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My thoughts exactly! I easily get less than 60 calls per hour so this would be perfect. Interestingly, the caller ID for my number is tied to the first owner of

My thoughts exactly! I easily get less than 60 calls per hour so this would be perfect. Interestingly, the caller ID for my number is tied to the first owner of my account before it was transferred to me (which happened many years ago).

mwally 15y ago
An Android app is currently in development, and will be released free of charge. We are having an issue, however, because non-GSM carriers rarely allow data transmissions during a voice call, including the ringing state of incoming calls.
- kcbanner 15y ago
  Even a lookup app would be handy for seeing missed calls, etc.
  - mwally 15y ago
    Give us a few more weeks of development for this, and it will be ready. The current working title of the Android app is "FreeCallerID," but we may change this before launch. Just look for the Round OpenCNAM logo to make sure you found the right app.
    - toomuchtodo 15y ago
      Need beta testers?
- andrewpi 15y ago
  It should still work while on Wi-Fi, correct? That would still be an improvement over the status quo (no caller ID).
  - mwally 15y ago
    Yes, the in-development Android app does work when the Android device is on wifi.
- drivebyacct2 15y ago
  Without Voice-over-LTE, I'm not sure how you're going to get around it. It's not a carrier limitation, it's a limitation of CDMA radios and implementations.
  - toomuchtodo 15y ago
    The best you could do is do the query after the call, and cache it locally if the caller calls again.
  - tjoff 15y ago
    Well, I've often used my mobile internet at the same time as talking in the phone (although it fails sometimes (and I don't have LTE)). Also, there are many applications in the market that does exactly this. I haven't installed any of them since I basically don't trust anyone with "read/write contacts" and "full internet access" at the same time (perfectly valid permissions for apps like this, but that doesn't mean I trust them). A search for "vemringde" gives you four apps that targets Sweden specifically (so they are probably quite useless outside of Sweden), one of them mentions that it only works while having a 3G connection.
    - drivebyacct2 15y ago
      Not over CDMA without the proper extension that enables simultaneous use of data and voice. And even then, the OS/driver stack has to implement it properly. I can assure you, even on LTE, it does not work on my Android 4.0.4 device.
    - paxswill 15y ago
      It's only an issue for non-GSM phones i.e. CDMA phones used in the US and parts of Asia. CDMA does not allow data and voice to run at once over the same radio, while GSM does. Since LTE is an entirely IP network, voice can be run over it like any other IP network. Current phones/carriers do not support it though, but there's some talk that it will be introduced in the next year or so.
      - daralthus 15y ago
- w1ntermute 15y ago
  This shouldn't be an issue with LTE, right?
- a3_nm 15y ago
  Please make it open source as well as free of charge! It could be a useful example to extend.

mwally 15y ago

An Android app is currently in development, and will be released free of charge. We are having an issue, however, because non-GSM carriers rarely allow data transmissions during a voice call, including the ringing state of incoming calls.

kcbanner 15y ago
Even a lookup app would be handy for seeing missed calls, etc.
- mwally 15y ago
  Give us a few more weeks of development for this, and it will be ready. The current working title of the Android app is "FreeCallerID," but we may change this before launch. Just look for the Round OpenCNAM logo to make sure you found the right app.
  - toomuchtodo 15y ago
    Need beta testers?
andrewpi 15y ago
It should still work while on Wi-Fi, correct? That would still be an improvement over the status quo (no caller ID).
- mwally 15y ago
  Yes, the in-development Android app does work when the Android device is on wifi.
drivebyacct2 15y ago
Without Voice-over-LTE, I'm not sure how you're going to get around it. It's not a carrier limitation, it's a limitation of CDMA radios and implementations.
- toomuchtodo 15y ago
  The best you could do is do the query after the call, and cache it locally if the caller calls again.
- tjoff 15y ago
  Well, I've often used my mobile internet at the same time as talking in the phone (although it fails sometimes (and I don't have LTE)). Also, there are many applications in the market that does exactly this. I haven't installed any of them since I basically don't trust anyone with "read/write contacts" and "full internet access" at the same time (perfectly valid permissions for apps like this, but that doesn't mean I trust them). A search for "vemringde" gives you four apps that targets Sweden specifically (so they are probably quite useless outside of Sweden), one of them mentions that it only works while having a 3G connection.
  - drivebyacct2 15y ago
    Not over CDMA without the proper extension that enables simultaneous use of data and voice. And even then, the OS/driver stack has to implement it properly. I can assure you, even on LTE, it does not work on my Android 4.0.4 device.
  - paxswill 15y ago
    It's only an issue for non-GSM phones i.e. CDMA phones used in the US and parts of Asia. CDMA does not allow data and voice to run at once over the same radio, while GSM does. Since LTE is an entirely IP network, voice can be run over it like any other IP network. Current phones/carriers do not support it though, but there's some talk that it will be introduced in the next year or so.
    - daralthus 15y ago
w1ntermute 15y ago
This shouldn't be an issue with LTE, right?
a3_nm 15y ago
Please make it open source as well as free of charge! It could be a useful example to extend.