CALLERID(name) is a TELCO specific field. In the long run, you will be best served using your own lookup of a database using CALLERID(num), since CID(name) is unreliable and in some cases costly. IMO, you would be well served with an app (AGI?) that recorded valid names into the database and let you insert the names where they aren't.
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barry D. Hassler Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:41 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] Caller ID (name) - where does it come from? Hi Folks, having an issue with outbound calls through a VOIP provider. Calls get sent out with the CallerID(number), but where does callerID(name) come from? Apparently not from provider, as we are seeing different (sometime missing) names on inbound calls, different than what we have configured. Apparently this comes from some telco database somewhere? Numbers were ported from a wired-telco. -- Barry D. Hassler President, HCST http://www.hcst.net/ 937-427-9000
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