Call routing - Private/Blocked calls

[frankd1]

This is in testing now. There will be an option in vPanel likely this week to block caller ID.

As always, thanks Tim!! Any idea if Dan's method for routing anonymous calls from the call log will continue to behave this way? Or is a specific anonymous call handling feature on the upcoming development to-do list?

[orum]

Is this method still working for you? Once the latest hiccups are comfortably in the past, I'm going to recommend my partner port his AT&T POTS line to VOIPo, but this particular issue is a big deal for him. As others have mentioned, my partner currently has AT&T's privacy manager, so he doesn't have to deal with anonymous calls. If your method is reliable (and isn't a coding quirk that might change once they start up feature build-out again) it's a non-issue. But I don't want to recommend he port if this behavior might change (at least without a corresponding new feature that addresses anonymous calls just as they already address private calls).

Also, is there an existing or planned feature for blocking outbound caller ID permanently (with per call unblocking), rather than the current per call block with *67? My partner's an MD, so this is also a big deal for him... blocking his outbound is the norm (not the exception) for calling patients when he's on-call. I searched the forum for this topic and struck out.

Yes, this is still working for me. Anonymous calls go straight to voicemail.

Dan

[frankd1]

This is in testing now. There will be an option in vPanel likely this week to block caller ID.

Tim-

Is there a best guess ETA on the option to permanently block outbound CID (with per call unblocking)? As I previously mentioned, I've talked up VOIPo to my partner, but with his career, this feature is a necessity, and he wouldn't have the patience to block per call until the feature is working (now that things have been relatively stable, this feature is the only thing keeping him from pulling the trigger on VOIPo, and he doesn't want to waste the 30 day trial if that feature isn't in place). I'm firmly in the "stability before frills" camp, so I understand if you're holding on rolling it out for strategic reasons. But with the promotions starting to change, I'd like to get him on board soon.

Frank