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Re: How Do I Learn an Unknown Number?

Andrew Bell (andrew.bell@withheld)
Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:39:21 -0500

Nathan Strom <nstrom@ananzi.co.za> wrote in message
news:telecom23.563.10@telecom-digest.org:

> rekingus@yahoo.com (reking) wrote in message
> news:<telecom23.561.4@telecom-digest.org>:

>> Anyone know how I can retrieve a phone number for a line that I have
>> recently discovered within our business.

>> SBC is our carrier but they tell me I would have to have someone come
>> out and trace the line at a charge. Is there a way of determining the
>> nimber by using some code entered on the phone.

> If there's a dialtone on the line, hook up a phone and try calling
> 1-888-902-9998. It should read back the number of the calling phone.

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I tried it just now and it worked fine
> on my Vonage line, and also on my cell phone line. PAT]

It seems to read back the caller ID info presented, not the ANI. I
tried it from behind a PBX and got my DID number back.

Andrew

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