I called a bill collector/law office using *67 to block my friend's number, and the receptionist called me back. This was a local area code, not a free 800 or 866 number. It looks like these offices may have a way to get around the block feature. Anyone know for sure?
If they have ordinary caller ID, it should work. But they can get a sort of super caller ID called ANI that works pretty much no matter what you do: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Number_Identification
Hi Bob. On the website link you provided, it states ANI is only available, through use of a "distinctive toll-free telephone number beginning with a special area code such as 800, or more recently, 888, 877, or 866." As mentioned in my previous message, the number I called was not either of the above, but a local phone number with area code. Could ANI still be used with a local area code? Thanks SM
I always had a feeling about that, I started getting prepaid phone cards and calling them from the pay phone at the pub down the street..
I wonder what would happen if a local number were to get forwarded to an 800 number? Would ANI info pass through? I know of attorneys who forwarded local numbers to toll free numbers back in the day ... the idea was to have callers with personal injuries think they were talking to someone local they had found in their yellow pages, not someone on the other side of the state.
Same here Birddog, or if it's a one time call, I'll dial directory assistance, ask for their business number, and then press "1" after the number is provided, which automatically calls the business for no charge. That way my number does not appear, and it will show up as "unavailable" to the caller, or whatever listing is available for directory assistance. I have no idea what I was thinking this particular day.
I always use spoofcard when I call CA's. You can have the number to the White House show up if you want.
Spoof cards are perfectly legal, you can buy them at spoofcard.com. They are available immediately after you buy them. I use virtual offices to get financing and leasing with corporations since I screwed up my credit in the real estate market. I use these cards to call from the phone number at the virtual office without actually being there. This gets me through with the credit card companies etc.
I'll have to google and read more about the card. One of these would have come in handy the other day.
