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HotinOKC
09-11-08, 03:58 PM
Yup, my cable/phone provider (Cox) must have upgraded their system because caller ID information pops up on my TV anytime someones calls now..... :D Don't even gotta get off the couch to see who's calling anymore..... :thumbup:

the_tow_guy
09-11-08, 05:33 PM
I think my Dish will do that too; just don't need it because we ditched the landline for cells that we were already using anyway. Got tired of paying for a phone for no reason.
j HOWARD
09-11-08, 08:16 PM
My buddy has Vonage--he ges his voice mail on his TV--don't
think he has caller ID on TV................

fewalt
09-11-08, 08:53 PM
Dish has had it a couple years.
I can even go into 'history' and view all past calls and time of call.

fred
Speedwrench
09-11-08, 08:57 PM
land lines still are there during storms and emergencys, lots of times cells will not work during those. I will always have a land line.

life begins when the kids leave home and the dog dies.
the_tow_guy
09-12-08, 06:47 AM
Agreed. Also best for 911 calls. I still have the business landline here at the house, but it was silly to also have cell phones AND a personal landline at the house.

When Charley blew through here in '04 the cell service was restored faster than the landlines; the cell providers brought in temporary mobile towers to cover for the ones that were down.
marksr
09-12-08, 03:43 PM
DIRECTV has had the caller ID on the TV for several years - but sometimes the phone rings and it doesn't show up on the TV :wall:
Never knew we could get so spoiled :D
HotinOKC
09-12-08, 06:16 PM
Yes, spoiled we are! I can even listen to my home voicemail over the internet........now, only if they could have a robot to cook and clean my house!