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I just checked several of my numbers and several others known to me, it
really isn't much better<br>
2 of them returned names other than mine, and all had the wrong city,
though at least the state was correct.<br>
All but one also had the wrong carrier.<br>
I fear these databases are are so full of errors that they are mostly
worthless. <br>
<br>
John Novack<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Pascal Bruno wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTinsHmHEkX_FFduiWpePuzaZDDnJcA@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">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: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.numberguru.com/">http://www.numberguru.com/</a> 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.<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Michael R.
Wally <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:michael.r.wally@gmail.com">michael.r.wally@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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.<br>
<br>
I would also like to use Bitcoin (BTC) as the micropayment solution for
user-requested updates. Some nominal fee.<br>
<br>
If anyone wants to get involved, contact me.
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 06/01/2011 07:51 AM, Skyler wrote:<br>
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style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
The junk in CNAM databases like "FLORIDA", "ONTARIO" etc. is IMO the<br>
carrier's way to isolate their users and another excuse to charge more
money<br>
for 'the better plan'. In the end, it's the carrier that inputs the
info so<br>
if it shows "FLORIDA" with one database I can't see how any other
database<br>
would be different as the carrier is the only one that controls the
outbound<br>
CID info. Calling me from POTS to snatch the CID will result in the
same.<br>
<br>
...unless there were a user friendly CNAM service, where info could be<br>
updated by the end-user and queried freely by voip providers. I would
update<br>
my cellular numbers for sure and know at least a dozen people that
would do<br>
the same. Everyone is going VoIP so why not?<br>
<br>
Talking about 'where's the money or angle'... here is one, vanity.
Charge<br>
$1/yr to a user per DID, if I don't renew then delete it and re-query
the<br>
original carrier.<br>
<br>
<br>
S.<br>
<br>
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