On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 17:21:55 -0600
wrote:

I went with some friends on Thanksgiving to a bar I never was at
before. The bar's landline phone was ringing often, I guess people
wanted to know if they were open on the holiday. Anyhow, we were
watching football on their tv, and everytime the phone rang, the
caller's phone number appeared on the TV screen. Below the phone
number it either said their location (city or town), or else it
showed the name of the cellular company.

I never knew such a thing existed. How the heck does a phone number
end up on TV? That seems really bizarre. I asked the bartender how
that works, but he said he did not know. I did find out their tv
signal is from a satellite dish but that's all I know.

Has anyone ever seen such a thing?
How does it work?



The bar should have a Thank You letter on file
from the NSA.