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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / April 2004Are private numbers really private?
A guy from work asked me today if it is possible to somehow get the number of a person calling you who would normally come up as private number. (ie if its a private land line, or if the caller has turned off number sending). So I thought I would ask the question here..... Does the callers phone number stop at the exchange? Or is it really floating out there, you just need a way to grab it somehow? Thanks Glen Its passed on to certain providers who escape the blocking, e.g police, emergency services, internet providers etc > A guy from work asked me today if it is possible to somehow get the number > of a person calling you who would normally come up as private number. (ie [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks > Glen In other words, it's pretty much open slather. > Its passed on to certain providers who escape the blocking, e.g police, > emergency services, internet providers etc [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks > > Glen >In other words, it's pretty much open slather. If you know the right people. Now, on this subject... the calling number is always displayed to Telstra CSRs even when the calling number is blocked or private, even when it is another carrier's service. I have tested this a number of times. - Try it yourself, dial 1831 132200 and choose something like you want to connect Calling Number Display (no pun intended). - Don't key or say your number when prompted to do so. - When you get to the operator, ask about the product and when they move into sales made after explaining the product features and benefits s/he will ask for your number. - Reply with a surprised tone, "Oh, isn't it on your screen?" (suggesting that you had keyed it into their system) and listen to their reaction :-) This matter is currently with the ACA. > >In other words, it's pretty much open slather. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > This matter is currently with the ACA. Wota f.cking w.nker. and they charge almost 3 bucks a month for this shitty service ...thats not even remotely 'private'.... > >In other words, it's pretty much open slather. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > This matter is currently with the ACA. > and they charge almost 3 bucks a month for this shitty service ...thats not > even remotely 'private'.... Then dont use it > > >In other words, it's pretty much open slather. > > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > This matter is currently with the ACA. > In other words, it's pretty much open slather. Not when you call say normal residential lines tho. There's no way for those to get the number if the caller chooses to suppress it. Nothing like open slather in face. > > Its passed on to certain providers who escape the blocking, e.g police, > > emergency services, internet providers etc [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > Thanks > > > Glen > A guy from work asked me today if it is possible to > somehow get the number of a person calling you who > would normally come up as private number. (ie if its > a private land line, or if the caller has turned off number > sending). So I thought I would ask the question here..... > Does the callers phone number stop at the exchange? Yes, with normal residential lines etc, its never on the called party's phone line. > Or is it really floating out there, you just need a way to grab it somehow? Nope, not with normal residential phone lines. HOWEVER, fancy ISDN based systems do get the number regardless. And that includes ISPs for example even with normal dialup connections from a residential line. "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> said > HOWEVER, fancy ISDN based systems do get the number > regardless. And that includes ISPs for example even with > normal dialup connections from a residential line. Yep. I'm getting them from the Cisco access point logs at work that are connected to a pretty basic Onramp 30.  SignatureKwyj. "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." -- Ambrose Bierce (Remove your panties to reply by email) > "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> said > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Yep. I'm getting them from the Cisco access point logs at work that are > connected to a pretty basic Onramp 30. You are probably paying for MCT though. "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> said >> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> said >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You are probably paying for MCT though. Nope. Just a standard OnRamp30 (well, 2 of them actually). No additional features. SignatureKwyj. "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." -- Ambrose Bierce (Remove your panties to reply by email) |
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