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- From: swssauby@susssys1.reading.ac.uk (Michael Saunby)
- Newsgroups: uk.telecom
- Subject: Re: caller ID
- Message-ID: <swssauby.727980721@reading>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 16:52:01 GMT
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- jwp@aber.ac.uk (J W Perkins) writes:
-
- >In article <memo.878861@cix.compulink.co.uk> mandarin@cix.compulink.co.uk writes:
- >>woolleym@uhura.aston.ac.uk (M WOOLLEY) asks about Caller ID suppression:
- >>
- >>>> Will this be available in the uk ???
- >>
- >>Yes, and the code here will be 141. It is expected that there will be no
- >>charge made here for suppression of the caller ID on a per-call basis but
- >>it is unlikely to be made available on a permanent basis except in special
- >>cases.
- >>
- >The main reasons FOR caller-ID that I can think of are nuisance and obscene
- >calls, when the calling number can be furnished to the police, and cold-
- >calling sales-people who you can ring back when THEY are likely to be
- >watching their favourite television programme. Once a facility exist for the
- >caller to suppress the information - and both these type of caller would
- >surely make use of this - I fail to see the advantage of having caller-ID
- >on the 'phone for bona-fide callers, whose number you are likley to have
- >anyway. Can someone enlighten me?
-
- Lots of folk will only see reps by appointment and I guess these same
- people will only take calls from callers who give their ID.
-
- When caller ID is available I would certainly lift the handset and drop
- it, I dont work for CID or Child Line or any of the many other organisations
- who might take anonymous calls. Would you open your door to a man wearing
- a mask (and carrying a briefcase of course).
-
- Cold sales people will always give their number, just pretend you are
- interested but busy and say you'll call them when you've finished what
- you are doing (around midnight :-) ).
-
- > Jeremy Perkins
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- Michael Saunby (M.Saunby@reading.ac.uk)
- Meteorology Dept, Reading University, UK
-