V-Me and Call Transfer

Posts: 1327 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1327

I have a question regarding the V-Me feature. Since my number is long distance for my friend to call me and there is no local V-Access number I gave him the link to call me using the V-Me feature.

I noticed on my dashboard that he called me at 10:53 am today, but there is an outgoing call saying I transferred this same number. First time I noticed this.

Posts: 114 · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: V-Me and Call Transfer

roscopco wrote:

I have a question regarding the V-Me feature. Since my number is long distance for my friend to call me and there is no local V-Access number I gave him the link to call me using the V-Me feature.

I noticed on my dashboard that he called me at 10:53 am today, but there is an outgoing call saying I transferred this same number. First time I noticed this.

When V-Me came out, I tested it thoroughly and, like you, realized that when someone uses V-Me to call me, the call is treated like *I* the Vonage user, called THEM, and was charged against my 500 included minutes. Of course if you have the Unlimited plan, it wouldn't matter. My guess is the way they handle it is to treat it as a transfer. I don't know why though.

Posts: 1327 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1327

I have the unlimited plan so that isn't an issue for me. I called Vonage Canada regarding the V-Me and they tell me that it isn't supported in Canada, I think what they mean is there is no tech support for it.

Posts: 82 · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject:

When they use your v-me does your caller id show up on their phone? If it does, what is there to keep people from entering a lot of random numbers in there to make it look like your placing a bunch of prank calls at 3 in the morning?

Posts: 114 · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:25 pm Post subject:

MarleyX wrote:

When they use your v-me does your caller id show up on their phone? If it does, what is there to keep people from entering a lot of random numbers in there to make it look like your placing a bunch of prank calls at 3 in the morning?

When you set up V-Me on the website, you can choose whether or not to have your phone number displayed on the person's caller ID. If you choose NOT to have it shown, an alternate toll free number, that when called directly, leads back to a voicemail system that's in no way linked to your Vonage phone number. (Or so it was the last time I checked.)

Posts: 1327 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1327

I have it set up so just my name is shown on the link they click on. I am not sure what shows up on the call display on the user's phone.

Posts: 67 · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject:

An 800 number shows up on the user's phone display.

Posts: 1327 · Vonage Forum **MVM** Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1327

I had another V-Me call and you are correct it is an 877 number. It still shows that the number was transferred by me so for people who don't have the unlimited package these calls are counted as minutes.

The person who is calling me I see there name and number in the caller id section on the phone so no good trying to make prank calls, but then again anyone can enter a fake number in the program, but I only give this out to friends.