[asterisk-users] Free CNAM

[John Novack]

I just checked several of my numbers and several others known to me, it 
really isn't much better
2 of them returned names other than mine, and all had the wrong city, 
though at least the state was correct.
All but one also had the wrong carrier.
I fear these databases are are so full of errors that they are mostly 
worthless.

John Novack



Pascal Bruno wrote:
> If you can use curl, and can do some text parsing and know regular 
> expressions, you may be able to use this free CNAM service: 
> http://www.numberguru.com/ and integrate into your system.  This one 
> appears to have a more complete database.  When I tried my number, I 
> have gotten my full name, but when I use the FreeCNAM project below, I 
> just get Florida.
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Michael R. Wally 
> <michael.r.wally at gmail.com <mailto:michael.r.wally at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     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.
>
>
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