asterisk users - Feb 2004 - Delta Three/iConnectHere Outgoing Caller ID?

Hey all,

I'm a new Asterisk user; just testing it out right now using kphone until
my Sipura and X100P arrive. I'd like to set up outgoing calls to roll over
from my Vonage line (connected via the X100P, and possibly a second line
with a Vonage Softphone) to an iConnectHere line, but really need outgoing
Caller ID to work. I searched the archives, and found some people saying
that outgoing Caller ID shows up as "Out of Area" (that's what I
get), and
another person saying it worked 75% of the time for him. I've tried
calling 3 different area codes (612, 952, and 253), so I've tried multiple
exchanges, as someone thought that some iConnectHere exchanges may support
it and some may not. Now for the questions part which you've all been
dreading.. :)

1) For the people that have had caller ID working, what type of 
iConnectHere service plan do you have? (IE, do you have a number with 
them, or is it outgoing only?) Right now, I'm testing with the free 
10-minute trial; don't want to spend money with them until I'm fairly 
confident it'll work (Yeah, even the basic $10 *grin*). Also, what syntax 
are you using to specify caller ID?

2) For the people that get the "Out of Area" caller ID, what type of 
service level are you on?

3) What's the proper way to configure things to get Caller ID to work, 
for the people that have it working? I'll include the configuration that 
I've tried below.

4) If it's not possible to get Caller ID working with iConnectHere, is 
there an alternative provider that does per-minute billing for outgoing 
calls that it *does* work with?

5) Is my 'register' syntax below set up properly? I couldn't find
much
documentation on the 'proper' way to set this up.

Thanks much, and I'm looking forward to using Asterisk more!

sip.conf:
register => username:xxxx@natrelay.deltathree.com/username

[iconnecthere]
type=friend
username=username
secret=xxxx
host=natrelay.deltathree.com
nat=yes
context=default
callerid=<1 952 xxx xxxx>

extensions.conf:
exten => _91XXXXXXXXXX,1,SetCallerID,<1 952 xxx xxxx>
exten => _91XXXXXXXXXX,2,Dial,SIP/${EXTEN:1}@iconnecthere
exten => _91XXXXXXXXXX,3,Congestion

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Nate Carlson wrote:
> Caller ID to work. I searched the archives, and found some people saying
> that outgoing Caller ID shows up as "Out of Area" (that's
what I get), and
> another person saying it worked 75% of the time for him. I've tried
> calling 3 different area codes (612, 952, and 253), so I've tried
multiple
My experience is that it worked 50% of the time for me.  I live in 919. 
  When I call to 919, it always comes up Unknown.  When I call family in 
304, the caller ID is set to my home number and it shows up as it should 
(both number and name) on my family's callerid units.  I think the 
theory that some exchanges support it and some don't is solid.
> 1) For the people that have had caller ID working, what type of 
> iConnectHere service plan do you have? (IE, do you have a number with 
> them, or is it outgoing only?) Right now, I'm testing with the free 
$10 trial, outgoing only, no incoming number.
> 3) What's the proper way to configure things to get Caller ID to work, 
> for the people that have it working? I'll include the configuration
that
> I've tried below.
Here is what I do on outgoing calls:

exten => s,1,SetCallerID(919-XXX-XXXX)
exten => s,2,SetCIDName(Your Name)

Though, after reading other, more knowledgable people's explanation of 
how caller id numbers and names are linked, I think only the first line 
is necessary.  FYI, these are the first two lines in my 
[macro-dialiconnect] macro.
> 5) Is my 'register' syntax below set up properly? I couldn't
find much
> documentation on the 'proper' way to set this up.
I don't think the /username is necessary at the end of the register 
command.  To be sure, look at the log to see if * complains about the 
registration.  I do know that if you don't have an incoming number, you 
don't need to register with iconnect at all.  Just set up 
username/password in sip.conf and Dial().

-- Chris