No Outbound CallerID You can follow the discussion of no CallerID at: www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=168.0Outbound CallerID works for some and does not work for others. It was working for me then stopped. Hopefully it's only temporary. I fixed it by logging onto my google voice account and changing the Incoming CallerID to display the GV number. I know. What does incoming have to do with outgoing? But it worked. Look at the Obitalk forum for other workarounds. No Outbound CallerID You can follow the discussion of no CallerID at: www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=168.0Outbound CallerID works for some and does not work for others. It was... » Read More No Outbound CallerID You can follow the discussion of no CallerID at: www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=168.0Outbound CallerID works for some and does not work for others. It was working for me then stopped. Hopefully it's only temporary. I fixed it by logging onto my google voice account and changing the Incoming CallerID to display the GV number. I know. What does incoming have to do with outgoing? But it worked. Look at the Obitalk forum for other workarounds. « Show Less
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Thanks S.Wang. Seems to work now. www.obitalk.com/forum is a good resource for anyone having problems with their OBi110.
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Quoting from the manual that comes with this phone "This unit is Caller ID compatible. To use Caller ID features, you must subscribe to a Caller ID service. Contact your service provider/telephone company for details." Net-net: if you now have Caller ID, this phone will display it. If you don't now have Caller ID, this phone won't display it unless you add Caller ID as a feature to your phone service. By the way...this really is a great phone set and I am one fussy guy.
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No. That's one of the problems. My programed numbers and other people's numbers do no appear as cell ID information. Either don't have it programed right or it does not work that way.
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I have the same problem. I think the problem is that my name is not displayed on caller ID, and why that is I can't answer. Sorry I don't have a solution. Very frustrating, especially since I travel a lot and need to use someone else's phone to call my own home!
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We no longer have these phones but when we did, we also had DSL but didn't have a problem with the caller ID - it always showed up so I'm not sure I can help. Sorry that wasn't very helpful at all.
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TAPI here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephony_Application_Programming_Interface Caller ID is thru the phone and if you connect a phone to the phone port line out (not line in) then it is just a pass thru. Once in the old days we wanted to test a modem in a computer and didn't have enough phone cable. So we used 2 modems (line in to line out) to connect 3 phone lines for the distance. Summary? TAPI &gt; I don't know. Caller ID on a phone connected to line out, yes because it is just a pass thru module. Tom
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It works with any phone provider that provides caller ID info, so if you have a phone and get the caller ID information when a all comes in it will work. I use the "white" list which allows me to put in the numbers I want to pass thru, those not on the white list get hung up on immediately all they hear is a click and best of all I hear nothing. I love it!
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I use google voice for my phone number. You can specify the area code and select a number... You configure the OBI to address the particular google voice account which ties it to the phone number. I would guess that you can then re-associate and thereby change the number...
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If this system does support caller ID please tell me how to implement it. I would love to use that feature. BUT I do NOT see it mentioned in the user's manual.
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We get screwed. I have been unable to find any COMPLETELY FREE alternatives, which is a damn shame. Here is the "official" word from Obihai Technology, Inc: http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html
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Katrina, are you aware you can also order PPV through your laptop or desktop? This is what I'll do once we disconnect our land line. I've been doing that anyway because I'm usually on my laptop while watching tv :-) Good to know if we go with Ooma the caller id still works through the receivers. This is a feature my husband still wants to keep.
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TAPI here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephony_Application_Programming_Interface Caller ID is thru the phone and if you connect a phone to the phone port line out (not line in) then it is just a pass thru. Once in the old days we wanted to test a modem in a computer and didn't have enough phone cable. So we used 2 modems (line in to line out) to connect 3 phone lines for the distance. Summary? TAPI > I don't know. Caller ID on a phone connected to line out, yes because it is just a pass thru module. Tom
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NO - there is no caller ID - I have the service, my other phones show it, and the batteries are in - there is no caller ID. I bought this based on the person who said it does have caller ID. It has CALL WAITING,it does not have Caller ID.
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Yes, Bob, you do. FYI This caller id did not last very long. My phone quit working and the phone people realized that it was a faulty caller id.I junked it and ordered a Bellsouth product. I have always had good results from their products.
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The only thing I can think of is that different phone company's info gets listed differently between carriers or there may be something on the phone's menu during setup that could determine what info you are given with the caller ID. Mine always lists the caller according to how they are listed with the phone company.
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Yes, Bob, you do. FYI This caller id did not last very long. My phone quit working and the phone people realized that it was a faulty caller id. I junked it and ordered a Bellsouth product. I have always had good results from their products.
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Thanks to everyone for the help on this. I am going to try the suggestions and see if that works. I'd really like to be able to do an outbound fax anytime and receive a fax by pressing the receive button.I fear that the fax picking up in the middle of the call may be due to using VOIP with Vonage as it will occasionally make a faxish noixe when a second call comes in. Will report back the results -- ping me on this list by adding a reply if I don't (i get an email on each reply).