Skype Caller ID.. Not for USA
I just got a Skype out number and was pretty happy for about a whole 15 minutes untill i found out that when i call people the number would still show up as 12345678, yes i know it looks pretty damn professional calling a business and asking them about a product you want to order. No doubt they will think the next thing your going to say is your on vacation in nigeria and need them to send a package… But will they take your american credit card. So i did some more searching online and found out what i thought said that it was now offered and you could change it. A post on skye’s site called “Caller identification for SkypeOut now available for some countries” That post went on to talk about where to go and what to change. I kept going into my setup menu and seen the tab but i could not see anything to change. While reading lots of blog comments down the bottom i found out that it was just a waste of time and they don’t even list the countries that its not offered for. So yeah USA is not on the list. I am not really mad since skype is a pretty awesome service but it would be nice since 9 out of 10 people won’t answer a call without the caller id showing. I am guessing this may have something to do with VOIP and 911 access but who knows. I guess we will find out soon enough. But in skypes case they could atleast put in bold letters when you pay for your number that it will not display as your caller id.



