Outgoing Caller ID name on at&T cell phone?

[Evan Platt]

Can anyone confirm outgoing caller ID should show when I call from my
AT&T phone in California to a landline with Caller ID?

I recall it varied from state to state.

I switched from Verizon to AT&T about a month ago, and my caller ID
still showed "Cell Phone CA". I called AT&T, ,they transferred me to a
tech who said the outgoing name was disabled in the system. He said
he'd enable it and it should show in 3-5 days. That was about 2 weeks
ago.

Before calling again, I just want to make sure I'm not wasting time
calling if it won't show anything other than Cell Phone CA.

Or... Maybe - I'm using my home phone is Packet 8 VoIP with a AT&T
branded cordless system (a base phone and handsets that link to the
base).

I read somewhere it's possible the landline caller ID 'caches' the CID
name? Any suggestions on how to confirm this or what to do?

Thanks. :)

[Jud Hardcastle]

Post by Evan Platt
Can anyone confirm outgoing caller ID should show when I call from my
AT&T phone in California to a landline with Caller ID?
I recall it varied from state to state.
I switched from Verizon to AT&T about a month ago, and my caller ID
still showed "Cell Phone CA". I called AT&T, ,they transferred me to a
tech who said the outgoing name was disabled in the system. He said
he'd enable it and it should show in 3-5 days. That was about 2 weeks
ago.

Can only speak of one area--AFAIK ATT (and Cingular) has never passed
anything but number in Texas--the name (if the landline recipient (ATT)
is paying extra for the CallerID+Name service) shows as "Wireless
Caller". "Enabling" name at the account level is a new one on me.

[Dennis Ferguson]

Post by Jud Hardcastle

Post by Evan Platt
Can anyone confirm outgoing caller ID should show when I call from my
AT&T phone in California to a landline with Caller ID?
I recall it varied from state to state.
I switched from Verizon to AT&T about a month ago, and my caller ID
still showed "Cell Phone CA". I called AT&T, ,they transferred me to a
tech who said the outgoing name was disabled in the system. He said
he'd enable it and it should show in 3-5 days. That was about 2 weeks
ago.

Can only speak of one area--AFAIK ATT (and Cingular) has never passed
anything but number in Texas--the name (if the landline recipient (ATT)
is paying extra for the CallerID+Name service) shows as "Wireless
Caller". "Enabling" name at the account level is a new one on me.

It seems to be different in California, then. My name shows up on
calls I make from my AT&T cell phone to landlines even though this
is not a service I asked for. The name also comes with calls from
Sprint cell phones, if I remember correctly, though calls from Verizon
cell phones come with some variant of "Wireless Caller".

Dennis Ferguson