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vancouver604
2 years agoNeighbour
TELUS TV Digital Box - no caller ID
Hi we just switched over from the Telus Optic TV box to the new TELUS TV Digital Box. We have a home phone and used to be able to see whos calling appear on the tv screen. Now that we have the new T...
vancouver604
2 years agoNeighbour
have you heard of any plans from telus on when this feature will be available?
Nighthawk
Community Power User
2 years agoTelus hasn't announced anything yet. With the older Optik platform, it was tied to one specific physical connection / line. The newer Android TV based boxes are not. They're tied to an account instead. I'm not sure if there's even a secure way to get the phone equipment to even communicate with the Android boxes. There's the older copper phone system and the newer fibre one.
n addition since the Telus Android TV based boxes aren't required for the new Optik, there may be less incentive to bring the feature, if it's even possible. Some users opt to go without a Telus set top box entirely and are using Apple TVs, one of two other compatible Android TV devices (Shield, Chromecast w/Google TV), or are just using their cell phone, tablet or PC.