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I don't suppose anyone knows if the M27 area has caller ID yet? :)

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THat'd be because it's neither standard nor free iirc.

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anyone know if CLI is is available Worthing/Brighton

RJ

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R NTL actually botthering to upgrade any more - been with CWC/NTL for nearly 10 years now ... still no CLI ... should I just give up hope... such a basic service... ( so tired of seeing it in the pricing but can never get it .. )

c'mon NTL.. if your charging for it ... then business case must be there

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Hi, do you know what type of phone he has? I live nearby in Bedford and have never been able to make caller ID work, tho NTL swear its available. My understanding is that caller ID on cable does not work with many types of handset.... (I tried with Philips Zenia and nada, am about to buy new phone but having difficulty identifying which will work propertly with cable).
Thanks!;) :)

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Just to confirm, have you actually had the Caller ID enabled on your line as yet ??

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I had it enabled, it didn't work, the engineers came out twice, it still didn't work, so I had it taken off. Admittedly, that was about 3 years ago, and I haven't tried it since.;)

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Do you know which switch type is installed at your NTL franchise, i.e. System X or DMS 100?

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Is there anyway of finding out id Caller ID is available in my area without calling ntl?

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Whats the first bit of your postcode and I'll try and rack my brain cell ??

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Hp21

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oh, oh do me do me!!!
MK45-4 - off the luton exchange
I'd love to have caller ID on my line :-)

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Well since we're checking areas, can you check BH17?

Thanks!

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I think so for you

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No, sorry, don't think you can

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..........

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Debbie, can you remember if M27 has had caller id yet?

Ta :)

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Nope Mal, sorry chuck

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Oh well...thanks anyway :)

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Figured as much - thanks though for confirming. That's the only thing missing from what I would like out of it all.

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The big Caller Id. / SMS question. Can anyone confirm the availability of Caller Id. (CLI) and SMS on NTL in the Aylesbury HP21 area (Bromley hardware if that is relevant)?

Also, can anyone recommend a suitable 'phone for use with NTLs Caller Id. (CLI) and SMS (if available)? Ideally a DECT cordless 'phone but even and add-on caller display unit would be of interest.

Félim

See my related posting at http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...0&postcount=48 in http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-34223040.html.

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I am in the process of getting my phone number ported from BT to Virgin and presume that this will not affect whether it is or is not possible to receive Caller ID.

Going along with that presumption, would it be possible Debbie to see if the NN10 area offers Caller ID when you get a spare moment, pretty please? :)

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I've been waiting for Caller ID for about 8yrs now :confused:

Everytime I phone NTL they tell me 'it will happen soon' but 'soon' never seems to come around.

Last time I phoned I was told by someone else that because I live in an area that was originally Jones Cable, then Cable & Wireless and then NTL, that we probably won't ever get it in the Watford Herts area.

I am seriously considering leaving NTL altogether and going over to BT as I have 5 phones that will all accept Caller ID and it's something I think is really great to have.

I did try emailing VirginMedia to ask them but got no reply, which didn't surprise me :rolleyes:

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Hi, I changed from BT to NTL in December last year and was assured that CLID was available in my area (Ashford) and all I had to do was ring Customer Services and they would set it up.
After the install I 'phoned Customer Services to have CLID enabled and was then informed that it was not available and "Not likely to be"
So beware.

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Debbie B,

Would you check if CLID is now available in the Portsmouth area, PO5 to be exact. It's the only thing stopping me from going back to NTL.

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Would it be possible to check the WD19 Watford area too please :)

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Is there anywhere on the site that tells you:
a) if Caller ID is available in your area
b) if not, does anyone know if there are plans to roll it out?

My parents are on BT, and thinking of moving to VM, but enjoy the functionality of Caller ID on the BT line and would miss it.

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In my experience of spending years phoning NTL to ask this very question, I don't think even VM staff know the answer to that. At one point I was told it was available and even ordered it, only to be told they had made an error and it wasn't. I gather from what I was told that if the area you are in was once owned by another cable company then it's unlikely that the exchanges will ever be upgraded to enable Caller ID as it's too expensive. It's about time they realised that there are many of us that want Caller ID and are willing to change back to BT to get it if they don't get their act together.

Lyn

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Nah! I'm in the Salisbury/Andover area which was ComTel before Ntl, and we have had caller ID for about 3 or 4 years now.:D

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Ex Eurobell region here (Crawley) and Caller ID is available. However, I understand that a major upgrade was done in this area after the takeover, so I expect all the bells and whistles were put in place also.

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Perhaps it depends which cable company you were with before. I started with Jones Cable who were then taken over by Cable & Wireless, then NTL and now VM.

Lyn

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I've just been on to CS asking those very questions and the answers were that there is nowhere on the VM site that will tell you if it is available and that there is no-one, but no-one, whom you can contact to ask for information about when your area may get it. I suppose that at least the answers were honest.

A couple of interesting things about CLID and the VM site is that it blatantly bends the truth well beyond breaking point.

At this page it says, "We've got the lot. From Call Waiting and Caller Display to Anonymous Caller Rejection and Ring Back When Free". Now that is totally clear and unambiguous; get your phone from VM and you can have CLID - no ifs, no buts.

At this page it says that "most Virgin Phone customers can get this service". A bit less definite, but it still implies that it will be unusual for you not to get CLID. If so, why all the complaints in this forum and why are VM so afraid of providing any information (except for a blunt, "You can't have it") to their customers?

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[quote=Theodoric;34255150]I've just been on to CS asking those very questions and the answers were that there is nowhere on the VM site that will tell you if it is available and that there is no-one, but no-one, whom you can contact to ask for information about when your area may get it. I suppose that at least the answers were honest./quote]

If your parents are in an ex-Telewest area then Caller Display is available, it is only some of the ex-NTL areas where it is sadly lacking.

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[QUOTE=dave_dph;34255415]Hi All! As a new member I feel that I must contribute,so I will spend many minutes/hours on the pnone later today to try to get an answer to these questions,sorry, but this is the best I can do! I will post the replies later today. Sorry Theo. I am not doubting you for a moment!

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Well I just came off the phone with VM, it was a very long call as I was on hold, got cut off, rang back, on hold again and then a very nice lady went off and checked it it was available here.

The bad news was that it still isn't available here, however the good news is that she says it will be available in April and that they are indeed rolling out Caller ID to cover everywhere.

I will phone back next month and see if they are true to their word.

Lyn

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Crikey, I will be amazed if they are rolling out to cover everywhere as it was always a non-runner when I was there.

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Well I have to say I was told we'd have Caller ID in this area years ago and it never materialised, so I will just have to live in hope I guess :D

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This is one reason we changed to BT, CLID is a useful service and NTL could not provide this faciility where we live. Another reason is the £5 charge for itemised billing. We hope Virgin Media in the future will deliver more up to date, competitive telephone packages in the future as it is now BT have the edge and a better product for customers.

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Well, you've had better luck than I have in getting VM to give you any information at all about CLID in a particular area.

I've twice asked CS about this over the past few days and they have said that:

1) It is not available in my area (Bromley, London).

2) They are unable to give any further information whatsoever about when it is likely to become available.

3) They are unable to give any information whatsoever about whether it may never become available.

4) It is impossible for me to speak to anyone else in VM about this problem.

5) It is impossible for anyone in VM to give me any reason why they refuse to provide any useful information on CLID availability.

To be honest, the behaviour of VM on this subject is a total disgrace. In essence, they are simply refusing, point blank, to discuss the matter with their customers. The only reasonable conclusion that you can draw from this is that VM have something to hide. What other conclusion is possible?

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Is there a code to turn caller ID "on" for NTL/VM i know you can do it with a BT line by keying in *234# and "off " with #234#

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These are the area's that I believe are capable of supplying CLI. This information is supplied in good faith and is not meant to mislead anyone. Hopefully I have captured all the relevant areas. You'll notice that these are all area's from the ex-ntl part of VM.

All of Ex-CableTel....

Surrey and Hants/ South Wales/ Huddersfield/ Glasgow/ Northern Ireland/ Herts and Beds

All of Ex-Diamond Cable....

Nottingham/ Mansfield/ Grimsby/ Woodborough/ Lincoln/ Leicester

All of Ex-Comtel

Reading/ Northampton/ Coventry/ Lichfield/ Northfields/ Salisbury/ Stafford/ Warwick / Hemel Hempstead/ Oxford

All of Ex-Comcast

Darlington/ Hartlepool/ Middlesborough/ Stockton

As I say, this is supplied in good faith and is not intended to mislead. I hope this is of help.

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Woot. How do we get it then? And does it work on dect phones?

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Oh well! So nothing yet for ex-CWC [Cable & Wireless] in Aylesbury on the Bromley platform which I believe uses a Nortel exchange.

---------- Post added at 09:58 ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 ----------

Whether a 'phone is DECT [Digital Enhanced (formerly European) Cordless Telecommunications] or hardwired should not matter. What is important is which signalling standard(s) the 'phone and your local exchange comply with. There are various incompatible standards and, even within each of these, different telcos and 'phone manufacturers implement them slightly differently with varying results.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECT and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_Line_Identification.

Félim

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I must be thick as I don't quite understand all of that :erm:

I see you've put Herts as being capable of suppyling Caller ID, but you mention 'Ex-Cable'. Is that the name of the company? I'm in Watford, Herts and we were Cable & Wireless and Jones Cable before that. I have no idea what exchange is in charge of the area I am in.

I'd be pretty miffed if the woman at VM has given me wrong information again though.

Lyn

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I'm in Lincoln. So how do you go about getting it active?

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We were promised caller ID was just around the corner about 3 years ago...Well the day came its here..by chance found out when phoning up to get a cheaper bill....The bad news ..all the time we couldnt get it it was free now its £1.75........

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PXr5 all you do is ring yp and tjey will make it active on your line :tu:

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ex-CableTel is the old company name. Its franchise was called Herts and Beds. The areas were Luton, Cheshunt, Biggleswade, Dunstable, Ware etc etc. Watford was in a different franchise area. Not sure who, but I'm guessing they were bought by C&W. Watford as far as I am aware cannot supply Cli. Sorry.

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I did wonder if the lady who assured me that Caller ID was available in Watford as of next month was right, I guess not :(

Before Cable & Wireless we were Jones Cable around here.

Lyn

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I have some contacts around the business. I'll make some enquiries.

Re: Caller ID
 

In Aylesbury, Bell Cable Media began digging up the road but work halted for several months until Cable & Wireless took over.

Félim

Re: Caller ID
 

Once again I own up to not being at all technical, but I do wonder just why so many areas are not being upgraded to enable Caller ID? You can get it all over the country if you have a BT phone, so why not with cable? There had to be a time when BT themselves upgraded all their exchanges to enable Caller ID, so why are cable companies loathe to spend money on something that people want? It's bad enough that we don't have a Call Waiting system that works very well. I had mine taken off as, unlike with BT, there is no way someone phoning you can tell if you are already on the phone as there is no automated voice system telling them you are on another call. If VM don't keep up with current technology surely people are going to start wondering why they bother staying with them :confused:

Lyn

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It's a very long and complicated story. Basically, as far as I know, since upgrading to an all digital network BT exclusively use System X and System Y exchanges which support all of the Caller Id., Call Waiting etc. facilities to a common standard. VM/NTL/C&W inherited a mish-mash of equipment from their predecessors much of which can support some or all of these same facilities but not necessarily to the same standard as is used across the BT network. That is why, for example, the star (*) codes for enabling/disabling certain features are different across exchanges and networks. However, in this day and age of software based telephony, I don't understand why this cannot be easily reprogrammed.

Strangely, if you forward a call from VM to a BT or mobile number, the Caller Id., including international numbers if I remember correctly, is forwarded and displayed on the BT or mobile phone (if Caller Id. is enabled). BT on the other had, do not handle inbound or outbound international Caller Id. particularly well causing inbound not to be displayed and outbound to be displayed when the number has been withheld.

With regard to Call Waiting, I believe that VM/NTL/C&W have always said that it does not work with the voicemail facility (although it does on BT).

If anyone can correct or expand on what I have said, please do.

Félim

Re: Caller ID
 

Lyn, VM are faced with the conumdrum of investing in an aging network or a Next Generation Network. The Cli upgrade has been looked at many times and the costs are huge.

Without giving too much away, work has begun on a NGN. I'm sure there will be news in the press sometime soon.

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Félim - the other issue to take account of is billing systems. Not only are there upgrades to different switch types and transmission equipment types there were various billing systems to be upgraded. These software guys can cost an arm and a leg.

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Well as it's now April and allegedly Caller ID will be enabled here this month, in my dreams only perhaps ;) I am going to phone VM again and see if I get the same response as last time.

Just got off the phone to them and it seems the lady I spoke to last month was indeed wrong and there is no date for the national roll out of Caller ID and definately no date for it in my area. I don't understand why they give you information that they aren't confident is correct.

Lyn

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In Lincoln here and I've just rang VM. They said no problem with CLID and it will go active tomorrow. £1.70 though and I'll wait and see if it works or not.

Now someone is going to tell me I need a special phone that's compatible with VM. At the moment I've got a BT phone, but the lady at VM said it will be OK, but I'm not holding my breath.

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It depends how old the BT phone is and also the switch type installed at your franchise. I think all of the latest BT phones are dual compatible, i.e. Caller ID will work with System X and also Bellcore Caller ID on the DMS switch.

As you appear to be ex-NTL I cannot tell you which switch type you have in Lincoln; there is information available VM's website which tells you the switch type for all ex-TW areas.

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Can you post the link to this information please? Maybe we can coerce VM into updating it to include ex-NTL franchises areas.

Félim

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It would help if the Customer Service staff at VM were all on the same page when it came to giving out information. I really got my hopes up about having Caller ID this month, only to find out the lady I spoke to gave me false information :(

Lyn

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If only it were as simple as what switch type was in any particular region.

Type of Transmission Equipment and what Billing System has also to be factored in.

BTW, the Lincoln Switch is a System X.

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Well tried last night and still no Caller id. My phone is a BT Equinox (about a year old). Guess I'll have to give them a ring later today and check compatibility with this 'System X' and my phone. Geez this is hard work.

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Dial *#234# which will tell you whether the service is active on your line. You will get one of three responses:

1. Callers identities will be displayed (service is active on line and switched on)

2. Callers identities will not be displayed (service is active on line but is switched off)

3. Sorry the service requested is not available. (service hasn't been activated on the switch)

If you receive the second message then just hang up and then from a new dial tone key *234#, this will switch the service on.

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Have a look here:

http://help2.virginmedia.com/help/ge...age=help_phone

That link shows the userguides for each of the old TW franchise areas. I think there is some wording on the front cover that states the switch type installed for that particular franchise.

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Or free with BT.

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I get the 3rd :(

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Have you asked Customer Services whether it is available and for it to be activated on your line? You will get the third response even if the service is available but hasn't been activated by CS.

Re: Caller ID
 

I already knew about the *234# and #234# thanks. I rang VM last night again and they said it had been left on pending for some reason and it would be done by this morning. Anyway I tried *234# straight after the call and it worked - woooohooooo.

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Im not sure what the meaning is here, but I have lived in the .renf area for nearly a decade, and as far as I remember, ive always had C-ID.

PS, remember and ask retentions allow you to have this for free - since they dont want you going to BT, they shouldnt have much problem allowing this.

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I think what a lot of us are saying is that Caller ID is not available nationally, it depends on where you live. Some areas have been waiting for over 10yrs with the constant promise of it being available 'anytime now', which really means they have absolutely no idea at all and don't seem to care either.

Lyn

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Same here in Derby! - CS have been saying "available in the next 3-6 months" for the last 9 years at least. I remember the Nynex sales chap at the time saying how the phone system being installed was far more advanced than BT's :erm: Yeah of course it is !!!!!
It must be about time to call them again for the twice yearly update !

Re: Caller ID
 

Guy - unfortunately Derby cannot support Cli.

Re: Caller ID
 

Is there a list of areas which cannot support CLI?

Is Virgin Media intending to do anything about this problem?

What is involved in providing CLI and what are the main technical obstacles ( part from the vast expense) to doing that?

Re: Caller ID
 

Good question, would love to know the answer ;)

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It is all to do with the technical details of the phone exchange in each area. There are a lot of different systems and some of them are just not compatible with CLI. To get CLI to work in these areas would require a brand new exchange to be purchased and installed, which would not make financial sense with VoIP exchanges coming very soon.

Re: Caller ID
 

I have no idea what a VoIP exchange is :confused: but does that mean that when VM have those that Caller ID will then be available nationwide or are some areas never going to be enabled.

Lyn

Re: Caller ID
 

There are Switch and Transmission upgrades required. Plus changes to the billing system as VM wish to charge for this feature.

Soft Switches will be rolled out, however do not expect changes to the situation overnight.

---------- Post added at 20:21 ---------- Previous post was at 20:19 ----------

I do have access to a list of areas that do not support Cli.

I'm not party to what VM intend to do at the moment. That's in the hands of others, although a lot of the equipment that requires upgrading is now obsolete.

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Which switch doesn't support CLI?

I know we run nokia, system x and dms.

Re: Caller ID
 

Well, I can't answer parts 1 or 3, but I can, after a fashion, answer part 2 because, over the past couple of months, I've asked VM this question on 3 separate occasions.

The VM position is starkly simple; they simply refuse, point blank, to answer any queries on this question. To put it another way, they refuse to give out any information whatsoever on whether and, if so, when CLI might, or might not, come to a given area.

Re: Caller ID
 

So VOIP is the answer? - ok when ?
There was a trial supposed to be happening in March 2006 - did it ever happen.
What happened to the Ericsson deal for VOIP?
I hope it's better than the Ericsson VOIP system I am just in the process of removing at work! - 3 years on and Ericssons dealers still can't solve the ongong problems - Cisco system installed last week :)

Re: Caller ID
 

Does anyone know if there is a post code checker that will tell you if Caller ID is available in your area?

Re: Caller ID
 

nope but a easy rule of thumb is almost all ex-nynex/videotron/Cable & Wireless areas can't do it

---------- Post added at 23:35 ---------- Previous post was at 23:31 ----------

1) see above

2) not cost effective till soft switches come into play (VM equivalent of BT's 21CN)

3) complete replacement of all switches and line cards. Billing system is not an issue now as all areas are on system designed to bill for Caller Display.

Biggest reason why some areas can't do it is the equipment was designed before Caller Display was thought of for landlines and was not designed to be software upgradeable.

For a feature that Virgin charges £1.75 per month for I am sure it would cost them more than that to upgrade a single line, let alone whole cities

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The telephone switches (exchanges)are not the problem, they are all capable of providing Caller display, in fact in a lot of areas the switches are the same manufacture as BT's. It's the multiplex equipment in the cabinets that needs upgrading = Loadsamoney, as stated it's mainly ex-cwc areas that don't work.

Re: Caller ID
 

Well for years its been "coming soon...." to Dover, Kent (ex C&W).

Well its here! Just had it switched on this morning and its working fine.

Re: Caller ID
 

Well that contradicts all the "too expensive" & "never going to happen" type comments posted on the many threads on this subject
Is there an update programme then ?
Is this due to the BT takeover ?

Re: Caller ID
 

For all of those asking for a list of areas where you cant get it, I'll try and get one on here shortly.

Re: Caller ID
 

That would be great. There have been all sorts of upgrades for Broadband in Aylesbury since I last dropped in here, most recently a speed increase and a merger of billing systems. So it's possible some changes have been made to the exchange/multiplexes too which, in conjunction with the billing system changes, might facilitate Caller Id. which I've had enabled on my line for years, it's just that the central equipment hasn't supported it so far.

Re: Caller ID
 

Just called 150 again in the hope that our area (SE9) had been upgraded, but no such luck.

Re: Caller ID
 

I've had some correspondence this week about changes to Call Waiting which are due to happen tomorrow (5th July) with changes to other telephone services expected soon. Another letter also came this week promoting the use of texting which requires the Caller Id. service, the implication being that this was now available on all Virgin Media telephone lines.

Can anyone confirm this before I go out and buy a set of text enabled cordless 'phones? Also, any recommendations for VM compatible Caller Id. units?

Re: Caller ID
 

Please tell, what's happening with Call Waiting?

All ex-Telewest areas have Caller ID, some ex-NTL areas do not. If Caller ID is available in your area then most if not all current equipment should be compatible. If you are on a System X switch then all older equipment (designed to work on BT) will work, if you are on a DMS switch then some of the older (BT branded kit & some others) will not work.

Re: Caller ID
 

I haven't had time to compare the old and new intructions for Call Waiting but, if you're quick, both are available for download at http://www.virginmedia.com/help/telephone/ along with a brief summary of how to determine if you have been 'upgraded' yet.

I'm on a Nortel DMS here in Aylesbury (ex-NTL, ex-CWC, ex-Bell Cablemedia) which is why the Caller Id. facility, although promised for years, has not worked so far. We live in hope that I may find a compatible 'phone now which will not only enable Caller Id. but also text messaging.

Re: Caller ID
 

If Caller ID isn't available in your area then it looks like that will remain to be the case. Look at the small print at the bottom of page 21, it states:

*Please note Call Display is not available in some parts of the network.

Even if you buy a Caller ID phone it will not display incoming numbers unless the exchange can provide the service. Without Caller ID service you won't get text message to display on the handset, they will be received as a spoken message.

Re: Caller ID
 

Did you ever get the list ?

Are any more area's being upgraded - not much seems to be happening on this front or the previously reported VOIP facilities

Re: Caller ID
 

Does anyone know if CV21/01788 (ex NTL) has Caller ID available? I ordered it a few days ago, being told it will be active in 24 hours. Still seems not to be working, though, so thought I'd ask here before phoning them back.

I have a phone that should work - any experience of that on VM? It's the Sagem DC85c, dual handset (PDf datasheet at http://www.sagem.com/support/site/do..._D85C_2006.pdf)

Thanks

Re: Caller ID
 

I cant tell you when areas are being upgraded but heres a list of phone switch areas that cannot get Caller ID... (all ex-C&W)

Ashford, Barnet, Bexleyheath, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bromley, Derby, Greenford, Hammersmith, Hersham, Hither Green, Ilford, Lewisham, Norwich, Papworth, Park Street, Peterborourgh, Portsmouth, Southmapton, Stoke, Waltham Park, Warrington, Watford, Wirral, Wythenshawe.

I dont believe the BT deal will change how quickly caller ID is rolled out, the upgrades are to be done in the street side cabinets and not on the phone switch themselves. Im not aware that the BT swotch management deal covers street furniture or anything beyond the telephone switch. If I get anymore info then i will be sure to let you guys know.

Re: Caller ID
 

Rats! I think Aylesbury counts as Watford so still no Caller Id. for me.

Sorry, maybe I missed a meeting. What's this switch management deal with BT?

Re: Caller ID
 

Yes! Text messaging is available via Virgin Phonelines, Number Display(Caller Display) needs to be added, once its been added to your line send a test message saying 'Register' to 00000 and you will recieve a reply stating text messaging is now fully active.

Re: Caller ID
 

Well, I finally got around to phoning back and found out what the problem was. The woman I spoke to first time around had not in fact switched Caller ID on even though she said she was doing so as we spoke.

The lady who I spoke to yesterday was very helpful :shocked: and switched it on there and then - it worked straight away, not with an up-to-24 hour wait as I was also told on the first call!

Re: Caller ID
 

Does anyone know if it's availiable in the Chelmsford CM1 area?

Re: Caller ID
 

Peterborough does have Caller ID. I've had it over a year now :)

Re: Caller ID
 

Well I called VM yesterday and they said that CLI (Caller Id.) is available in my area (Aylesbury/Watford) so I've had it activated (again) for £1.75 per month. They say that it can take 24 hours to come into effect but with three hours to go there's still nothing. Of course I may not have a compatible 'phone and stand-alone caller id. unit but both work fine on our BT line.

Any suggestions? Perhaps I'll send myself a text message.

Re: Caller ID
 

Send a text saying 'register' to 00000 and if you recieve it as a text then its working.

By the way it comes on 24 hours after on the dot not 3 hours earlier!

Re: Caller ID
 

anyone know if caller display works in the brighton area yet??:)