"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
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John wrote:
My daughter wants a new DCT phone and would like caller
identification. Been reading up and it appears that many types of
calls do not display the caller. Is this a fact?

Do they only display names where the number and name has been
programmed in (like with a mobile?) or do they display all numbers?

Is it reliable?

Oh...and it displays 0845 (etc) numbers too.

The system allows for the use of 'presentation' numers
instead of the real number. A displayed 0845 number
will be the one that has been deliberately presented to
you, as no-one actually dials out from an 0845 number.

This system is used by corporates who want all of
their outgoing calls presented as coming from
the one number. This is so that people don't ring
back to the outgoing operator who just happens
to be sitting at the desk that your call came from

tim