At 15 May 2008 16:44:38 +0000 Larry wrote:

> > Can Skype be trained to report your Skype-in number as the CID number
> > on forwarded calls? If so, that could be your "Circle" number and
> > they'd all be free.
>
>
> One of Skype's GREATEST ASSETS is its inability to report your telephone
> number you don't have to anyone...cops, Homeland Security, Council On
> Foreign Relations, FBI, Illuminati, the spammers...

So, in a word, "No." I get that it's convenient to Be anonymous, but it'd
be equally convenient to have a choice. Grandcentral, for example allows
you to select whether you want the CID on forwarded calls to display the
caller being forwarded (if you want to know who's calling) or the GC number
itself (if you want those calls to be a "free" circle/fave.)

So, if you're willing to give up caller ID, you can make any circle/fave
plan an unlimited free incoming plan By simply giving out your GC number
instead of your cellphone number.


> Nope....Skype in calls are forwarded through Skype Out so they all come
up
> with the number 000-123-4567, which I haven't tried to put into My
Circle,
> yet.

T-Mo won't accept "000" as a valid area code as a "fave," so you get the
worst of both worlds forwarding Skype- you don't now who's calling AND you
can't leverage your circle/fave plan.


> Every Skyper has the same Caller ID...(c;


I knew that was the default behavior- I just wondered if you could override
it to your advantage...