Question about CallerID for analoge lines.

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  did you make sure that your phone line supports CallerID ?

     jan

On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Baur, Harold wrote:

> 
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> In my modem manual the feature of Caller ID is not mentioned
> at all. I read in the mgetty docs that to enable caller ID
> you have to a) compile it in  (make sense :-)) and b) to add
> the AT#CID=1 to the chat sequence. 
> 
> Before I start complaining that Caller ID doesn't work I
> have a question. If the response to AT#CID=1 is a mere OK,
> does that in fact mean that the modem is capable of getting
> the caller ID info, or could it also mean that the command 
> has been reserved for future use but until that time sends 
> an OK as to not upset me? :-)
> 
> Regards,
> 	Bo.
> 

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