I have a premium office plan, and was told that Caller ID would work on our phones (in Toronto, Canada).
Kim, Alum
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43,774 Points
Posted 4 years ago
Kim, Alum
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43,774 Points
The U.S. Office Premium and Ultimate have the CNAM feature.
Regarding Canada: Caller ID options are limited in Canada...this is not a RC limitation, but a limitation in Canada.
Per Tier 3 Engineering:
Regarding Canada: Caller ID options are limited in Canada...this is not a RC limitation, but a limitation in Canada.
Per Tier 3 Engineering:
I think the confusion might be with the terms being used, and the difference between outbound and inbound calls can be confusion as well. There are 2 functions. Caller ID which displays the number, and CNAM which displays the name. For inbound calls we display the caller ID that is handed to RingCentral. If it is incorrect whomever is calling needs to advise their carrier to track down where it is being changed before it gets to RingCentral. It is the callers carriers responsibility to ensure it is delivered to us correctly. The same applies to RingCentral outbound calls to a terminating carrier. RingCentral should be responsible for delivering it to the end user correctly. CNAM is a different monster. The name has to be correct in a central repository in Canada, and then when the called person receives a call they "dip" in to this central repository for the name. When it comes to Canadian CNAM we do NOT update the database with our Canadian numbers. We will check the incoming numbers against the American database (as it sometimes has the information there), but that is as far as it goes. So in short if the external user (Canadian) is calling any RingCentral customer (despite if they are Canadian or American) then it is a crap shoot if you will receive the CNAM display, and is unfortunately not a supported feature. Hope this answers your questions.
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166 Points
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Caller ID: how to see incoming caller ID NAMES.
I have asked several people at RC this question and have yet to get a straight answer. This is very important to our business.
I have asked several people at RC this question and have yet to get a straight answer. This is very important to our business.
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J.B. Ferguson, Champion
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36,178 Points
Katie,
In order to see the Caller ID names, you need to have a RingCentral Office Premium or Enterprise account. The standard account will not provide Caller ID names.
See the listing of features for all the three plans here:
https://www.ringcentral.com/office/plansandpricing.html
In order to see the Caller ID names, you need to have a RingCentral Office Premium or Enterprise account. The standard account will not provide Caller ID names.
See the listing of features for all the three plans here:
https://www.ringcentral.com/office/plansandpricing.html
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124 Points
Where on this Price list does it say caller ID....
J.B. Ferguson, Champion
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36,178 Points
Shea Daniel...
The graphic used to have that feature listed. Why RingCentral removed it is unknown to me. Remember that I posted that message two years ago!
The graphic used to have that feature listed. Why RingCentral removed it is unknown to me. Remember that I posted that message two years ago!
Saadet - Community Moderator, Official Rep
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62,226 Points
Hi Shea,
If you click on the See All Features button at the bottom of the screen it will bring you to a list of everything where you can learn more.
If you click on the See All Features button at the bottom of the screen it will bring you to a list of everything where you can learn more.
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120 Points
We just had a client ask about getting CNAM working. For anyone else looking for this information it's buried here:
Click on Plans and Pricing -> Click See all features -> In the Phone accessories, devices, and service section click on Caller ID control -> Click on Learn more -> Scroll to the bottom of the page to the FAQ section.
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As of 2018-Feb-09 here is the direct link:
https://www.ringcentral.com/office/features/caller-id-control/overview.html
Check the very last line under the FAQ section.
Quote: "Inbound Caller ID is available to all RingCentral Office Premium and Ultimate customers."
Click on Plans and Pricing -> Click See all features -> In the Phone accessories, devices, and service section click on Caller ID control -> Click on Learn more -> Scroll to the bottom of the page to the FAQ section.
or
As of 2018-Feb-09 here is the direct link:
https://www.ringcentral.com/office/features/caller-id-control/overview.html
Check the very last line under the FAQ section.
Quote: "Inbound Caller ID is available to all RingCentral Office Premium and Ultimate customers."
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82 Points
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Why does the Caller ID shows City, Province with an incoming call and not the Pho....
We are clients in Toronto. Wondering why the Caller ID shows City, Province with an incoming call and not the phone number? After the call in the Call Log, we can click on the "Info" icon and see the number. Why can't we see that info as the phone is ringing? Is this a feature we can change? Thanks.
We are clients in Toronto. Wondering why the Caller ID shows City, Province with an incoming call and not the phone number? After the call in the Call Log, we can click on the "Info" icon and see the number. Why can't we see that info as the phone is ringing? Is this a feature we can change? Thanks.
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590 Points
Totally unacceptable that this isn't a core feature. Heck, even my awful home landline provider gives inbound caller id with CNAM.
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222 Points
I totally agree! With all of the scams/robocalls, i believe it is RingCentral's duty to allow EVERY ONE of it's customers the ability to see the caller ID as robocalls/scams are in the billions nationally. Every other hosted provider includes this as a core feature.
RingCentral, are you going to provide this as a standard feature to all users???
RingCentral, are you going to provide this as a standard feature to all users???
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222 Points
I'm losing business because i let all of my calls go to voicemail unless i recognize the phone number.
J.B. Ferguson, Champion
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36,728 Points
I can see doing that for a home phone...but for a business? As you note, it's a losing proposition. I don't answer personal home calls if I don't recognize the number but if it's a call to my business number(s), I'm really obliged to answer it for my clients and prospects. If it's a spam call, I simply hang up and block it when I have the opportunity. Sure, it takes time to answer the spam calls but is it worth losing business for by not answering it? Not for me...others may having different opinions, but I am in business to make money, not to be afraid to answer a phone call.
J.B. Ferguson, Champion
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36,728 Points
I forgot to mention above...unless a RIngCentral customer is in Canada (I understand that it's different than in the states regarding CallerID), are you losing more business by not answering the phone than whatever the difference in cost would be between your current RC Office Plan and one that includes Caller ID names?
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222 Points
I'm a one-person business so my home phone and business phone are the same. Also, if you answer some of the calls and it's dead air or hangs up, it indicates that you are a live person and puts you on MORE spam lists. Regardless, there is NO reason why RC doesn't make this a standard feature on ALL phone plans except to get more money for shareholders. On a single day, i receive about 15 spam/fraud calls. No need to defend RC unless you work for them.
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222 Points
Because i didn't know that caller ID was NOT included in the standard plan, opened up a support ticket, spoke to several people and none of them knew that caller ID wasn't included in the plan I had. I just found out during this string that i stumbled upon a few days ago (i've had the RC service for 6 months now). So does that answer your question?
J.B. Ferguson, Champion
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36,728 Points
The only question I asked of you was, "...are you losing more business by not answering the phone than whatever the difference in cost would be between your current RC Office Plan and one that includes Caller ID names? " and while you told me some of your RingCentral history, are you aware that you can upgrade your plan at any time? I had done that when I first started with them over 8 years ago. You would then have the functionality. Is it right that RC charges more for certain functionality? That's not for me to say. They are in business to make money and upper management makes those decisions. People have to either abide by those decisions and either make enough noise for upper management to make a change -or- vote with their money going to a different provider.
Otherwise, I just gave my opinion about answering/not answering calls and losing business. I'm not defending RingCentral and if you had fully read my post you would have read that I am in business to make money. If I worked for RingCentral I would be getting a salary and would have to answer the phone as part of my job duties. I never debated that it shouldn't be part of ALL RC Office plans, however did you also read the part where I said, "...are you losing more business by not answering the phone than whatever the difference in cost would be between your current RC Office Plan and one that includes Caller ID names? " You never addressed that and I'm not asking you to now. It's just a rhetorical question for the management of YOUR company to answer...NAMELY YOU...and doesn't affect me or anyone else in this thread.
Otherwise, I just gave my opinion about answering/not answering calls and losing business. I'm not defending RingCentral and if you had fully read my post you would have read that I am in business to make money. If I worked for RingCentral I would be getting a salary and would have to answer the phone as part of my job duties. I never debated that it shouldn't be part of ALL RC Office plans, however did you also read the part where I said, "...are you losing more business by not answering the phone than whatever the difference in cost would be between your current RC Office Plan and one that includes Caller ID names? " You never addressed that and I'm not asking you to now. It's just a rhetorical question for the management of YOUR company to answer...NAMELY YOU...and doesn't affect me or anyone else in this thread.
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222 Points
Yes, i probably HAVE lost money due to this issue and if you READ MY comment above, i just found out in THIS THREAD over the weekend that caller ID is an upgraded feature. If you also READ MY COMMENT ABOVE, I indicated that i have spoken to several support individuals over a few months time to figure out why i'm not getting caller ID and none of them knew. Am I going to upgrade? Probably now that i JUST FOUND OUT IN THIS THREAD, AS INDICATED ABOVE, i will upgrade. Are you satisfied now that you tried to make me look dumb? It didn't work.
J.B. Ferguson, Champion
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36,728 Points
If that's what you thought my intent was, I feel sorry for you. I read and understood everything you said. What I said was to make you think more about it, in case you hadn't because you never said you were going to upgrade. All you initially said was, "I'm losing business because i let all of my calls go to voicemail unless i recognize the phone number. " Sorry but I'm not a mind reader as to your past history with RingCentral nor your future intentions. I'm done with this thread.
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180 Points
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If so, that's pretty pathetic that your actually policy is "it's a crap shoot". Are there any plans on the roadmap to improve CNAM for Canadian customers, and actually interface with the Canadian database?
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