Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 6 May 91 02:49:02 GMT From: Bruce Klopfenstein Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Per Line Blocking? Message-ID: Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh. 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 336, Message 4 of 11 Lines: 27 From article , by peterc@taronga. hackercorp.com (Peter Creath): > In article , herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab. > com writes: >> I also want them to stop LYING and calling it "caller id" when it is >> CALLING STATION id. > According to the most recent issue of {Popular Science} (in the What's > New - Electronics section), they said a new box for Caller ID is now > available, one which displays the callers NAME as well as phone number. My understanding is that the "enhanced" Caller ID services would display the directory name of the number from which the call originated. Hence, if I call from a friend's house, his/her name will be displayed, not mine. Therefore, once again, it is not Caller ID at all. Bruce C. Klopfenstein | klopfens@barney.bgsu.edu Radio-TV-Film Department | klopfenstein@bgsuopie.bitnet 318 West Hall | klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP Bowling Green State University | (419) 372-2138; 372-8690 Bowling Green, OH 43403 | fax (419) 372-2300