[Asterisk-biz] caller-id name

[David Aldworth]

Hi Wolfgang -

The potential to add CNAME to the incoming caller ID is always there.
However, it can require inter-machine trunking or other rather expensive
means of tapping into shared databases controlled by RBOC's and LEC's.
Adding this functionality would require significant investment which
would then have to be passed along to the subscriber. Most of our
subscribers are more interested in keeping their VoIP services
accessible (read: low-cost) than in receiving the caller id name. Our
ears are always open though.

Also, there are some other, per lookup type services out there that I've
heard of. And I'm sure will garner some responses to this thread. I'd be
open to hearing how reliable and accurate they are.

Kind Regards, 
David Aldworth
TelIAX Customer Service
http://www.teliax.com
888.270.3688
 
Great rates. Outstanding Service. 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Wolfgang S. Rupprecht
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 1:19 PM
> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-biz] caller-id name
> 
> 
> daldworth at teliax.com (David Aldworth) writes:
> > http://www.teliax.com.
> 
> Great service.  One question though, are there any plans to get
> caller-id with ascii names working?
> 
> Having incoming calls show up with only a phone number is getting kind
> of frustrating (although this seems to be a very common problem with
> voip/pstn gatewaying services).
> 
> Outgoing calls also have the problem of showing up at the destination
> without the caller's name information.  Isn't there a way to send the
> name and number in an information element when gatewaying the call
> into the PRI?
> 
> -wolfgang
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