[Asterisk-Users] Sending Caller ID info in MD/USA

[Jay Milk]

Do a search on the list, this has been discussed before.  I remember
reading that the Caller Name is never even passed down the line, but
actually inserted by the called party's LEC based on the number.  That's
why you often get different CID names if you're going through different
services (i.e. my cell-phone shows up as "Cellphone" on Broadvoice,
"<state> Call" on Verizon and "PCS Phone" on SBC -- which is silly,
because I will *never* own a Sprint PCS phone).  Try it for yourself.

-----Original Message-----
From: William C. Lohr Jr. [mailto:blohr at lohrtechnologies.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:07 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Sending Caller ID info in MD/USA


All,
 
    Having trouble getting answer from Verizon.  I believe Asterisk will
let me specify a name and number that is sent to the PSTN (Verizon) of
outgoing calls.  For instance, if I have a client, First Bank, and their
toll free number is 888-555-1234, I could send that name and number.
Verizon is telling me that they will forward the number I send them, but
the name will be my company's name.  I can't get an answer from them if
this is a technical problem due to old equipment at their switching
office; or if it is just a policy/law issue; or they just plain don't
want to.  Does anyone have any answers to this?  Any responses or
comments are welcome.
 
Thanks,
 
Bill

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