njem wrote to ask: > Subject: Why no Name With Caller ID Number? > Date: 12 Sep 2006 16:31:12 -0700
The phones I've had and those of some friends all just show a number
> for caller ID but not a name. On my home phone these same callers will
> show with name and number. Is it certain phones, or certain services,
> or the whole cell/mobile system that drops the name? And why? Caller
> ID loses most of its value when the name is dropped.
Dumb Question: Are they paying for Caller ID with name? Some phone companies have two levels of caller id, one is number only, the other name and number. Rogers cellular makes the name option extra $$$ over just the number.
Also, some of the 1st caller id phones aren't capable of displaying name and number Nortel Maestro leaps to mind.
Chris