display real caller ID just like your home phone!

[netnerd]

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=3255

[Joezhang]

Sorry - I don't understand what this product does.

If Caller ID is able to display the number, it will - if it's unable to do so it will not.


How is that different from what our phones will do natively?

[AndyGizzle]

It seems it automagically includes information about the numbers owner, instead of just showing the name. In general, a number in itself is rarely helpful, but when you get the name behind the number also, without having it in your contact list, it's more useful.

Never tried this software, but I assume this is the way it works.

[Bjd223]

The difference is, that this will display the users name, even if they are not in your contacts list.

Right now if I call your phone it will just show up as a number, bc I am not in your phone's contact list. If I call you and you have this service, you will see my full name when I call you, based on the CID information encoded in the call.

Also it is important to note that most carriers user CID information as authentication for voicemail boxes. ie, if I use my computer to call your VM box with your phone number in the CID information, it WILL let me in to your VM box, unless you have it set to prompt for a password (In which case I would ahve to know it).

Some carriers have additional security, but I CAN ASSURE YOU that att/cingular does not have any other meaningfull security in place for voicemail.

I highly recommend putting passwords on your voicemail boxes, and set it to prompt you for the pass when you use it.

[netnerd]

Never tried this software, but I assume this is the way it works.

go ahead, give it a try! u get 3 days free trial!