Caller display and 18866

Annft

Hi I have just switched to 18866/1899 and was wondering if you can help. My number is witheld when i dial out, how do I make calls to numbers that say 'this number does not accept anonomous calls'? I have tried putting in 1470 (like you do with BT) but then it says ' this service is not available for this call' ( or something like that!!) Are you not allowed to use 18866 with a withheld number?

many thanks
AFT

fizzyhelen

Hi, if you put the 1470 BEFORE the 18866 it should work, it does for me anyway....Helen

ajvj1812

kinesin wrote:

I think it depends on time of day/route the call took.
When I 1st started with 18866 i was checking to my mobile from my landline and the incoming call was missing the last digit!!
Not that I care and it's cheap :beer:

As kinesin said, the route of the call will determine whether caller display works or not. I've tested this out at work and on my mobile. Only around 20% of calls I receive from my registered 18866 home phone display the number, the remainder are 'Private' or 'Number withheld'. This probably means that 20% are routed in the UK and the rest are International, from my experience.