The point I was making was this: There currently is no cell phone directory in the US (since MetroPCS is US only). John M, you stated the account holder's name show's up for you...ok...but what if it's the account holder's child or spouse that calls...it's still not accurate. And Tito, you're correct, it is regarding wireline calls; however, if you read the article they state they are doing this in hopes of getting people to move off of wireline numbers. So in that aspect, if you take people from wireline and put them on wireless, then you just defeated the purpose of this feature since MOST...and I say again, MOST, wireless carriers do not publish your name with the number. Verizon Wireless has always refused to do this to protect personal information.
Actually, with AT&T you can get your wife's or child's name attached to their cell phone number as well.
Anyway, even if you have the account holder's last name, it's a lot better than simply the number. Limiting the possibilities to 3-4 people is a lot better than now.
Is there a technical reason why cellcos. don't provide this information already? or is it simply that they're too cheap to pass along the name info with the number info?
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The point I was making was this: There currently is no cell phone directory in the US (since MetroPCS is US only). John M, you stated the account holder's name show's up for you...ok...but what if it's the account holder's child or spouse that calls...it's still not accurate. And Tito, you're correct, it is regarding wireline calls; however, if you read the article they state they are doing this in hopes of getting people to move off of wireline numbers. So in that aspect, if you take people from wireline and put them on wireless, then you just defeated the purpose of this feature since MOST...and I say again, MOST, wireless carriers do not publish your name with the number. Verizon Wireless has always refused to do this to protect personal information.
Actually, with AT&T you can get your wife's or child's name attached to their cell phone number as well.
Anyway, even if you have the account holder's last name, it's a lot better than simply the number. Limiting the possibilities to 3-4 people is a lot better than now.
Is there a technical reason why cellcos. don't provide this information already? or is it simply that they're too cheap to pass along the name info with the number info?