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  • Jul 1, 2010, 04:37 AM
    RickJ
    How to find out a telephone number (from where the telephone is)
    I used to know a number to dial that would confirm what the phone number is at the land line phone that I am calling from.

    Does anyone know if this is still available in the U.S.

    Thanks!
  • Jul 1, 2010, 04:41 AM
    Curlyben
    Just call your cell ;)
  • Jul 1, 2010, 10:08 AM
    KISS

    Another way is to directly call the customer service number of a cell phone provider. They usually say the phone number and ask is this the number your calling about.
  • Jul 1, 2010, 11:42 AM
    RickJ
    Ben. I tried that.:
    KISS: I have no clue what the provider is.

    To make a long story short, I'd like to plug a land line phone into a jack and then call a phone number that confirms what the phone number is at the location where I plugged the phone into.

    Years ago I did this many times but since then I've lost the number that I knew that I could call to get the info.

    So to clarify: does anyone know the number that one can call (in the US) that will confirm the phone number that belongs to the line that is being used to call from?

  • Jul 1, 2010, 04:04 PM
    KISS

    I sent a # to use via PM.
  • Jul 2, 2010, 04:32 AM
    RickJ
    Comment on KISS's post
    Thanks, it worked. It did not work correctly for Vonage, but when I googled further I found 2 different numbers to use to verify a phone number: https://forums.vonage.com/showthread.php?p=12856

    The one that works on Vonage phones, Cell phones and l
  • Jul 2, 2010, 04:50 AM
    RickJ
    Comment on KISS's post
    The one that works on all phones is 958#
  • Aug 23, 2010, 02:10 PM
    bailey57

    When do you type in 958#?
  • Aug 23, 2010, 07:13 PM
    KISS

    Dial it like a regular number.

    It may not work in your area. It doesn't work in mine. It would be dialed like a regular telephone number. Numbers like *PAY where the letters match the letters on a telco keypad are often used.

    What I typed before disappeared.

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