Re: Can't block caller ID in Massachusetts?

[The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>]

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On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Eric Murray wrote:

> > They said no problem, but...  They said nothing I can do will block it
> > when I call 800 numbers.  "The people with 800 numbers have special
> > software, and there is nothing you can do to block your identity when
> > calling them.  Not even *67."
> 
> Same in Pacific Bell land.  We get two options- "partial blocking"
> which really means tht you have to use *67 to block CID to
> non-800/900 numbers, and "complete blocking" which blocks CID
> to non-800/900 numbers.
> 
> When I called the Pac Bell customer service droids to get my "complete"
> blocking I asked them why they won't block CID to 800 numbers.
> Their answer: "that's just the way it works". 
> 

It has been this way since the advent of electronic switching, and it will
always be this way.  800/888/900 numbers get ANI, which is, basicly, the
same way 911 knows who you are.  While not exactly identical to E911, they
are strikingly similar.  I beleive that somebody else has, correctly,
suggested that if you wish to know more about this sort of thing, read the
alt.2600 FAQ.

 --Deviant


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