"andy" <andy.ggrps@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Herman wrote:[color=green]
>> "Herman" <whitehousemadhouse-2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> > "andy" <andy.ggrps@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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>> > You can send a caller ID, but at the moment only mobile numbers can be
>> > validated for this (by receiving an sms)
>> >
>> > Interesting. Just got the latest version of the softphone and indeed
>> > it
>> > is on there (but is a bit tardy sending the sms). I take it this will
>> > work through an ATA as well as their softphone (or do I need to add any
>> > configuration ?)[/color]
>>
>> Can't get it to work on the ATA. Any ideas anyone???[/color]
>
> I hadn't, as although I suggested it's there I haven't done it yet,
> neither do I have an ATA myself
>
> but I just read this on the Voipbuster forum, which might be
> interesting ...
>
> "Problem was, in the voipbuster PC application, I had the verified
> mobile number set as +316XXXXX. This works when using the PC, but not
> when using the SMC router ATA. I changed the setting in the voipbuster
> application to 00316XXXXX, redid the verification SMS bit, and now
> caller-id presentation also works on the SMC router ATA too! "
>
> Maybe ATAs can't do + as it's a GSM feature - could be worth a try with
> 00 instead if you haven't already ...[/color]

Gave it a go but it wouldn't work. Guess it must just be a loophole that
his router can exploit. Tried to look at the forum in case there were some
other hints but you have to register to see it and voipcheap.com do not have
a forum.