'm not sure > if I'm configuring it wrong or if it's an Unlimitel issue. > > If I set the caller ID on the IAX2 trunk to read "Name" > <##########>, should this appear as the caller ID on the > receiving end? I've tried, and it always comes back as the > DID number. Maybe I'm entering the wrong format? > > I was hoping that I could set the outgoing caller ID to the > POTS number. > > Cheers, > Sean. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
