[asterisk-users] Free CNAM

[Skyler]

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.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael R.
Wally
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 6:37 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Free CNAM

The system uses real Telco CNAM Dips.  Any generic names you get are 
from the subscriber's carrier itself.  We can only provide what we 
ourselves get.
> I tried it, but it returns the same kind of junk that some of the
databases
> do.  For example, on a Florida number, it just says "FLORIDA" instead of
> the proper name (some of the CNAM databases have the right name).
>

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