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Summary: To make a call with a private number, simply dial "*67" to prevent the number from showing up on the receiver's display. Make a private call from any phone with helpful information from a cell phone specialist in this free video on cellular phones.
"Hi I'm Ben from the Cellphone Broker in San Jose, California. Today I'm going to show you how to call a phone from a private number. So if you want your number to be private when it shows up on their caller ID, you don't want them to know who you are and how to call you back, then you're going to want to call them from a private or a blocked number. And the way to do it is dial *67 from your home phone or your cellphone, this works the same both ways. And then dial the number that you're trying to reach. I'm going to call my store, I'm going to hit dial and let's see how this shows up on my other phone. Blocked number. So now I can't call them back from this phone but they know who I am. I'm Ben from the Cellphone Broker in San Jose, California. Check us out online at myspace.com/cellphonebroker."
eHow Article: How to Call With a Private Number