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

[Benjamin Scott]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, at 12:48pm, travis at scootz.net wrote:
> If you are getting bothered you can ask for a call trace from the phone
> company as soon as it happens.

  FYI, the magic words to use with the operator are "annoyance call bureau".  
Or at least, they were when I had a problem with some random jerk making
annoying phone calls.  Google seems to indicate the proper phrase is
"unlawful call bureau" now.

  I never found out who was calling me, but the calls stopped.  As Travis
and others have said, it is generally *not* possible to get the phone number
if it does not show up on CID.  Telcos are the original "common carrier",
and have a number of protections against that kind of thing.  Unless you
know J. Edgar Hoover personally, I wouldn't even bother.

-- 
Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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