rborow@bcm1a09.attmail.com (03/27/91)
I had a brief but interesting chat with my Illinois Bell rep a few days ago regards Caller ID. Specifically, I had asked her: when she expected it to become available, will it have any type of blocking, and what's the status of the ICC filing regards CLID. According to her, IBT intends to file for the CLID without any forms of blocking. No surprise there. However, she went on to explain that Illinois Bell is "strongly against" any form of blocking and as such, will make all attempts to implement CLID without blocking regardless of what the public AND the Illinois Commerce Commission say. Hmmmmmm. Sounds like they could be setting themselves up for a messy battle here in the Land of Lincoln. Personally, I am eager for CLID to begin -- and with no blocking whatsoever. Why? I have been getting tons of annoying, gross, disgusting phone calls. And yes, I HAVE thought of getting my number changed gratis; however, because of the business I run, and because so many [legitimate] folks have my number (meaning I can't change it, to tell you the truth), I'm stuck. Well, I guess that's to be expected for a number which ends in "6969" (seriously!) :-) BTW, I had a trap put on my line last autumn because of all the fun calls (oh, the perverts out there! And all guys!! Yech!!!). Result? I nailed a few folks: basically, two numbers which had repeated calls to my number. Several calls came from a LAW firm in Evanston, others from a residence in Riverside, the town next door to mine. Turns out that after I pieced together several of the messages which were stupidly left on my voice mailbox, the SAME chap who called from the Riverside house called from the law firm in Evanston! Enough on this, though. If anyone wants to find out the rest of this ongoing and *fun* story, e-mail me -- unless, of course, Pat wants me to elaborate. Randy Borow AT&T Communications Rolling Meadows, IL. [Moderator's Note: Yes, certainly tell the outcome of the matter. Without making any comment whatsoever on the sexual orientation of the person(s) who made the calls, like yourself, I find calls of that sort to be annoying at the least and very disturbing and sick as a worst case scenario when they are directed to someone who has not invited such calls. I've had my numbers for years, and in the past when incidents of this sort occurred, service reps have said they would change my number ... which I have NO INTENTION of doing, and I told them so. I find it more worthwhile and productive to catch the SOB's and sue them, or refer it to the prosecutor for criminal charges. PAT]
owens@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (Christopher Owens) (04/01/91)
In comp.dcom.telecom rborow@bcm1a09.attmail.com writes: > Personally, I am eager for CLID to begin -- and with no blocking > whatsoever. Why? I have been getting tons of annoying, gross, > disgusting phone calls. So, what's wrong with the solution of allowing blocking, but allowing your line to be set up to reject calls that originate with CLID blocked? Seems like that would please everybody.