"Erik" wrote in message
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Now that you mention it, WTF is up with all those places you call that
make you key in your phone # early in the call--and then the first
question the live human bean asks is "what is your telephone number?"?

Don't know for sure, but I suspect it's to reduce the number of
threatening anonymous tirades they have to deal with.

Erik

In addition, you may have your home phone as the number on record, but be
calling from your cell or work phone making caller ID meaningless