Caller ID with Name Inconsistencies

Posts: 605 · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:46 am Post subject:

Well its 6:44AM on Friday and I see the service announcment is gone. So I tried calling my Vonage number from my landline 5 times in a row and got NAME/NUMBER every time. So I guess for now in 813 the caller id name/number is working Very Happy

Now to get my UltimateTV DVR to dial out with Vonage and I will be 100% happy with the service and LNP the landline phone over to Vonage Very Happy

Posts: 220 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Aug 19, 2003 Posts: 220

called my house from my cell and got my first name since the meltdown. Looks good for 615

laureltn

Posts: 281 · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:20 am Post subject:

Interesting I'm in the 570 area code... when I call from work it normally says my company name.. the other day it just said 'unknown'

Posts: 492 · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:59 am Post subject: Caller ID Number Display Format

I have examined 17 Caller ID displays from my telephone list. All had the proper name shown. Now, to the numbers. The number display format is, of course, unimportant since they will all dial the phone for you to reply to the caller. I am curious, though. Some numbers are displayed in the traditional format: AAA-PPP-NNN. Others are displayed in the 11 digit Vonage format: 1AAAPPPNNNN. Although there is a lack of consistency, and both formats will redial the phone, what is the correct format?

Posts: 220 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Aug 19, 2003 Posts: 220

Since you no longer need to dial the area code in your own area code, i have my motorola phones set to format to just the regular number for 615 area code ###-####. For all others, I have it format to add the 1 and of course the area code. However, I just cycled the formatting on a local number and it dialed it in all three formats. Further, I just reformatted a long-distance call to drop the 1 and it dialed it too. It seems it doesn't matter how it's set.

Also, though, if you've not read the tip, when I dial anybody I add # at the end -- it makes the call go through a lot faster.

laureltn

Posts: 605 · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:16 am Post subject:

Well after the whole day yestarday it seems that the caller ID is fixed. Also I got a new phone for Vonage for 119.99 at Radio Shack that is pretty cool. Message Waiting Indicator for voice mail works fine, and Call Waiting/Caller ID works. Here is a link to this product with full color screen.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F008%5F004%5F002%5F000&product%5Fid=43%2D3561