[asterisk-users] Free CNAM

[Michael R. Wally]

I've been toying around with the idea of starting some kind of 'Open 
CNAM' project to destroy the current money hustle BS that dominates this 
industry.  The ever-growing FreeCNAM database may be a good starting 
point for such a project.

I would also like to use Bitcoin (BTC) as the micropayment solution for 
user-requested updates.  Some nominal fee.

If anyone wants to get involved, contact me.



On 06/01/2011 07:51 AM, Skyler wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   The junk in CNAM databases like "FLORIDA", "ONTARIO" etc. is IMO the
> carrier's way to isolate their users and another excuse to charge more money
> for 'the better plan'. In the end, it's the carrier that inputs the info so
> if it shows "FLORIDA" with one database I can't see how any other database
> would be different as the carrier is the only one that controls the outbound
> CID info. Calling me from POTS to snatch the CID will result in the same.
>
> ...unless there were a user friendly CNAM service, where info could be
> updated by the end-user and queried freely by voip providers. I would update
> my cellular numbers for sure and know at least a dozen people that would do
> the same. Everyone is going VoIP so why not?
>
>   Talking about 'where's the money or angle'... here is one, vanity. Charge
> $1/yr to a user per DID, if I don't renew then delete it and re-query the
> original carrier.
>
>
> S.
>