GSM AT command to disable/change caller ID?

Alexey Feldgendler alexey at feldgendler.ru
Thu Jul 17 10:12:51 CEST 2008


On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:50:48 +0200, Ken Restivo <ken at restivo.org> wrote:

> My old, cheap 7-11 AT&T pay-as-you-go Nokia phone had a neat feature  
> which would disable the Caller ID.
>
> Are there any AT commands I can issue on the FR to do the same feature?  
> I'm guessing it was a feature of the GSM modem, or maybe it was an  
> instruction to the carrier network, issued via the modem.

GSM features like this one are controlled by “dialling” certain special  
numbers:
http://web.telia.com/~u47904776/gsmkode.htm#nummerpres

Note that not every cell provider implements this, and some charge for it.

> It'd be REALLY GREAT if there was a way to change the caller ID number  
> to be my actual main phone number, not the phone disposable number of my  
> pay-as-you-go cellphone plan.

You are not allowed to change your caller ID number, for obvious reasons.


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