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Source of Caller ID Chips (YAK)

2004-12-23 by Chuck Hackett

> From: stevech
> 
> cell phones' caller ID is done as digital data on the control 
> channel - which is where calls are initiated and paging 
> (ring) messages happen, plus handoff coordination.

Sorry to continue this off topic but ... I've always wondered why land line
phones Caller ID can display both alpha and numeric Caller ID but cell phones
only display numeric information - can anyone tell me why?

Cheers,

Chuck Hackett
Merry Christmas to all and may God bless you and yours in the coming year.
"Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment"
7.5" gauge Union Pacific Northern (4-8-4) 844
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