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changing a cellphone number


Question Posted Sunday July 13 2008, 6:13 pm

how do you do that? and is there anyway you can make it that when you call people that your name does not show up on caller id

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S_C answered Sunday July 13 2008, 7:13 pm:
Usually you can just go to your provider and tell them you want your number changed.
I had cingular a few years ago and did that.

It may depend on your provider, but I would assume they would all do that. It would be stupid of them to make you cancel that plan and buy a new one just to get a new phone number.

For not having your name/number show up on someone elses caller ID, you can just dial *67 before the number (I'm pretty sure that's what you dial to make a cell private - I could be wrong, though). Some phones have it where you can go through your phone where settings is and there will be an option to make it private (when I had cingular, one of my phones had that option). If you speak to your phone provider, they should let you know how to go about doing that.

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Cux answered Sunday July 13 2008, 7:07 pm:
If you want to change your cellphone number- contact your carrier. I have no idea how to do that and I'm not sure if it's possible unless you completely change your plan.

However, to make your phone number/name not come up on caller ID, use *67 before the number you're dialing.

Please don't use this to play a prank on someone- that's not nice ;]

--Jack
(16/m)

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x0xprinceszx0x answered Sunday July 13 2008, 7:07 pm:
I think you have to call your cellphone provider to change your number. To block your number on someones caller id ... put in *67 then the phone number.

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