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In article <ZYJUc.1300$4L2.7@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>,
"dr.wireMORE" <dr.wireMORE@VZW-MidWESTma.com> wrote:

> The excerpts from the sections are below. Is this new, or been there all
> along, and I just discovered it.
> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c [...] EMENT&jspN
> ame=footer/customerAgreement.jsp
>
> Your Wireless Phone Number And Caller ID
> ...Your wireless phone number and name may show up when you call someone...

It's been there all along; it's the standard for Caller ID, and in any
way unique to Verizon Wireless.

Oh, and as with most, if not all, other phones and carriers, there is
this part:

'You can block this "Caller ID" for most calls by dialing *67 before
each call, or by ordering per-line call blocking (dialing *82 to
unblock) where it's available.'

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Verizon pass's my name and number and has for sometime now.
Evansville In market.

"David S" <dwstreeter@spamisnaughty.att.net> wrote in message
news:k958i0du0vm7220rbc93a5tlcit02eqjl0@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:29:40 -0700, Michelle Steiner
> <michelle@michelle.org> chose to add this to the great equation of life,
> the universe, and everything:
>
> >In article <ZYJUc.1300$4L2.7@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>,
> > "dr.wireMORE" <dr.wireMORE@VZW-MidWESTma.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The excerpts from the sections are below. Is this new, or been there
all
> >> along, and I just discovered it.
> >>
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c [...] EMENT&jspN
> >> ame=footer/customerAgreement.jsp
> >>
> >> Your Wireless Phone Number And Caller ID
> >> ...Your wireless phone number and name may show up when you call
someone...
> >
> >It's been there all along; it's the standard for Caller ID, and in any
> >way unique to Verizon Wireless.
>
> But VZW and most or all other wireless companies choose not to pass along
> names with caller-id info, as a cost issue.
>
> To answer dr. w., my guess is that they are reserving their right to do
so,
> but the fact that they're reserving that right doesn't necessarily mean
> they're going to start doing it anytime soon.
>
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Yes, Verizon Wireless passes my name to landline phones.

"David S" <dwstreeter@spamisnaughty.att.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:46:02 -0500, "Brad" <me@here.invalid> chose to add
> this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:
>
> >"David S" <dwstreeter@spamisnaughty.att.net> wrote in message
> >news:k958i0du0vm7220rbc93a5tlcit02eqjl0@4ax.com...
> >> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:29:40 -0700, Michelle Steiner
> >> <michelle@michelle.org> chose to add this to the great equation of
life,
> >> the universe, and everything:
> >>
> >> >In article <ZYJUc.1300$4L2.7@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>,
> >> > "dr.wireMORE" <dr.wireMORE@VZW-MidWESTma.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> The excerpts from the sections are below. Is this new, or been
there
> >all
> >> >> along, and I just discovered it.
> >> >>
>
>http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/globalText?textName=CUSTOMER_AGREEMENT&j
spN
> >> >> ame=footer/customerAgreement.jsp
> >> >>
> >> >> Your Wireless Phone Number And Caller ID
> >> >> ...Your wireless phone number and name may show up when you call
> >someone...
> >> >
> >> >It's been there all along; it's the standard for Caller ID, and in any
> >> >way unique to Verizon Wireless.
> >>
> >> But VZW and most or all other wireless companies choose not to pass
along
> >> names with caller-id info, as a cost issue.
> >>
> >> To answer dr. w., my guess is that they are reserving their right to do
> >so,
> >> but the fact that they're reserving that right doesn't necessarily mean
> >> they're going to start doing it anytime soon.
>
> >Verizon pass's my name and number and has for sometime now.
> >Evansville In market.
>
> Verizon *Wireless* passEs your name? Are you sure it's not just that
you're
> calling another wireless phone which has your name and number programmed
> into its phone book?
>
> --
> David Streeter, "an internet god" -- Dave Barry
> http://home.att.net/~dwstreeter
> Remove the naughty bit from my address to reply
> Expect a train on ANY track at ANY time.
> "Any veggie that works as hard to be born as asparagus ought to be left
> alone to die in peace." - Steve Bartman in alt.books.tom-clancy
>

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The Ghost of General Lee <ghost@general.lee> wrote:

> In fact, I don't think the name is really "passed along" anyways. I
> seem to recall a discussion in a group a while back (maybe this one)
> where there was some responsibility for carriers to pay for the name
> look-ups. The lookup occurs, then the number (which is passed along)
> is sent along with the "looked up" name to the land line's CID
> display. If a carrier doesn't pay the fee, then all you get is the
> exchange city and state and the number.

This is correct. My classic story about this is that back in '02, SBC
contracted with Sprint for database lookups, so you could call my home phone
(SBC) from my wife's phone (Sprint) and see my name (the account is in my
name, not hers). Then the two companies ended up terminating the contract
(over compensation issues IIRC) and that was no longer the case.

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