"Alan" wrote in message
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In message , 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?

With BT, when presented by the caller the telephone number is displayed.
If the number is withheld then 'Withheld' is displayed. Most junk calls
that I get now come from aboard and the display just shows
'International'.


I received a spate of 'silent calls' and some displaying the word
'INTERNATIONAL' too; eventually one of the calls conected to a guy claiming
in an almost unitelligible accent to represent 'INTERNATIONAL ... SURVEYS
(Ltd?) of Grenada (in the Carribean).
I'm assuming that 'INTERNATIONAL' was the same outfit with the 'silent
calls' and that my Phone's LCD panel wasn't long enough - perish the thought
that they'd thought through the misleading title and tried to entice folks
into answering ... !
Complaints to TPS evoked a response ;- 'International Surveys are seeking
your opinion and not directly trying to sell you anything - nothing we can
do!' ( I paraphrased ).



My display unit can display names but this is a function of my own
equipment changing programmed numbers to names.


True.


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Alan
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