why don’t text messages from unknown (real) numbers have caller-ID-like identification?

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We’ve had caller ID available to us for decades, and emails have names associated with them when sent, even when not in the receiver’s contact. I am wondering, why don’t text messages (SMS) have the same details communicated? It’s a phone number just like caller ID would be able to read.

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Not all phone numbers have caller id names attached to them. This is carrier specific. If your carrier doesn’t support it it won’t show.

Also many cell phones don’t show caller id they just take the name from your address book if you have that number saved.

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