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    Default An AWESOME feature request....

    A PRE-MESSAGE before the phone rings.
    One of the biggest problems I have is the number of wrong numbers. If there was a way to announce a message then ring my phone, I bet that would cut down the number of wrong numbers. Even one step further, press 1 to leave a message.

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    Thumbs up Re: An AWESOME feature request....

    Or, announce, then "Press 1 to connect", thus reducing auto dialers.
    I like your thinking!


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    Default Re: An AWESOME feature request....

    Google Voice has a feature like this. You can choose to have unknown numbers announce themselves before they are connected to you. That would be a nice feature!

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    Default Re: An AWESOME feature request....

    Quote Originally Posted by usa2k View Post
    Or, announce, then "Press 1 to connect", thus reducing auto dialers.
    I like your thinking!
    Or even better, 1 step further. A random single digit (other than 0) to connect.
    I love it. Now it's time to get the VOIPo masters to get on it.

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    Default Re: An AWESOME feature request....

    Voicepulse's "Telemarketer Block" feature is also very effective. The caller will hear a short tone (just like the one for a disconnected phone number) before your phone starts ringing and that triggers removal of your number(robodialer) from the telemarketer list.

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    Default Re: An AWESOME feature request....

    If cell companies can play songs to the caller, instead of ringing, does that mean they connected the call? If you get a lot of LD inbound, are you guaranteeing the caller has termination fees? I guess they must. That is revenue for the cell company each time.

    VOIPo could be accused of trying to get additional revenue by the extra call handling. Voicemail likely has the same termination costs to the caller's service.

    I expect this involves a different method of internal call routing, and is not just a hand-off to a switch. (Wish I were more technically savvy about this.)


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    Default Re: An AWESOME feature request....

    Quote Originally Posted by usa2k View Post
    If cell companies can play songs to the caller, instead of ringing, does that mean they connected the call? If you get a lot of LD inbound, are you guaranteeing the caller has termination fees? I guess they must. That is revenue for the cell company each time.
    Not really... Audio can be sent before a call is connected to replace the standard ringing sound. Once the call is connected, the "ringing" stops. This is called "early media".

    You can tell which cell phone providers are using SIP in their backbone this way...

    Here's the RFC, if you'd like to take a look: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3960.txt

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    Default An AWESOME feature request

    Is there a way to request a change in your actual username? In any case, just wondered.

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    Default Re: An AWESOME feature request

    Quote Originally Posted by SpuriBib73 View Post
    Is there a way to request a change in your actual username? In any case, just wondered.
    If you have an express account (where you picked your username from the start), then you certainly can -- simply submit a quick ticket to our support team at support@voipo.com. Conversely, all Residential Services have pre-set usernames that can not change.

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    Default Re: An AWESOME feature request

    Quote Originally Posted by SpuriBib73 View Post
    Is there a way to request a change in your actual username? In any case, just wondered.
    Yes just email support@voipo.com and it will submit a ticket and support should fix it withen 24 hours
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