Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 3 May 91 01:57:42 GMT From: Paul Sutter Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Caller ID and Name Being Tested by US West Message-ID: Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 328, Message 11 of 13 Lines: 30 I really hope Pacific Bell adopts "caller-name" delivery, like the field trials in Idaho. As soon as the service is available, I will make two calls to the phone company: 1) "Please disconnect my phone, I am moving out." 2) "Please connect my phone, I am moving in; my name is Saddam Hussein" Just think of the fun when I get a call from "Sir Isaac Newton"; I will know it is my brother. When "Jack Daniels" is calling, I will know it's my old friend from school. This will be much easier to remember than the phone number, and no violation of privacy! Some caution should be exercised when selecting a new "name", however. If you choose "Dan Quayle" to appear on your outgoing calls, people will probably not answer just on the off-chance that it actually is Dan Quayle calling. Also, since I am the type to list my name in the phonebook, I will get a secondary listing with my true name. Of course, only the billing name will go out with my calls. I might have to add Saddam's name to my mailbox so that I can get the bills. A good idea? Paul Sutter sutter@apple.com [typical, unoriginal disclaimer about my opinion and those of my employer]