Ah, thanks, Derek. My mistake there. I have a friend who is ex-directory
and must have his number permanently withheld too
Barry
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 3:43 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Telephone Issues
Hi Barry
The problem with caller id is that most of the companies that do cold
calling withhold their number so it is impossible to differentiate between
them and friends/family who are ex-directory.
But if none has "Anonymous Call Reject" this stops almost all the junk
calls.
As for friends and family that are who are ex-directory, "Anonymous Call
Reject" doesn't block calls based on whether caller is ex-directory.
It only blocks calls based on whether caller has withheld number,
either by using 141 or having Permanent Number Withhold.
Being ex-directly doesn't mean one's number is Permanently Withhold,
although many ex-directory customers choose to have that service as well.
Regards,
Derek
e-mail: derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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