OCN (original called number) packet support?

[WearySky]

I'd love to see PM add proper OCN (original called number) packets for call forwarding, so that third party voicemail services (like YouMail) could be used, for Visual Voicemail/forwarding voicemail to email. I checked with the mods, and apparently this is intentionally disabled, so I figured I'd throw it up as a public lab idea.

As a workaround I've just setup a freephoneline account, and I'm using that to forward voicemails to email... But I do prefer Youmail's system of having a visual setup.  I don't prefer it so much that I'm willing to pay for their premium service (which gets you a dedicated voice mailbox number) though. 🙂

[mikefradette]

You can use YouMail, but you have to purchase YouMail Premium for about $5/month and then they give you a local number to have your calls forwarded. I've been using it with PM for the past year and a half.

Mike

[WearySky]

Yeah, I'm aware (which is why I said I like it, but not enough to pay for it).  But most other providers have OCN properly set up, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to throw out a labs post.  When I asked the mods, all @Mary_M could say as for why it's not enabled (the response from the tech folk that she talked to) was "because it would, let's say, create a 'mess' with our voicemail platform/server"

One extra benefit of paying for Youmail premium is that you also get voicemail transcription.  But for the 5 or so voicemails I get per month, it's really not worth spending $5 (US, I believe) a month on it.

[kav2001c]

@WearySky why not just forward your voicemails to a voip? They could then email / txt you the transcripts

I am curious, which carrier does have it "properly" setup? Rogers?

(From quick search online, Wind/Freedom & Bell also had issues doing this...)

[WearySky]

Like I said - I set up a freephoneline account and have that forward voicemails to my email... It's OK, but doesn't have a nice visual interface like the app does.

As far as I can tell, just about all carriers in Canada support it now.

[kav2001c]

Wind/Freedom definately has issues. Pages of them 

This app seems more like it is US supported from what I can google...

[WearySky]

From what I recall, those issues dated back to 2013. Wind is listed as officially supported now, along with just about every other Canadian carrier: https://www.youmail.com/home/carriers/supported

[kav2001c]

@WearySky wait a sec, ok that confuses me even more

How is Koodo supported but not Public?

They are same voicemail system???

[ggrimard]

I moved to PM from bell.  I can confirm YouMail worked with bell mobility.  I also use the freephoneline.ca to handle my voicemail for PM.  You can have your voicemail then Forward to email.  Somewhat like visual voicemail but agreed not as pretty as YouMail.  

[kav2001c]

@WearySky I noticed that YouMail does not list Public Mobile in carriers supported

Have you asked them to add the carrier?

[WearySky]

@kav2001cthe reason they don't have them listed is because they don't have ocn support. There really isn't anything for them to do on their end to "support" a carrier