[OT] How to get calling number when CallerID reports "unknown"

[Ed Robbins]

Larry Cook wrote:

> Travis,
>
>> What is this about?
>
>
> It involves a legal issues with two other parties.  I suspect 
> unethical, if not illegal, behavior and if one party made the call 
> from the office of the other parties lawyer, it could bolter my case.
>
>> Unknown is usually from some place that doesn't have caller ID (the 
>> person that is calling you). "Private" comes up when it's blocked via 
>> caller ID blocking.
>
>
> I did get a reply off list that an unlisted number might show as 
> "Unknown".  I suspect that the person that called has an unlisted cell 
> phone.  So maybe that's it.
>
There's a number of reasons why this occurs and you listed one of them.  
The new number portability rules have also complicated this issue.  You 
can request a trace from the telco provider, for a fee,  but if the 
number is truly "Out of Area"  they may not be of much help either.


Ed