Fixed this issue - easy really, on the 3102 under the PSTN Line tab, remove the display name (clear it) under Subscriber Information, callerID now shows properly as apposed to showing the trunk display name. Dave.
UPDATE. Bit to quick off the mark, the CID is showing the first 8 digits not the full CID, but the full CID is there when I hang up the call as before with the display/trunk name... Anyone know how to fix this ?
Not sure. Is it a limitation of your handset? The number is not so important if the callers name is displayed as well. The Freepbx modules CID Lookup Sources & Asterisk Phonebook work together to display the name if it's in the phone book, and the CID Superfechta module can do multiple database dips including saynoto0870. It also has a "UKPhoneinfo UK" lookup source that will at least display the nearest large town or city based on the STD code, I *did* get that working a few weeks ago but it doesn't want to play now for some reason. The Americans and Canadians have this CNAM reverse phonebook, I don't know how complete the data is, but it would be great if we had something like it freely available for the UK.
I think the phone maybe getting confused, because when I go to save the number in it's directory the phone tries to put the displayed short number as the name in the directory then the number as normal. I think therefore, the phone maybe truncating the first (CNAM?) part. At least now the first 8 digits are displayed rather than the trunk name. Thinking about it the phone can save names up to 8 digits so I'm sure that's why it's getting truncated. Obviously the phone on the BT line displays long numbers fine. On this issue do you know of dect phone that can display long CNAM's ? (16 digits?) and has recordable ringtones (wav/mp3) some of the Siemens Gigasets do but can be pricey, I've seen the SL785 http://www.gigaset.com/en_UK/shop/gigaset-sl785.html I've looked briefly into the CID Superfechta but couldn't really make it out !? I've nothing in the Asterisk phonebook so neither are messy up the CNAM/CID - I think... It would be very useful to have a lookup for the UK as the yanks do, most USA numbers I've Googled have found their FULL details so I would assume it is mostly complete over there. I've also found this link to the space and minus issue in some UK numbers - you may have found your own way around it of course. http://www.freepbx.org/comment/56555 Dave.
Since I changed my line rental from BT to Primus Saver, the hyphens have disappeared except, oddly, from one number. Sorry, my DECT phones are Tesco Value. I have a wired POTS pots with a big display badged BT Featureline phone MKII that I quite like. Just tried a long name in Asterisk's phonebook and the Featureline phone displays the first 20 characters with no rotation or split lines. Any additional characters are ignored.
That's interesting that with Primus you don't get the hyphens ?, I've just signed up with BT again for a year's 'Line rental saver' I was thinking about Primus but owing to the negative comments I changed my mind ! Does your Tesco Dect phone have a one or two line display ? if it has only one line does it display the CNAM or CID on it ? I think my phone is doing the correct thing it's being told to but the display is truncating it as mentioned before, there must be a way to tell FreePBX not to send out CNAM with the CID data. I'll try out the work around from the link I posted and see how that goes. As I see it this is the biggest issue, because none of the other features will work properly with it messed up - the phone directory, inbound routes etc. Dave
Tesco DECT is single line and alternates the number and name. If the name is longer than 12 characters it splits that too so Home Landline displays 01234567890 Home Landlin e 01234567890 Home Landlin e etc. As for Primus, all I can say is I have started a thread in uk.telecom title: Probably going to regret this..."
