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Default Question about caller ID

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:48:36 -0600, Ken wrote:

PeterD wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:36:19 -0600, Ken wrote:

William Sommerwerck wrote:
"Ken" wrote in message
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Why does the Caller ID data differ from phone to phone?
One will list the name of the person while another might
only list the town along with the phone number. I thought
the data was supplied by the originating phone company
and therefore would be the same for each phone.
That's correct -- it is and it should be.

Presumably different manufacturers select different CID items to display.
Check the user manuals -- it might be possible to change what's displayed.


This appears to be the case, but I see no mention in the user manuals
as to how to select what is displayed.


Because you can't... The dsigner made that decision for you.

It is a little bizarre that
phones made by the same manufacturer display different data when a call
comes in.


Which means nothing. Possibly designed by different branches of the
same company. Though I am confused since you said one was a GE and the
other was an ATT...


Just to clarify this point. I have two AT&T phones and two GE cordless
phones, each different models.


Ah, understood now...