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Originally Posted by KraGorn
Is there a rational explanation why UK 'anonymous' isn't the same as 'non-UK anonymous'? I mean, FFS, they're both effectively the same thing and whatever drives the 1471 system KNOW it didn't know the number.  |
I seem to remember being told that carriers are not allowed to trasmit the CLI information accross countries, so therefore the call is not scrictly anonymous. I would doubt any telephone company would offer to block all international calls, as you never know when someone from abroad might legitimately need to contact you - it could end in all sorts of trouble if someone you know got into difficulties whilst on a day-trip to france for example and needed to contact you urgently.
I know that it is a problem that the bodies are looking into. I seem to recall that a spokesman for OFCOM (apologies if it wasn't them) was on a consumer radio show not long back saying that they are working hard to find a solution to the problem.
Just take some comfort in the fact that you're not alone (I'm on the TPS, FPS and I'm ex-directory - and I still get them from time to time) but they do tend to work in blocks of STD codes, so within a few weeks they tend to stop. (Until the next lot make their way to you.)