We have a 877 number through primus that redirects to one of the lines, however I recall CID coming through whenever we get incoming calls with it, and also very few calls come in on the 877 number.
Steven On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Do you have an 800# from Bell that comes in on the same lines? Bell wants > $80/month for CLID on their toll free lines, so if you didn't pony up the > extra cash for that option, you'll get all your toll free calls as CLID > "unknown". > > Jim > > > Steven McCann wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > Since hooked up a Trixbox system last year, we have not yet > > gotten Caller ID to work on most incoming calls. 80% of all > > calls come up as 'unknown' > > > > I have tried to add some config that I saw in an earlier > > email thread, but it does not seem to be working: > > usecallerid=yes > > hidecallerid=no > > cidsignalling=bell > > callerid=asreceived > > sendcalleridafter=3 > > cidstart=ring > > callwaiting=yes > > usecallingpres=yes > > callwaitingcallerid=yes > > > > I've also tried to change cidsignalling to =dtmf, =dtmf, bell , > > but this does not seem to make a difference. > > > > I know CID is there on most calls, because I could previously > > see it on a fax machine that was also hooked up to the main POTS line. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > Steven > >
