How to Temporarily Block Your Phone Number
There are times you want to call someone and you don't want your phone number to appear on the recipient's Caller ID. It couldn't be easier to do.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Dial "*67" from the phone you want to use to block your phone number.
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Call another phone to do the test to determine whether it will block your number from your phone.
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Alternatively, contact your phone company to verify that your phone line has a Caller ID blocking service. It it works correctly, you can now use "*67" to temporarily block your number for that one specific phone call.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to permanently block your Caller ID, contact your service provider to issue a line block.
If you hit redial to call back that number, the "*67" function might not work. Dial the number again manually instead of pressing your phone's "Redial" button.
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Comments
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LaurenRomano
Feb 13, 2008
Thank you! I'm sure other countries have their own code, thank you lilaclady for posting your countries code! -
lilaclady
Feb 12, 2008
I think maybe different countries have different numbers for this, I am sure in Australia the number is 1831 ......
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Kim Marie
Feb 08, 2008
Gotta love *67!! Just remembering how to use it is a trick sometimes. but worth the effort. Be advised some people and services will not answer a call that is blocked, like the "privacy manager." Good tips!
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ABlackbear
Feb 04, 2008
I once new how to do this and had forgotten which numbers to push. Thanks.
