522 with 2.51 ... Caller ID still problematic

[G Luis]

While I agree that the 2.51 update has improved a lot of past issues, the caller ID function is still hit or miss.

Some may think this a minor item, which I guess it is, but it is a function that is not working properly, at least for me. Plus, I had a 5000 for over 5 years that performed flawlessly with the number coming up immediately ... not the 2 ring lag you get with the 522 ... when it is working.

 

[road_rascal]

Yup, the caller ID function should be a no brainer. When my wife calls me on her cell phone it shows up as unavailable on the TV but the landline caller ID shows the correct info.

 

[supereal]

I've had a 522 (actually two) since last January, and have never seen the called ID feature work. It is enabled, and the ID on the phones all work fine.

 

[Pepper]

Worse now than ever before. I think it has caught two or three calls over the past two weeks. It used to catch at least half. And there's always been an undocumented "feature" that when there are 50 items in the list no more can occur.

 

[jtravel]

Caller ID works about 20% of the time or less on my 522.

 

[blabber]

Caller ID works about 20% of the time or less on my 522.

I've noticed it gets a little befuddled sometimes with odd ring patterns, like priority or distinctive ring, for instance, short-long-short. !sadroll

 

[Shadowtester]

My 522 caller ID works almost all the time its rare that it will have a problem it might be your phone lines or phone company that is the problem. Also do you have DSL maybe that could also be causing a problem with the caller ID. My phone company is SBC and I use a cable modem for internet access also I do not have any other phone options no call waiting no 3 way calling only phone option is caller ID with name. My 522 is operated in single mode also if that would make a difference.

 

[SatinKzo]

my 522 is in single mode and the Caller ID worked fairly well before 2.50 and 2.51. Now it has only caught 3 calls since 2.51.

 

[new_to_hdtv]

I've noticed it gets a little befuddled sometimes with odd ring patterns, like priority or distinctive ring, for instance, short-long-short. !sadroll

I think it just gets befuddled period. One time it'll work and the next time (from the same #) it won't. Definitely worse now (@ 2.51) than with previous s/w releases.

 

[G Luis]

My 522 caller ID works almost all the time its rare that it will have a problem it might be your phone lines or phone company that is the problem. Also do you have DSL maybe that could also be causing a problem with the caller ID. My phone company is SBC and I use a cable modem for internet access also I do not have any other phone options no call waiting no 3 way calling only phone option is caller ID with name. My 522 is operated in single mode also if that would make a difference.

I do have DSL but it is properly filtered at the 522 phone connection. I'm also in single mode with no other call line features other than ID.

As I mentioned, I did have a 5000 that worked flawlessly for about 7 years.