Hi Mark, Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I guess your answer makes good sense. Now you said below: Okay, okay, enough of the Gospel According to Mark, Chapter 31204 (big smile). Now which book in the Bible is Chapter 31204 in? LOL Mr. Ed
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 7:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: A Request to confirm a Dialing Option for A T & T Wireless customers who have upgraded to iOS 11 Hello Ed, Actually, you ask an excellent question and one that I am most delighted to answer. First, I display my caller ID to everyone in my Contacts list. Second, I find that I do not necessarily want to display my caller ID when responding to advertisements such as billboards solicitations or unverified business listings. Does this make sense? I'll give you an example: The other day, I passed a house that is for sale that listed the real estate agent as a point of contact. I did not want to display my caller ID to the agent until I actually spoke to the agent. Many times, at least here in the US, calling a business with your display showing can add you to a robo-call list that is most annoying. I don't have robo-call problems because, I do not display my caller ID to unknown/unverified people/businesses. On the reverse side of the proverbial coin, I am fortunate enough to have my eye doctor's personal cell phone number. I assure you that I do not abuse the privilege (smile). However, when he calls me from his cell, his caller ID is not displayed because he does not want people to have his personal number unless he gives it to them. Yes, yes, he could use a second phone for his outgoing calls but he does not and his carrier does not allow for the kind of calling code described in my initial post to this thread. Remember, there is money in data these days so, very often, advertisers want to entice callbacks not just for the stated advertised product but also in order to capture telephone numbers for future robo-calls, surveys, etc. I'm one of these radical thinkers who believe that calling my local hardware store should not result in me having to display my personal data. After all, the owner of the store is not displaying his/her personal phone number to me, right? (smile) Finally, remember that one's caller ID is always displayed/available to the person/business who owns a toll-free number. This is because the owner of the number is paying for the call. I'm not paranoid about displaying my caller ID but I am protective of my cell number. I suppose, one day, sooner or later, if Apple does not implement selective caller ID display, I will lose the functionality I now enjoy but, until that time, ... Okay, okay, enough of the Gospel According to Mark, Chapter 31204 (big smile). Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 1:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: A Request to confirm a Dialing Option for A T & T Wireless customers who have upgraded to iOS 11 Hi, Can I asked you a question. Why do you want to hide your caller ID? I am just asking because I do not like to answer calls unless I know who they are from. What do you have to hide that you would want to call someone and not let them know who is calling? Just curious. Mr. Ed -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 2:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: A Request to confirm a Dialing Option for A T & T Wireless customers who have upgraded to iOS 11 Hello Vicky and thank you ever-so-much. Yes, this has been a more-than-20-year feature of A T & T Wireless and is part of the reason why I have stayed with them so long. I just don't understand why Apple will not allow selective hiding of caller ID as it was back in the days of Windows Mobile 5.x and so on. Believe me, I have continued to request this feature but ... Regardless, thank you for taking the time to confirm. Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vicky Collins Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: re: A Request to confirm a Dialing Option for A T & T Wireless customers who have upgraded to iOS 11 I didn't know about this option; but, when I tried it just now with my sister, it did indeed work and she saw my number with caller ID hidden. I am running iOS 11 on my iPhone 6S using AT&T. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Taylor" <[email protected] To: <[email protected] Date sent: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:16:49 -0700 Subject: A Request to confirm a Dialing Option for A T & T Wireless customers who have upgraded to iOS 11 Hello, Before upgrading my device, I want to make sure that one can selectively display one's caller ID. If someone using A T & T Wireless on an iOS 11 device could confirm that the following dialing option still works, I would be most greatful: 1. In the phone settings area, select to hide your caller ID. 2. Please test this setting to make certain that it is enabled, by calling someone in your Contacts List. Please do not call a toll-free number. 3. Select a test contact and prepare to edit her/his record. Type in the following symbols in front of the person's telephone number in the edit field. *31# For example, if the person's number is 213-444-1212, after your edit it should read: *31#2134441212. 4. Now save the change and place a call to the contact and have the person confirm that he/she could see your number being displayed. The *31# has been a long-time dialing option for A T & T Wireless customers and I'm hoping that Apple did not break this functionality with its latest release. I am almost certain it will still work but I just want to make sure. Thank you for helping me out on this one. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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