I'm running an unlocked and rooted Atrix on Fido in Canada and have noticed a peculiar problem. Whenever a call is made to me from my landline at home, the Caller ID displays "Pay Phone" instead of the contact associated with that number. This does not happen with my wifes iPhone or my old HTC Desire HD. Other landline numbers show up properly, but this (and one other number) keep showing up as "Pay Phone". I've tried removing the number from the associated contact, but it keeps showing up as "Pay Phone".
Anyone else seen this with their Atrix? Any helpful suggestions?
Cause Determined: See this post for more details:
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Installed TrueCaller on my Atrix - this does report the number correctly but the font is pretty small and not too readable.
It seems like the number is being transmitted, but the stock caller ID app has a bug that causes it to display "Pay Phone". Looking around on the web shows it may be a Rogers/Fido network - Stock caller ID app issue that may be the root of the problem.
If anyone is on the Fido/Rogers network, are you seeing this sort of behaviour on your Atrix?
I'll be able to let you know later in the week. I should have mine on Rogers by mid-week.
rajeshr said:
Installed TrueCaller on my Atrix - this does report the number correctly but the font is pretty small and not too readable.
It seems like the number is being transmitted, but the stock caller ID app has a bug that causes it to display "Pay Phone". Looking around on the web shows it may be a Rogers/Fido network - Stock caller ID app issue that may be the root of the problem.
If anyone is on the Fido/Rogers network, are you seeing this sort of behaviour on your Atrix?
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Thanks for using TrueCaller!
/Team TC
This happened to me earlier today. I'm on Rogers.
Caller called from north on Mississauga road - a business (I was expecting it). Big office, many trunks in the building. I've never had it display as PAY PHONE before though today it did.
This isn't happening from all calls, just this one so far.
I think the Motorola support folks have found the root of the problem. It looks like there is a bug in the Atrix Dialer app that makes it behave incorrectly and display "Pay Phone" without the number if you have Caller ID with Name Display enabled with your carrier.
Rogers(and Fido) is the only North American carrier (I think) that has the option to give you the Name Display along with Caller ID. The fix for now is to get Rogers/Fido to enable Basic Caller ID (without Name Display) and then the numbers will start showing up. It sucks to lose Name Display and I hope the Motorola development team will have a fix for it at some point.
BTW, this will affect any carrier worldwide that has the Name Display option with Caller ID.
FYI - here's a thread I've had going on the Motorola Support forums.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/45848?tstart=0https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/45848?tstart=0
mister_al said:
This happened to me earlier today. I'm on Rogers.
Caller called from north on Mississauga road - a business (I was expecting it). Big office, many trunks in the building. I've never had it display as PAY PHONE before though today it did.
This isn't happening from all calls, just this one so far.
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Yes, I found it happened only on certain numbers, not on all.
How did you get True Caller - did you sideload it? I can't get it from the market
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How did you get True Caller - did you sideload it? I can't get it from the market
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TrueCaller is available from the market. The only issue with it is that the Caller ID number is displayed only for 1-2 rings. Unless I am waiting for it, I'm not fast enough to see the number with TrueCaller until the call ends.
If the caller ID problem really annoys you (like it did me), you should ask Rogers to remove the Name Display option from your Caller ID.
i got the same problem, grrrrrrr
any way of getting the dialer from another build of android?
this sucks, i hate that all calls are as Pay Phone
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TrueCaller is available from the market. The only issue with it is that the Caller ID number is displayed only for 1-2 rings. Unless I am waiting for it, I'm not fast enough to see the number with TrueCaller until the call ends.
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So it's not the best solution :/
If the caller ID problem really annoys you (like it did me), you should ask Rogers to remove the Name Display option from your Caller ID.
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But won't this remove ALL name display? I only get the caller ID issue for some numbers but not all.
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But won't this remove ALL name display? I only get the caller ID issue for some numbers but not all.
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name display is a feature that you can add or remove from the basic caller id, it shows up the names of people calling who are not on your contact list. if you ask for it remove and someone that is not on your contacts calls you then you will only see the number. just make sure that you still have caller id without name display.
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name display is a feature that you can add or remove from the basic caller id, it shows up the names of people calling who are not on your contact list. if you ask for it remove and someone that is not on your contacts calls you then you will only see the number. just make sure that you still have caller id without name display.
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So just to confirm, if you're in my contact list, your name is still displayed?
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So just to confirm, if you're in my contact list, your name is still displayed?
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yup you still see their names
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yup you still see their names
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Thanks Tested and it works!
Anyone tested to see if the new firmware fixes the issue?
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the update wont fix this as its not a problem with bell and at&t atrix. doubt they are ever going to do anything about this unless the phone comes to a carrier with name display.
Maybe, but it would be nice to get a confirmation from a rogers customer
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neotekz said:
the update wont fix this as its not a problem with bell and at&t atrix. doubt they are ever going to do anything about this unless the phone comes to a carrier with name display.
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Well the Atrix will be released in Europe soon, so maybe that version will have the name display option like us What do you think? lol
Related
In canada how much is the laptop dock and how much is the other dock. Also what is included in the other dock.
Do I need a separate plan and all that for the laptop dock like on AT&T.
Thanks
Check out the Bell's site on the Atrix:
Multi Media Desk Dock $49.95
Vehicle Dock $59.95
HD Multimedia Dock $129.95
MOTOROLA LAPDOCK™ $329.95
And no, Bell doesn't have a tethering plan like AT&T. Tethering comes with your data plan.
Are you planning to switch from Rogers to Bell? I'm not sure if it Bell will do it again any time soon but couple of weeks ago, the Atrix was priced at $69.95. It's currently $99.95 on a 3 years contract right now.
Alright thanks. Do you have an Atrix on Rogers?
Is everything working great? anything I should look out for?
RacecarBMW said:
Alright thanks. Do you have an Atrix on Rogers?
Is everything working great? anything I should look out for?
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Oui, if you're using it on Rogers, the caller display of the the caller ID must be disabled by calling Rogers. If you don't, calls that are from landlines and numbers not on your contact list are shown as 'Payphone' and you are unable to call them back. Once disabled, you will still see the names of ppl that are on your contact list and only numbers if they are not.
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Oui, if you're using it on Rogers, the caller display of the the caller ID must be disabled by calling Rogers. If you don't, calls that are from landlines and numbers not on your contact list are shown as 'Payphone' and you are unable to call them back. Once disabled, you will still see the names of ppl that are on your contact list and only numbers if they are not.
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What if someone calls me from a landline phone and I have him as one of my contacts. Will his name show up because I have him as a contact?
RacecarBMW said:
What if someone calls me from a landline phone and I have him as one of my contacts. Will his name show up because I have him as a contact?
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Yes [10char...]
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Even if I didn't disable caller display?
RacecarBMW said:
Even if I didn't disable caller display?
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No, you need your caller display to be disabled. Any calls from landline even on your contact list will be shown as 'PAY PHONE'.
-Roze- said:
No, you need your caller display to be disabled. Any calls from landline even on your contact list will be shown as 'PAY PHONE'.
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Ok thank you.
Do you know if this will be fixed in the future or does Motorola not care because we are unlocked.
You don't disable call display you just ask them to omit name display and then your caller ID will function normally.
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evenstarr said:
You don't disable call display you just ask them to omit name display and then your caller ID will function normally.
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Opps, is it called name display? XD The Rogers guy understood me though
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Opps, is it called name display? XD The Rogers guy understood me though
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yes, it's caller name display that needs to be disabled. the Rogers tech guys know all about this issue and will disable it without any problems.
Will a USB keyboard work with HD multimedia dock?
Hello,
I hope anyone could help me, since I am beginner when it comes to Atrix and Andoid, but let´s go:
I have bought a At&t Motorola Atrix 4G, Android 2.3.6, system version:4.5.141 mb860.att.en.us
Once I arrived to Brazil, inserted my SIMnseveral contacts, everything ok... but, when I receive a call, the calling number shows up on the display, but not the name of the inserted contact. So, it is showed the number, but not the name of the registered contact. The phone is not matching the calling number with my contacts.
I have already created a motoblur acount, restored the phone to factory settings a several times, but nothing seems to solve the problem.
Altough the phone is now in Brazil, its IMEI continues linked to At&t and my carrier says that this has nothing to do with this problem.
My carrier in Brazil is "Oi".
I hope someone could help me here.
Thanks in advance!
Have you tried saving the number as it appears on caller ID? I've had this happen with text messages and it's due to the way the carrier sends out the caller id; for example, instead of (123) 555-5555, the network pushes it out as +1235555555.
Caller ID is an carrier service and in this case is irrelevant. Your carrier is right in saying this has nothing to do with them. The phone shows up names associated with phone numbers based on your local phonebook only.
Your phone being "tied" to AT&T is irrelevant too, you're out of their reach now so they can't do anything even if they wanted to.
I should know, I'm happily using an AT&T device even though I'm halfway across the world.
What kind of format are you using for the phone numbers in your contacts? I'd recommend you use the standard international format, even if most of them are numbers local to your country. Standard international numbers are of format +<country code><area code><number>. So for my country it would be for example +3851xxxxxxx. So try changing some number in your contacts to that and then tell them to call you and see if it helps.
That's very strange, because I've used the At&T rom on my brazilian atriz without any issue whatsoever.
What could fix your issue is what our buddies said above: try setting the contacts with the International number format (+55 21 9999-9999). All of my contacts are like that on my phone and caller ID has worked fine across multiple ROMs.
vladeco said:
That's very strange, because I've used the At&T rom on my brazilian atriz without any issue whatsoever.
What could fix your issue is what our buddies said above: try setting the contacts with the International number format (+55 21 9999-9999). All of my contacts are like that on my phone and caller ID has worked fine across multiple ROMs.
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Same thing, brazilian atrix, AT&T rom.
I keep all my contacts in the following format: '011 9999-9999' and it's worked with pretty much every ROM I've tried.
MaxK47 said:
Same thing, brazilian atrix, AT&T rom.
I keep all my contacts in the following format: '011 9999-9999' and it's worked with pretty much every ROM I've tried.
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I used the followin formart: 021 xxx-xxx and worked. I was using "0xx21 xxx-xxxx" format and it was not working, despite my others "dumbphones".
thank you all"
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why my caller ID does not show on my phone? Ironically there are a few of my contacts that show up and some outside callers but 90% of my calls show unknown?Is there any way to address this?
GarethD said:
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why my caller ID does not show on my phone? Ironically there are a few of my contacts that show up and some outside callers but 90% of my calls show unknown?Is there any way to address this?
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I have the same issue on a recently rooted Verizon S4 (SCH-545). It was my friend's brand new phone so not sure if the caller id issued occurred before the root. Appears that all contacts in his phone showed "unknown caller."
I found this possible fix on the web to delete /data/misc/rild_ril.clip. However the file did not exist on this phone.
Fixed his issue. Found out the "Caller ID" feature on the Verizon site was not added to his particular line. It is a free feature on his plan but was not enabled when he went to a new data plan.
Hi guys,
I have been using the Lumia 920 for about 2 months now and I am pretty much satisfied, but I have a problem. I would be happy if you can help me out.
While I am in a call and somebody calls me on the second line, many times I get a call from an unknown number. For example today, I was talking to a friend and in the mean time my wife called. I see that someone is calling me but it says that the number is "Unknown". And it happens for many callers I get, not just my wife. Then when I look at the call log, it still says that it is a missed call from an Unknown number. Any idea is there a fix for that or I just need to wait for the next version of WP and hope it will be fixed.
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Hi guys,
I have been using the Lumia 920 for about 2 months now and I am pretty much satisfied, but I have a problem. I would be happy if you can help me out.
While I am in a call and somebody calls me on the second line, many times I get a call from an unknown number. For example today, I was talking to a friend and in the mean time my wife called. I see that someone is calling me but it says that the number is "Unknown". And it happens for many callers I get, not just my wife. Then when I look at the call log, it still says that it is a missed call from an Unknown number. Any idea is there a fix for that or I just need to wait for the next version of WP and hope it will be fixed.
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HI,
I have the same issue. I think it's related to a call divert, when my phone is not reachable - do you have any call diverts configured ?
The issue could also be that your second line does not support or is not configure by your provider for caller ID.
The issue could also be that your second line does not support or is not configure by your provider for caller ID.
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No, that is not the case, since by last phone that I used on that SIM card was an iPhone 4S and I am still using it with another SIM card on the same mobile provider. On the iPhone I don't have that problem.
HI,
I have the same issue. I think it's related to a call divert, when my phone is not reachable - do you have any call diverts configured ?
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Yes, I have a call divert. The same one that you mentioned. When my phone is not reachable it gets redirected to my other phone.
I guess that might be the problem. But how do I fix it? Remove the forwarding? I don't want to do that.
Hi good people of XDA, Iam facing a serious issue in the Contacts app of my new Google Pixel 6.
When I call somebody and they answer their phone, the call shows as "Private number" in the Recents tab.
If they do not answer, then the contact name is shown normally, as it should.
Take a look at the screenshot here: https://postimg.cc/jL1yT1NX
All items shown as "Private" are calls that I made and they answered.
I've searched online, but i didn't find anything related to this issue. Am i he only one who is facing it?
Any insights could help a lot.
Gonik said:
Hi good people of XDA, Iam facing a serious issue in the Contacts app of my new Google Pixel 6.
When I call somebody and they answer their phone, the call shows as "Private number" in the Recents tab.
If they do not answer, then the contact name is shown normally, as it should.
Take a look at the screenshot here: https://postimg.cc/jL1yT1NX
All items shown as "Private" are calls that I made and they answered.
I've searched online, but i didn't find anything related to this issue. Am i he only one who is facing it?
Any insights could help a lot.
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Looks like your carrier is blocking caller ID on outgoing calls or you somehow enabled it on your own. I know with Verizon I can block my number on all calls or on a case by case basis.
bobby janow said:
Looks like your carrier is blocking caller ID on outgoing calls or you somehow enabled it on your own. I know with Verizon I can block my number on all calls or on a case by case basis.
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Hi bobby, thanks for the reply.
Caller ID is not blocked. The person that receives the call is seeing my number.
Gonik said:
Hi bobby, thanks for the reply.
Caller ID is not blocked. The person that receives the call is seeing my number.
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Oh I get it now. That's an odd one, I can't seem to find a setting where that would change things.
Maybe an app you have is messing things up. Have you tried making a call while in safe mode?
chaimav said:
Maybe an app you have is messing things up. Have you tried making a call while in safe mode?
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Explain safe mode please.
When you are on the the Emergency, Lockdown, Power Off... Etc screen, long press on Power Off. It will give you an option to reboot into Safe Mode.
Safe mode disables all of the apps you installed so you can see if it's an app causing the issue.
Just reboot again to get out of safe mode.
Go to settings > apps > all apps, tap on the 3 dots (upper right) and 'Show system' apps. Then try clearing cache and data for:
- dialer (phone app)
- phone storage
- contacts app
- contacts storage
Then reboot.
Not sure if that will help, but does not do any harm, it will resync all your contacs.
Hi all,
Thank you for your replies. I tried both suggestions.
I rebooted in safe mode and tried calling my wife.
The problem persisted.
I tried clearing data and cache for the apps suggested and rebooting the phone.
The problem persisted.
The strange thing while I am calling the phone of the contact is shown in the dialer. As soon as the person I am calling answers the phone their name is replaced and the dialer app shows "Private number" instead.
I am really confused!
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Hi all,
Thank you for your replies. I tried both suggestions.
I rebooted in safe mode and tried calling my wife.
The problem persisted.
I tried clearing data and cache for the apps suggested and rebooting the phone.
The problem persisted.
The strange thing while I am calling the phone of the contact is shown in the dialer. As soon as the person I am calling answers the phone their name is replaced and the dialer app shows "Private number" instead.
I am really confused!
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Post it on Reddit r/GooglePixel sub. This can't be unique. I'm thinking carrier related but just a shot in the dark at this point.
bobby janow said:
Post it on Reddit r/GooglePixel sub. This can't be unique. I'm thinking carrier related but just a shot in the dark at this point.
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Hi bobby!
Already did, almost 3 weeks ago (link). Unfortunately no reply.
Gonik said:
Hi bobby!
Already did, almost 3 weeks ago (link). Unfortunately no reply.
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I'm intrigued. Which carrier? Do you have wifi calling you can try out?
Maybe something in permissions manager?
Hello! We have the same problem. On my wife's phone (Pixel 6), the phone writes private number for outgoing calls. There is no problem with incoming calls. Like Gonik, I tried everything, but nothing helped.
We live in Hungary and our mobile service provider is Telekom.
Carrier: Cablenet
Wifi calling: not supported
My next step is to try a sim card from a different carrier.
ChrYslerHUN said:
Hello! We have the same problem. On my wife's phone (Pixel 6), the phone writes private number for outgoing calls. There is no problem with incoming calls. Like Gonik, I tried everything, but nothing helped.
We live in Hungary and our mobile service provider is Telekom.
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I am relieved that I am not alone! At the same time, I am sorry your wife is going through the same problem.
Hopefully Google will acknowledge it soon.
Gonik said:
I am relieved that I am not alone! At the same time, I am sorry your wife is going through the same problem.
Hopefully Google will acknowledge it soon.
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Thank you!
Yes, it would be nice to fix it because the error is pretty frustrating. And on top of that, she got the phone from me as a gift.
Omg, I am not alone. So I bought unlocked phone in USA, and I am using it in Serbia (Europe) on mts network. ChrYslerHUN is in neighboring Hungary, so it could be related to usa/europe differences and European carriers.
But still, I have never seen anything like that, and it is quite frustrating. What does outgoing calls have to do with carriers. Your phone. should know which numbers you dialed, right.
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Carrier: Cablenet
Wifi calling: not supported
My next step is to try a sim card from a different carrier.
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Or place your sim in a different device.
I'm having the exact same issue. Not only me, my wife also has a Pixel 6 and is experiencing the same problem. I've searched in Google but only found a couple of posts in Reddit and this one. Has anyone found a solution for this? It's kind of annoying. I'm from Spain.
Happy New Year to Everyone!
In the meantime, I installed another dialer application that can also record calls, so the problem is partially resolved, as it shows the called party properly during recordings. Regardless, it would even be nice to have an official fix for the bug.
The dialer application name is: ACR Phone
ACR Phone - Apps on Google Play
Privacy respecting phone dialer app with SIP and call recording support
play.google.com