Hi Jim and others! Well, so they say. This capability has been around for a while even before the 4.0 beta. I've not yet tried the beta, and it's been in my account settings. However it doesn't work. I have an accessible mobile phone so had no problem receiving the SMS with the verification code. Did that probably two weeks ago. Entering the code was easy enough done. But of course, it has a little disclaimer on it about some countries not allowing it. There is also another disclaimer in the settings area that says caller identification may not work all the time. I've checked all the boxes to turn it on, but a test call to my standard number indicates that it doesn't work. It doesn't display my verified mobile number nor either of the US or New Zealand Skype in numbers that I own, even though the settings indicate that it should because it says my US number is available, and afterward, my account overview says caller identification is on. . In my test call, my caller ID reported 0000.
The only time this seems to work properly is if I send an SMS from Skype. In that case, it does claim to come from my verified mobile number, and thus will allow replies to be sent, which I can then receive there. Cheers, Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: jim grimsby Jr. To: 'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software.' Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:50 AM Subject: [Skypeenglish] finely a way to id yourself when using skype out. Hi, One nice thing about the new beta is we now have an easy way to let people know we are calling them. If you have a cell phone with sms capabilities you can set up your skype out to always report your cell phone number. You simply put the number of your phone in the box and then put in the confirmation code and whenever you call someone with skype it reports your cell phone number to the caller id. Very cool. Only problem for me is I do not have a phone that reads sms messages. \ Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To access tutorials and other goodies go to http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list Skypeenglish at emissives.com http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
