gruntle888

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   by gruntle888 14y ago

   This discussion is about how the name is delivered to the telephone company being called, not from that company to your phone. In the US, the calling telephone company sends the number, the called company looks it up in a database, then sen
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   by gruntle888 14y ago

   This would not work because of the sheer number of users who store nicknames, particularly uncomplimentary ones. Would you want your name displaying as "that douchebag" or "bar slut"?
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   by gruntle888 14y ago

   That's probably an intentional choice by your carrier, many wireless carriers do that rather than provide an actual name for each number.