Block Outgoing Caller ID Always - How?

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Shawanna W

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Hi Guys & Gals:

Cliff Notes:
Does anybody know how to turn, on an Android driven phone, OUTGOING Caller ID off as a standard for all calls while allowing to turn it on on occasion?

War and Peace Version:
With my Windows Mobile 6 phones (WING, MDA) I never had a problem getting my outgoing caller ID blocked for all calls. I went into the phone options, services-tab, clicked on "Caller ID" and then on "get settings". The phone responded then with "reading settings from the network" and gave me then the choice "provide my caller ID to () everyone () No one () only to contacts.

I had it always set to () no one, because I hate having companies collecting my caller ID when I call them for support, to order, etc. and then give me marketing calls back, which they are allowed to do, even though I am on the "Do Not Call" list, because I had a "previous business relationship" with them (i.e. I called them)

Now with the G1 I am not able to find any network setting which would allow me to do the same thing. I know I can #31# before the phone number for every call, but that would require me to change all my contacts etc. and I also know that I can call T-Mobile to permanently turn it off, but that would make it impossible to turn it temporarily ON (e.g. when I call friends who have some "privacy director" feature on their line).

Any idea or GSM code which would allow me to do the same thing as I did on my Windows Mobile Phones (i.e. permanently turn outgoing caller ID off, while still being able to turn it on on special occasions (i.e. when calling friends with privacy director) in Android?

Thanks!
Cole
 
Did you look in settings -> call settings -> additional call settings - caller id?

Thats the only caller id settings on the phone. I hope you checked there already as you spent a lot of time registering for the forum & writing out this long first post.
 
Doh - do I feel stupid now. I guess using common sense beats re-writing "War and Peace" any time...

Thanks. And don't look at me as I crawl into my closet in shame...
 
You realize that companies have ways beyond Caller-ID of determining your phone number and that disabling caller-id will more than likely not result in them discontinuing commercial calls to your cell phone, right?
 
I would also be interested in this app. I work in Law Enforcement and I would like to be able to have my caller ID show the number for my Command Center. That way I could call complainants from my personal cell phone without having to provide my personal number.

I would also like to see a "one-touch" shortcut/widget.

I can't pay much. But, I would pay someone $10.00 to make a small app to change the number.

Say, press the widget and a short list of numbers (that the user could define) would pop up. Then the user could select the desired number. After the call the user could then set it back to their own number using the same method.

Anyone interested?
 
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