| Back in the old days, it has always been a hassle to | | | | VoIP calls to segregate unwanted callers from |
| find yourself rushing towards a blaring telephone that | | | | legitimate ones. |
| has been ringing for quite some time, only to find a | | | | Most VoIP phones already have the Caller ID feature |
| cheeky telemarketer at the other end trying to | | | | integrated in their system and can be used freely or |
| convince you to pay top dollar for something you really | | | | through a minimum standard fee. Some systems |
| don't need. The wonders of digital technology changed | | | | require a separate Caller ID box or an upgrade in the |
| all that with the introduction of the Caller ID, either as a | | | | software to enable this feature. Users can work with |
| separate unit with its own display or incorporated into | | | | their VoIP providers so they can have the Called ID |
| your phone's system. With the Caller ID, you'll now | | | | feature enabled according to their needs. It can also be |
| know who's calling -- giving you the option to answer | | | | incorporated with other VoIP features such as Call |
| the phone or not. | | | | Waiting, allowing users to know the number or identity |
| The same Caller ID benefits, and even more, can now | | | | of the second incoming call. |
| be enjoyed with your VoIP services. But unlike | | | | Such needs depend on the users themselves. While |
| standard landlines that require a physical address or | | | | most would use VoIP features for personal call-filtering |
| expensive mobile phone services that usually require | | | | use, other users like companies or businesses use |
| you to tie in your credit cards -- you can go anywhere | | | | Caller ID as an identification authentication system to |
| within the range of an Internet or WiFi signal and start | | | | allow users to enter their corporate network from a |
| making and receiving calls with your VoIP account. | | | | remote location or to activate a service offered by the |
| What is a Caller ID? | | | | company like credit cards and similar products or |
| VoIP Caller ID or Voice over Internet Proper Caller | | | | services. |
| Identification system is a feature in VoIP services that | | | | Issues with the Caller ID Features in VoIP That You |
| displays the number or name of the caller on a digital | | | | Should be Aware Of |
| display, enabling users to know who's calling even | | | | A term called Caller ID spoofing refers to the |
| before they come to pick up the phone. Similar to the | | | | misrepresentation of the callers identity by using a fake |
| caller ID features in conventional phone systems | | | | caller ID. Intentions can vary: from callers just wanting |
| where it is activated, VoIP Caller ID have some added | | | | to fool the call recipient, or a malicious attack on an |
| features and enhanced flexibilities depending on the | | | | establishment with the intent of fraud. |
| Internet Service Providers that operate the services. | | | | In this regard, the Senate passed a new law called the |
| How Can You Benefit from the Caller ID Features of | | | | Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, subsequently followed |
| Your VoIP Services? | | | | by the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010 from the House |
| SPIT, a relatively new term in the online world that | | | | with the intent of making it unlawful for people to use |
| means Spam Over Internet Telephony, is expected to | | | | VoIP services with the intent of providing misleading |
| increase as VoIP phones and services become more | | | | caller ID information that can lead to fraudulent or |
| predominant in use and eventually become | | | | harmful activities against the recipient. With such |
| mainstream. VoIP Caller ID is intended to safeguard | | | | protection from the government, users can continue to |
| users from SPIT by allowing them to filter incoming | | | | enjoy VoIP Caller ID services as they were intended |
| calls or enabling them to blacklist or whitelist incoming | | | | to be used. |