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- From: jlpicard@austin.ibm.com (Craig Becker)
- Newsgroups: austin.general
- Subject: Re: PUC: Caller ID illegal
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.195743.29456@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 19:57:43 GMT
- References: <1992Nov11.203442.6168@icus.ICUS.COM> <1992Nov16.202757.19402@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> <1992Nov17.155715.26466@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> <1992Nov17.171059.27533@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
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- Originator: jlpicard@woofer.austin.ibm.com
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- dewey@vpdbox.austin.ibm.com (Dewey Coffman) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov17.155715.26466@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>, mbrown@testsys.austin.ibm.com (Mark Brown) writes:
- > |> The privacy issue is a smokescreen for the real reason Bell wants Caller
- > |> ID:
- > |>
- > ..
- > |> ...and *we'd* pay for the privilege! Think how many times you'd use CID
- > |> to 'screen' calls, or how many numbers you'd remember at a glance,
- > |> compared to the utility that, say, First Bank would receive...
- >
- > You don't have to remember Phone Numbers, the little Caller ID
- > boxes allow you to input names associated with the number OR
- > plug it into you PeeCee and when the phone rings, you get all
- > the same info on them(assuming they've called before and you
- > logged the info into YOUR database).
-
- Hmmm...I think also that one of the proposed schemes displayed the caller's
- name instead of their phone number; I guess the name comes from some kind
- of on-line phone directory at the PhoCo.
-
- > ...I *think* part of
- > the deal with Caller ID is that anyone can turn off there number when
- > they call(regardless of whether you've subscribed).
-
- I do believe that you are correct. Else you'd probably notice a big reduction
- in the number of "Personal" ads in the Austin Chronicle :-)
-
- Craig
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