Caller ID blocking - Please Help

In <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:

>If I call out of state can people then see who I am and where I am
>calling from?

>I have heard that if you call a toll free number you are not
>protected, is this true or not? Reason I ask is because it seems
>that some businesses have obtained my number and that could be
>the only source. Thanks.

If you (the caller) are blocking outgoing
caller id, and you call a "regular" number
(whether local or long distance) then
almost all the time the number will
be blocked from the final recipient.

(not quite all, but that's supposed
to be the case.)

However, if you call a "toll free"
number, such as the ones begiing
with "area codes" 800, 888, 877,
and 866, then the recipient _does_
get your phone number.

The rationale for that is the the recipient
of toll-free calls is, in fact, paying
for that call, so has a right to see
where it's coming from.




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danny burstein wrote:
> In <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
>
>> If I call out of state can people then see who I am and where I am
>> calling from?
>
>> I have heard that if you call a toll free number you are not
>> protected, is this true or not? Reason I ask is because it seems
>> that some businesses have obtained my number and that could be
>> the only source. Thanks.
>
> If you (the caller) are blocking outgoing
> caller id, and you call a "regular" number
> (whether local or long distance) then
> almost all the time the number will
> be blocked from the final recipient.
>
> (not quite all, but that's supposed
> to be the case.)
>
> However, if you call a "toll free"
> number, such as the ones begiing
> with "area codes" 800, 888, 877,
> and 866, then the recipient _does_
> get your phone number.
>
> The rationale for that is the the recipient
> of toll-free calls is, in fact, paying
> for that call, so has a right to see
> where it's coming from.
>
>
>
>


Unfortunately, the mere fact that you called them is often enough for
them to claim they have a "prior business relationship" with you - even
if you called them to say "eat my shorts *****". Then they can spam you
until you're eating your own shorts. Mofos.

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danny burstein <[email protected]> wrote:
> In <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
>
> >If I call out of state can people then see who I am and where I am
> >calling from?
>
> >I have heard that if you call a toll free number you are not
> >protected, is this true or not? Reason I ask is because it seems
> >that some businesses have obtained my number and that could be
> >the only source. Thanks.
>
> If you (the caller) are blocking outgoing
> caller id, and you call a "regular" number
> (whether local or long distance) then
> almost all the time the number will
> be blocked from the final recipient.
>
> (not quite all, but that's supposed
> to be the case.)
>
> However, if you call a "toll free"
> number, such as the ones begiing
> with "area codes" 800, 888, 877,
> and 866, then the recipient _does_
> get your phone number.
>
> The rationale for that is the the recipient
> of toll-free calls is, in fact, paying
> for that call, so has a right to see
> where it's coming from.

Do they just see your phone or your name and address too? Does the same
rules apply for wired and wireless? Thanks.

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