[asterisk-users] CallerID + Name

[Rob Schall]

Thanks for the response Ola. Turned out, I needed to add a Wait(1). That
extra second gave the provider of the PRI time to send the callerid info
as well, and then it could be sent correctly to the phones. :)

Rob

Ola Lidholm wrote:
>
> On 29 mar 2007, at 23.01, Rob Schall wrote:
>
>> We have the caller id with name option enabled with our provider,
>> however, our polycom 501 phones will only display the number of the
>> incoming call. Is there a way to see the callerid name from the cli when
>> the call is coming in (like a print in the dial plan)? I'm not sure if
>> the problem is with asterisk or our phones. I did turn on the
>> calleridpres option in zapata, but I'm unsure what else needs to be set.
>
> We use Polycom Phones at my work, and there is nothing special you
> need to do to make them display the name.
>
> Anyway, you can use NoOp(${CALLERID}) to print the callerid in the
> dial plan. You should se something like this if everything is correct:
> "Joe Schmoo <123456789>".
>
> /Ola Lidholm
> olal at plea.se
>
> "Whatever one man is capable of conceiving, other men are able to
> achieve." - Jules Verne.
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