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RE: [ECS] Caller ID Mark Sekelsky Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:23:45 -0500

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I just wanted to clarify that I did NOT mean to imply that there was
anything specific I was doing that other people were not that was saving me
from discrepancies with out of area calls.  If anything, I am sure my setup
is far less sophisticated than most.  I was just trying to add other "facts"
to the mix that for some reason I was not having the same problem as others.

Mark S

-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Wittenberg [mailto:waynew@magicnet.net]
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 1998 9:09 PM
To: ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org
Subject: RE: [ECS] Caller ID


At 07:06 PM 7/26/98 -0500, Mark S wrote:
>As I understand things ECS is only checking the number and NOT the name.
>Hence  The "O" coming through as the name wouldn't cause ECS any trouble.
>It sounds like I may have the odd system here as I have used the Vive, Zoom
>Modem and a caller-ID device from Ameritech and have NEVER had a number
come
>through for an out-of-area or ever have a discrepancy between the Ameritech
>unit and what I was using with ECS at the time.

   You may have NEVER had a discrepancy, but I think that is due more you
your local phone company or other circumstances beyond your control.  99% of
my out of area calls show no number, it is only about 1% that show
'out-of-area' as a name, but have a valid number.
   I suspect that ECS is the problem.  Not really a bug, but just the phone
companies throwing Mark a curve ball.  I don't think he ever expected to
receive an 'out-of-area' name with a valid phone number.

c'ya,
Wayne

   waynew 'at' magicnet 'dot' net,   Orlando, FL
   http://www.magicnet.net/~waynew

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