Using my Mobile Number for VoIP ?

[vk3xem]

The caller ID masking option appears to have disappeared. You may have to email Exetel Support.

[BenHolmes]

Has anyone had any luck getting this up and running? I sent an email off about it a couple of days ago and haven't had a reply thus far.

[gabe]

I can't find this setting either. Has anyone been able to get this working?

[BraM]

...Has anyone been able to get this working?

I have had this working previously, but it seems that Exetel has disabled this feature. I'm not sure when (I've only just noticed that my PSTN number is no longer shown when dialing out via VIOP).

This is due (no doubt) to the issues raised by Verizon.

[Ravenous]

Has anyone had any luck getting this up and running? I sent an email off about it a couple of days ago and haven't had a reply thus far.

...Has anyone been able to get this working?

I have had this working previously, but it seems that Exetel has disabled this feature. I'm not sure when (I've only just noticed that my PSTN number is no longer shown when dialing out via VIOP).

This is due (no doubt) to the issues raised by Verizon.

I enabled the masking the day it was made available for both an ADSL account and a HSPA account. They are still working as intended displaying the mask number to the receiver at the time of writing this. The option to enable (or disable) masking has been removed as a feature at some point.

[vk3xem]

I also set this feature the day it was made available and last I checked it was still functioning.

I don't see a problem with this feature and Verizon should be told to pull their heads in and stop forcing US law on Australia. They should be told that they are not the centre of the Universe as they believe.

[BraM]

They are still working as intended displaying the mask number to the receiver at the time of writing this.

...last I checked it was still functioning.

This is not the case for me.

I also enabled the feature as soon as it was available as our family & friends wouldn't answer a call marked "private number" (VoIP). Bus as soon as we masked with our PSTN number all was well.

All I know is that our VoIP number is back to being labeled as a "Private Number". I have no Idea when this occurred.

But I sure would like it back.

[ExetelVoice]

We allowed this for a while until we realised there is possibility for compromise and fraud.

One example is if someone knows the mobile of another person (easy to do) then they can use that as their caller ID mask and check that person's voicemail.

There are other examples.

We were not comfortable with these sorts of issues.

[tin]

We allowed this for a while until we realised there is possibility for compromise and fraud.
One example is if someone knows the mobile of another person (easy to do) then they can use that as their caller ID mask and check that person's voicemail.

Can it be enabled as an on/off option to mask with the associated mobile phone number for HSPA accounts? This is what most people using mobiles would be after, and would satisfy the above concerns as far as I can work out.

[BraM]

Can it be enabled as an on/off option...

Yes...

And couple the option with an appropriately worded disclaimer which - after reading - the customer ticks a check-box to accept any inherent risk.

...we realised there is possibility for compromise and fraud.

This method enables you to maintain this very handy feature.

There are other examples.

I can see some of the scenarios that you have alluded to - but I for one do not consider myself susceptible to them (I have no use for voice-mail for one example).

BTW.

Some of the previous posts have stated that this feature still works for them regardless of the option being removed from the member page. Why is this not the case for me? I did not disable the feature myself.

[BenHolmes]

We allowed this for a while until we realised there is possibility for compromise and fraud.

One example is if someone knows the mobile of another person (easy to do) then they can use that as their caller ID mask and check that person's voicemail.

There are other examples.

We were not comfortable with these sorts of issues.

Could you look at doing something similar to the upcoming changes to the exesms/web sms service (ie the sending number you use has to be verified before you can use it)? Or, as tin has suggested give the option for the VOIP number for HSPA accounts to be masked by the HSPA mobile number?

[vk3xem]

Some of the previous posts have stated that this feature still works for them regardless of the option being removed from the member page. Why is this not the case for me? I did not disable the feature myself.

Is your mobile number an Exetel number? My VoIP service is still masked with my Exetel HSPA service.

I hope Exetel re-introduces this for their ADSL/ADSL2/HSPA and mobile customers as these numbers are associated with their accounts and are in effect already verified so can not really be abused.

I am actually waiting for this so I can set up VoIP at home with an ATA using my home phone number that my Exetel ADSL is connected to.

[davewantsmoore]

Oh no. Seriously?! Will this feature ever return? (masking VoIP number with mobile number).

I was about to setup a mobile service with Exetel for use with VoIP .... but this feature is essential