[Asterisk-Users] Differ between "private" and "out of area"?

[jltaylor]

"out-of-area" is displayed for calls that originate from LECs that have not
implemented caller id.

James Taylor
MetroTel
3505 Summerhill Road
Suite 11
Texarkana, Tx  75503
903-793-1956


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Rich
> Adamson
> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 12:19 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Differ between "private" and "out of
> area"?
>
>
> I don't believe you can trust the keywords that may or maynot be in the
> calleridname. The telco folks will frequently honor anything that a
> company wants inserted as a name (assuming a reasonable request).
>
> So, even if you get the correct logic in place for asterisk code,
> the end result is most likely not going to give you what you want.
>
> I know a telco tech that will change the libd database to say
> "God Calling", place a call to a buddy, then change it back to the
> original string after the call. Also, some itsp's allow you to change
> that string to anything reasonable.
>
> ------------------------
>
> > Yes, I know that, but, how to distinguish between them at incoming call?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > A private call is a call that someone has specifically blocked.   An
> > "out of area" or "unknown" call is simply a call that the caller-id
> > did not come through on correctly, for some reason.
> >
> > On 9/18/05, Goran Dj. <pisac at hotpop.com> wrote:
> > > Is there any method to make difference between Hidden ("Private") and
> > > unknown ("Out of area") incoming calls on ZAP/x101p? I want to block
> > any
> > > hidden call, and to allow unknow calls, but ZAP channel (X101P) always
> > > delivering empty CALLERID=""<> in both cases.
>
>
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