CNAM is an acronym which stands for Caller ID Name.
When phone calls are made, there are usually two user-facing identifiable pieces of information: a phone number and a Caller ID Name (usually a 15-character string). CNAM can be used to display the calling party’s name alongside the phone number, to help users easily identify a caller.
There are numerous CNAM lookup services which allow you to pay a small fee to lookup the CNAM of a specified caller (by phone number).
CNAM Lookup Services List:
Bulk Vs
Cost: as low as $0.002 per query! No catch, guaranteed with easy PayPal integration and invoice option. Sign Up for a FREE Account and we will credit you 30 FREE CNAM queries.
- FREE! Robocall Mitigation with every CNAM query.
- Carrier Grade CNAM Delivery for all customers with prices as low as $0.002
- No superfluous and expensive “setup” fees or other NRC
- Responses guaranteed to meet telecordia standard time limit or no charge for that query
- Our Datacenters are situated around the country for the lowest possible latency
- Query Types: HTTP/HTTPS, SOAP/XML, SIP SUBSCRIBE/NOTIFY, SIP INVITE/3XX, ENUM
- 99.999% uptime
- Switches Supported: SONUS, Sansay, Broadwords, MetaSwitch, ACME (Oracle) , OpenSIPs, Kamailio, FreeSwitch, Asterisk and many others
- Call us at 3109060901 or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Sincerely Bulk Solutions LLC
CallerIDservice
No monthly fees or account minimums and 20 free queries to test our service when you open an account ( instant setup ). Simple HTTP API or Fast AGI that can be placed in your Asterisk dial plan. Also native support for Switchvox PBX systems. Results are never cached so you get up to the minute real-time results. Retail prices are $.006 per query and bulk pricing is available with a volume commitment of at least 25,000 queries per month. Free support and installation assistance is available.
CallWithUs
Offers both CNAM ($0.006) and LRN ($0.0003) look ups. No minimums and monthly charges. Simple HTTP API, easy to integrate to Asterisk dial plan.
Digital Conceptions Canada
Offers both CNAM and a pseudo-CNAM service at a fraction of the cost. Integration with asterisk is as easy as downloading the AGI and adding a single line to your dial plan.
multitel
We have multiple SS7 interconnects and are able to provide you with some of the most accurate and up to date results. Pricing is $0.004 per query for our Free tier and it goes to $0.003USD and $0.0025USD for our Standard and Professional tiers. We do provide free testing – limited to 60 queries per hour. No commitment , no hassle. We are prepaid so you’ll never have a surprise at the end of the month. You can access our services via SOAP or via JSON . We are also providing US/Canada/Australian numbers with CNAM enabled (each inbound call queries our CNAM database and will provide the name of the caller)
OpenCNAM – Caller ID Made Simple.
- Get started instantly
- No lengthy contracts
- No drawn out sales cycle
- Carrier grade Caller ID
- Standard and Plus service levels
- Standard service offers real network CNAM at competitive rates based on volume
- Plus service offers nearly 90% coverage in North America including toll-free names and international coverage
- Low latency performance
- Integrate using: HTTP, ENUM, SS7 or SIGTRAN
- 99.999% uptime
- Live chat and toll free phone support 1-888-315-TELO (8356)
Telnyx
Telnyx offers CNAM queries via a high-performance RESTful API. Telnyx charges .003 per CNAM lookup. Volume discounts available.
thinQ
A revolutionary game-changing service. Servicing over 650 Facility Based Carriers in the US, thinQ has an extensive CLEC network with buying power to back it up, powering the telephony market with services such as CNAM, LRN, and SIP Based Routing.
TrueCNAM
A free non-traditional Caller ID Name database with open access for individuals, service providers and carriers.
- Free to insert CNAM information on your own number (US/Canada and other countries).
- Free CNAM queries after adding your number.
- Paid plans with no per-query fees.
- Carriers / Service Providers can submit CNAM data for their customers completely free.
- Carrier / Service Provider pricing based on capacity usage with no per-query fees.
- TrueSpam Scores are included with queries and help identify and block telemarketers and robocalls.
Reverse Australia
Offers free lookups and spam caller information for Australian numbers.
Add:
lookup_gotname() {
out=""
out=`/usr/bin/curl -s -m 2 -A Mozilla/4.0 http://cnam.got-name.com/?auth=<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>\&type=http\&number=${1}`
echo $out;
}
And:
lookup_order="sqlite3 anywho gotname google nanpa"And:
411)
lu_name=`lookup_411 "${2}"`
;;
gotname)
lu_name=`lookup_gotname "${2}"`
;;
google)
lu_name=`lookup_google "${2}"`
;;
An optional change: I (netplex/andrew) changed the lookup to not return the “NO AUTH” message because I wanted it to continue with other methods:
lookup_gotname () {
out=""
out=`/usr/bin/curl -s -m 2 -A Mozilla/4.0 http://cnam.got-name.com/?auth=USERNAME:PASSWORD\&type=http\&number=${1}`
if [ "${out}" = "NO AUTH" ] ; then
out=""
fi
echo $out
}
Commercial Blurb put in by Rehan:
CNAM is the caller ID on a call that is sent from a wholesale carrier. The company that own’s that DID number gets the INTERCONNECT income because it owns the number.
Companies who provide calling card and call centers don’t care what is the caller ID (what is sent to the CUSTOMER when a call is made). Because of the non-concern, they can use a DID number from a carrier that is willing to share its CABS income. This way they make MORE MONEY and get some money back which they currently pay to the termination company.
For example, say you make a call using the calling card, but when your call goes through, the number will appear 1-212-6552222.
You being the calling card company or any other company has a lot of outgoing traffic.
- DIDX.org provides its wholesale members with DID’s that pay up to .002 cent a min for sending the CABS. If you have 10,000,00+ terminating mins a month, DIDX can get this money to your pocket.
April 7, 2023
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