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 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 href="mailto:michael.r.wally@gmail.com">michael.r.wally@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;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>
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I would also like to use Bitcoin (BTC) as the micropayment solution for user-requested updates. Some nominal fee.<br>
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If anyone wants to get involved, contact me.<div class="im"><br>
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On 06/01/2011 07:51 AM, Skyler wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;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>
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</blockquote>
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