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July 12, 2010
10:11 am
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How do I set my cellphone/Speakout so that my calls will show 'unkown caller' when calls are made?

Forgive me if this is in the FAQ, I didn't see it there.

TIA

July 12, 2010
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I believe you punch in #31#, then the number. I know on landlines it's *67. I think I tried *67 on my SpeakOut phone, and there was a recording to punch in #31# next time.

July 12, 2010
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iamdrumming said:

I believe you punch in #31#, then the number. I know on landlines it's *67. I think I tried *67 on my SpeakOut phone, and there was a recording to punch in #31# next time.


OK thanks.
So you can't set it permanently?
How about programming your numbers with the #31# before the numbers?
I'll try it now, but I think my old phone (the one I'm using now) will only allow 10 or 11 digit numbers.

July 12, 2010
2:33 pm
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I'm not sure if there is a permanent solution. You might call SpeakOut customer service and ask. I'm not aware that they could or would do that.

July 13, 2010
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iamdrumming said:

I'm not sure if there is a permanent solution. You might call SpeakOut customer service and ask. I'm not aware that they could or would do that.


I called and they told me that it's possible to set your phone to block your ID by going: menu/settings/call settings/send my caller id/no

With my 4 year old phone it just allows me to do that on a per call basis, not permanently. I suppose the newer phones allow for a yes/no setting.

October 5, 2010
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I called SO customer service about this issue and they told me that call blocking wasn't possible with Nokia phones. I was using a 2720 at the time. Since I switched to a 5130xpressmusic, I found the feature mentioned above that lets you go into Call Settings and turn off sending caller id.

Strange response initially from customer service!

October 5, 2010
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Using an iPhone the setting is found in Settings/Phone/Show My Caller ID. I assume that your phone only sends out your phone number and not your name like a landline would? It seems like its up to the receiving phone to match the number to a name in the address book, if that record exists? So, if you get a call from someone that isn't a contact, all that will show is the number right?

October 5, 2010
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andreww said:

Using an iPhone the setting is found in Settings/Phone/Show My Caller ID. I assume that your phone only sends out your phone number and not your name like a landline would? It seems like its up to the receiving phone to match the number to a name in the address book, if that record exists? So, if you get a call from someone that isn't a contact, all that will show is the number right?


Correct. The cell phone will only send out the number.