Caller ID not working on iPhone 4S

Hi I had a similar issue on my new Verizon iphone 4s. I worked it out mostly with them on the phone. the main problem for me was that i needed to turn off group texts in the message settings. it's a setting much like a reply all in emails. when you send a group text, when someone replies, it replies all i think. anyways, it scrambles up your contacts and kills the caller ID for many of your numbers. Try this then reset your phone (hold down menu button at same time as power, keep holding till you see apple, past the power off slide image, till you see the apple. then let go)

Hello I just wanted to chime in that the language swap worked for me! Thanks!

I could fix it! Thanks!!!

Yay!!! Dialing *228 then pressing 1 to activate totally Worked!!! Yep! Just takes 30 seconds. No need to go to the Apple Store now. Thanks guys!

Switching the language from English to German, then back to English fixed my problem completely! Tried all of the following without success:

1) Power off, power on

2) Reset hold

3) Reset Network Settings

4) Turn off group texting

5) *228 option 1

If these haven't worked for you, definitely try switching the language from current language -> another language -> back to desired language.

Just went from a 3GS on ATT to a 4S with Verizon. Same issue. all numbers looked like 1234567890 and names weren't linked with them in my recent calls or text messages.

I tried the *228 and *22899 trick. No luck for me.

I tried the language trick, and it worked perfectly. I would suggest everyone try this since it's quick and easy.

I did a full restore on my iPhone 4S and that seemed to solve the problem.

ARRRRRGH!!! Nope, nothing works, tried everything advised previously. Could it have something to do with my contacts being synced with my employers server rather than itunes?

Did you try the language swap? That usually works.

yes, a few times. hard reset, network reset, + in front of contact #s, 228, 22899, reset hold, uploads, downloads, verizon, apple, itunes.

i've been trying everything from every forum since i got this phone in sept. i give up for a week or so then i'll try again at different sites and sources.

guess i'll just have to wait for apple and verizon to get it together. i was thinking about getting a mac but not so much now, didn't have these probs with my android.

Just to make sure about the language reset, you need to go to Settings, General, International and Language. At the Language screen you need to select a language other than English and then press Done. After a moment your phone will change to the new language. Then go through the same process and change back to English.

My contacts are synced with my employer's server and I do not have a problem.

yeh, tried espanol and also polski and italiano.

numbers show in contacts as i would expect ie (555) 555-5555.

does that look like the correct format to you or is something missing?

That is the same formatting as mine and looks fine. So your only problem is caller ID? Guess I can't help. The language swap fixed both problems for me.

thanks for tryin'.

Buddy ,

I got the same problem. I have iphone 4 cdma and caller id is not shown when i am having a call. If yuo finda a solution let me know . I will also keep searching and update you in turn.