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From: mike@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (michael.scott.baldwin)
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Subject: Re: Criticism of Call Forwarding
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Date: 2 Oct 89 01:05:17 GMT
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In article , asa@stl-07sima.army.mil
(Will Martin on 7000) writes:
> And, as a side question: I seem to recall this being asked during the
> "Caller*ID" debate, but don't recall it being answered. Maybe somebody
> out there with Caller*ID can now tell us: If a call is call-forwarded to
> a phone with "Caller*ID", is the number displayed that of the forwarding
> phone or the originating one?

The originating one.

> If the number displayed is that of the originating phone, is there any
> heirarchy of displays -- that is, if the originating phone is out of the
> area and the number isn't available, but the number of the forwarding
> phone IS available, will the forwarding-phone's number be displayed in
> that case?

No.  You always get the originating phone.  Thus, if the originator is
out of area, but the forwarder is in area, caller*id shows "out of area".

More Caller*ID tidbits: It is possible for the little Caller*ID unit
to not even notice that a call came in if you pick up the phone very
shortly after the first ring.  This is because the Caller*ID info gets
transmitted between rings, and it is possible to pick up before any
info gets sent.  This is pretty annoying.

Also, not all exchanges in the same town will be in area.  We have
seven phone lines in my house on five different exchanges, all in the
same town.  (It's a long story, but it sure is fun having a 25-pair
block in the basement installed by NJ Bell).  Calls from two of the
exchanges show up as "out of area", even though they are from the next
room.  Bleah!

michael.scott.baldwin@att.com (bell laboratories)