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- From: curt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Curt Welch)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics,alt.cyberpunk
- Subject: Re: Caller ID block?
- Message-ID: <28618@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 15:14:53 GMT
- References: <1992Dec8.161715.8225@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1992Dec15.152116.26829@newstand.syr.edu>
- Reply-To: curt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Curt Welch)
- Followup-To: sci.electronics
- Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD
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- >mdk@col.hp.com (Mark Keisling) writes:
- >Can't you instead of blocking have the number be reported as something other
- >than the number you are calling from, like the old blue/black box ttrick
-
- In alt.cyberpunk, lruppert@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Dahr--The Beastmaster) writes:
- >I was thinking of something just along those lines the other day. All you'd
- >have to do is send a short signal to block/jam the legit one sent by the phone
- >company, and then send yours afterwards,
-
- I seriously doubt that any phone switch that can send Caller-ID will allow
- that. I know mine doesn't. I just testted it last night. Your call
- isn't connected to the other line until after they pick up.
-
- Curt
-