[Asterisk-Users] Why even have set CallerID option?

[Sean Kennedy]

Matthew Boehm wrote:

>Why even have the ability to set callerid name/number if end offices don't
>honor it?
>
>For example, I have a SIP UA registered and in the sip.conf I have:
>
>    callerid="Mark Mane <2815692712>"
>
>When that phone makes an outbound local call, asterisk will terminate it on
>PRI connected to asterisk box to Time Warner.
>
>When the called party looks at their caller id display screen it shows the
>number that is in sip.conf, but does not show the name I have set in the
>sip.conf; instead it shows our company name (since we "own" the number).
>
>If it is the responsibility of the last end office to do a data-dip and
>select out the name, then that means I cannot control the callerid name,
>correct?
>  
>
Close enough, yeah.

>So I guess that callerid name is only useful for VoIP<->VoIP calls that go
>thru asterisk?
>
>-Matthew
>  
>
Yup.  Which is actually very helpful for me.  My offices are going to 
have about 50 phones, and the callerid on the phones will be extremely 
helpful for sip-sip calls. 

Sean