[asterisk-users] Asterisk 1.2.13 Caller ID problem

[Griepentrog Scott]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Igor
> Shmukler
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:20 PM
> To: andres at telesip.net; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial
> Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk 1.2.13 Caller ID problem
> 
> 
> > > I have tried million different combination. These 
> asterisk guys change
> > > commands every version. Our version - Asterisk 1.2.13
> > >
> > > The only command that actually does anything is 
> SetCallerID. Whether
> > > we do it as, SetCallerID(4016261150) or SetCallerID(DIVON
> > > <4016261150>) the number is being proper properly, while 
> the name is
> > > shown as Unknown!
> > >
> > > An excerpt from extension.conf is below.
> > >
> > > exten => _1NXXNXXXXXX,1,SetCallerID(DIVON <4016261150>)
> > > exten => _1NXXNXXXXXX,2,Dial(SIP/lesnet_peer/${EXTEN})
> > > exten => _1NXXNXXXXXX,3,Congestion
> > > exten => _1NXXNXXXXXX,4,Busy
> > >
> > > Please advise.
> > >
> > How about
> > exten => _1NXXNXXXXXX,1,Set(CALLERID(name)=I_am_the_Devil)
> > exten => _1NXXNXXXXXX,2,Set(CALLERID(number)=4016261150)
> >
> > That works fine inside your network.  Another thing is trying to get
> > that our via a Provider.  The name will not travel far.  
> The number maybe.
> 
> I tried that too. Does not work either.
> 
> Number is viewable on outside network, but not the name.
> 
> Is there a way to set the name so that it would be viewable for calls
> to the regular PSTN phones?

Short answer: No.

Long answer: The name is carried by voip, but not past the voip to pstn transition - only the number is passed.  When the PSTN company ringing the phone on the other end generates the caller ID, it will take the number and look it up (in either it's own database or one it subscribes to) to get the name to send along with the number.  So, no hope of doing anything with the name, only the number.

As PSTN companies start using VoIP more for trunking and even customer termination, this may start to change.  Maybe.  Someday.  A long time from now.  Or I could be completely wrong...



> _______________________________________________
> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com --
> 
> asterisk-users mailing list
> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>