Shows number and not name on caller id - TalkSwitch CT.TS001.124001.US Full-Featured PBX Telephone System

If the display never shows caller ID info, check with your phone service provider to be sure caller ID is active on your account. If the display sometimes shows only number instead of caller ID, write down the number. Then go to www.okcaller.com and search the number. Some business names will show up. Often you will at least find out what city & state the caller is from.

Show my caller ID"
Press Phone.
Press the menu icon.
Press Settings.
Press More settings.
Press Show my caller ID.
Press Show number to turn on caller identification.
Press Hide number to turn off caller identification.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Caller ID
If you subscribe to caller ID service, information about each caller appears after the first or second ring. If you answer a call before the caller information appears on the screen, it will not be saved in the caller ID log. The caller ID log stores up to 50 entries. Each entry has up to 24 digits for the phone number and 15 characters for the name. If the telephone number has more that 15 digits, only the last 15 digits appear. If the name has more than 15 characters, only the first 15 characters are shown and saved in the caller ID log. Review a caller ID log entry Press CID when the phone is not in use. Scroll to browse through the caller ID log. When the desired entry appears: Press repeatedly to show different dialing options. Press 1 repeatedly if you need to add or remove 1 in front of the phone number. Press or to dial the displayed number. Dial a caller ID log entry When the desired entry appears, press or to dial. 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. • 1. 2. • • 3. • Save a caller ID log entry to the phonebook When the desired caller ID log entry displays, press SELECT. 2. Scroll to To Phonebook then press SELECT. 3. Use the dialing keys to modify the number, and then press SELECT. 4. Use the dialing keys to modify the name, and then press SELECT to save. Delete a caller ID log entry When the desired caller ID log entry displays, press DELETE. Delete all caller ID log entries Press MENU when the phone is not in use. Scroll to Caller ID log and then press SELECT. Scroll to Delete all and then press SELECT twice.
Call block
If you subscribe to caller ID service, you can set the telephone to block unknown calls and certain undesired calls. The call block list stores up to 20 entries. Block unknown calls Press MENU when the phone is not in use. Scroll to Call block, and then press SELECT. Scroll to Calls w/o num, and then press SELECT. Scroll to choose Not block or Block, and then press SELECT. Add a call block list entry 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Scroll to Call block, and then press SELECT. 3. Scroll to Block list, and then press SELECT. 4. Scroll to Add new entry, and then press SELECT. 5. Enter the number. • Use the dialing keys to enter the number (up to 30 digits). 6. Press SELECT to move to the name. 7. Use the dialing keys to enter the name (up to 15 characters). Additional key presses show other characters of that particular key. 8. Press SELECT to save. 1. • • 1. 2. 3. 4. Review call block list Press MENU when the phone is not in use. Scroll to Call block, and then press SELECT. Scroll to Block list, and then press SELECT. Press SELECT to choose Review. Edit a call block list entry When the desired entry displays, press SELECT. Use the dialing keys to edit the number, and then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys to edit the name, and then press SELECT to save. Save a caller ID log entry to call block list 1. When the desired caller ID log entry displays, press SELECT. 2. Scroll to To Call block then press SELECT. 3. Use the dialing keys to modify the number, and then press SELECT. 4. Use the dialing keys to modify the name, and then press SELECT to save. Delete a call block list entry When the desired call block list entry displays, press DELETE.

Did you change carriers? A lot of the VoIP carriers like vonage and magic jack will only give you the telephone number on caller id, but not the name.

I have magic jack now and they call that "caller id", but having moved from a carrier that had name attachment i assumed all caller id's had name and phone number both...but not so

Using the Caller ID and Redial Lists
Caller ID (CID) is a service available from your telephone provider that shows the phone number (and sometimes the caller's name) of incoming calls. Contact your telephone provider for more information.
Caller ID list



Redial list



When a call comes in, the phone displays the number and name (if available) of the caller.
The phone saves the information for the last 30 received calls to the

CID list.
When it's in standby, the handset shows how many calls came in since the last time you checked the CID list.


Each handset remembers the last 5 numbers you dialed on it. The redial list is separate for each handset.


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Since CID display to the phone comes from the Panasonic phone SYSTEM, you might try looking inside the cabinet to see if it has a caller ID card. The part ends in 93.

It also requires some programming. If you post your model number, I might have a CID card if yours is missing.

Carl

Some telephones, just like your cell phone, will show the caller-id name you have programmed into the phone-book memory. If this is the case, then the solution is an easy one, just change name yourself.
If this happens on every caller-id phone or box in your house, then you should call your phone company as there CNAME database might be corrupt.
However if this only happens on the GE phone you mentioned and there is no phonebook memory in it, then I suggest exchanging the phone.

Hi

Thanks for using FixYa. I think you have stored more than 100 Caller ID messages and hence the caller ID is not showing on Uniden Tru8888. In the following cases the caller ID will not be shown-

If you answer a call before the Caller ID message is received (for example, before the second ring), the Caller ID message will not appear.

When the call is received via a telephone company that does not offer Caller ID service, the caller’s phone number and name does not appear. (This includes some international calls.)

When the call is via a private branch exchange (PBX), the caller's phone number and name may not appear.

You may receive any one of the following messages:

When a private name is received; Private Name
When a private number is received; Private Number
When a unknown name is received; Unknown Name
When a unknown number is received; Unknown Number
When invalid data is received; Incomplete Data

The Caller ID list stores information for incoming calls - even unanswered calls. You can store up to 100 Caller ID messages and phonebook entries (including Speed Dials) for each handset and the base. You can view the Caller ID list through the handset or base during a call or when the phone is in standby mode.

Memory locations for Caller ID messages and Phonebook entries (including Speed Dials) are common, you can store up to all 100 entries for each handset and the base. Caller ID messages are not stored when you have 100 phonebook entries. When you have stored a total of 100 phonebook entries and Caller ID messages, the oldest Caller ID message is overwritten.

Please do rate the solution and revert for further assistance.


Thanks
Rylee

let me give you an eg:

i stored an number 984802338 in my mobile with name jhon in my sim, when he calls me up it doesnt show the name.

It is because when he calls me, i observe the number it starts with +919848022338 so it is quite different from the number(9848022338)  you stored in the sim so you caller id doesnt show his name and shows as new user.

so 9848022338 is quite different from +919848022338(here +91 is country code)