CallerID to FXS (RE: [asterisk-users] SendText() question)

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Leo Ann Boon wrote:
> Yuan LIU wrote:
>> Related to callerid: I can't get text ID to work in an analog phone on 
>> FXS.  I tried the above format, it simply displays the entire string 
>> in both numeric and text field (i.e., displays the same string 
>> twice).  Tried a few other ways, got varied results (some resulting in 
>> "Unknown").  Nothing can get the analog phone to display name in text 
>> field and number in numeric field.
>>
>> I'm using TDM400, phone is 27935GE3-B, Zaptel 1.2.10, Asterisk 
>> 1.2.12.  On a "normal" line, the phone displays name on one line and 
>> number on another.
>>
>> Anyone sending caller ID to FXS?
>>
> Works fine with my GE29393GE2-A. I think you need the right syntax, in 
> your .conf it should look like
> callerid="John Doe" <1234>
> 
> Note the quotes around the name.

You should not have quotes in Caller*ID info.  MOST devices will just 
ignore the quotes, but a few will refuse to accept Caller*ID with quotes 
in it.  At least one revision of SIP firmware for Cisco phones does this.