Arfa Daily wrote:
Caller ID in the UK appears to supply only the caller's number and world
location if appropriate ie nothing on that score if the call comes from
within the UK or "International" if not. If the caller has their number
restricted with the phone company, it comes up "witheld".

The word withheld seems to come from the phone. One phone I have
displays it, the other does not.

The only phone
that puts up a name, is the big multifunctional one in the workshop, and
that one only if the caller's name details are programmed into the dial
memory, so that it recognises them. It's high time that legislation was
changed to force cold sales calls to be identified in caller ID, as some of
the companies are getting pretty clever at 'disguising' the number that they
are calling from, so you pick the phone up to take what you think is a
customer call, only to get " Hello sir, my name's Mandy-Lou, and I'm calling
to let you know that your address has been picked to receive a free .... "
at which point the phone goes gently (!) back down.


Pennsylvania allows customers to select "anonymous call reject"
if you pay the extra money for caller ID. I don't know if any
other place has it, but I sure miss it.

Geoff.


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