[Screwston]

I have an Android smart phone. I got a lizard's number earlier this week and gave her a fake alias like I always do. I called her yesterday and she asked "who's xxxxx" saying my real name that's never happened to me before. Of course I played it smooth and said the phone was under someone else's name. I didn't even know cell phones could give you the name from another cell like that. She sounded clueless when I asked her about it.

1. Does she have an app that puts a caller id on her cell?

2. How do I only have my number show up? I never want my name associated with my number and showing up in a caller id again. The only thing I can think of going into the settings and putting calls as private but I dont want that.

[Basil Ransom]

Wow that's weird, didn't know that was possible. I remember seeing an app preinstalled by my carrier that would tell you what *area* the number was from using the area code plus the first three digits. But I never heard of getting a full name.

[speakeasy]

If your phone contact is signed up under your real name someone with caller ID can see it. Most of carriers by default only show the number, but with some, you can pay a little extra and see the name too.

Just curious, why do you give out a fake name?

[Merenguero]

If T-Mobile is your carrier, you can pay slightly extra every month and the caller's name will appear on your call i.d. Houston gave the right answer to the girl's question and that answer is entirely believable, because many of the people who call me have their phones in someone else's name. I have used T-Mobile since 2003, but have only had this service since January of this year. I do not know if all other carriers have the same service.

[Sourcecode]

Ive also never heard of cell phones giving names...I've only ever seen it give the city the number comes from
I have tmobile also..

[Merenguero]

(08-12-2012 04:46 PM)Sourcecode Wrote:  

Ive also never heard of cell phones giving names...I've only ever seen it give the city the number comes from
I have tmobile also..

The T-Mobile service which shows the caller's name is specifically referred to as "Name I.D." and is available on many phones for $3.99 per month.

[WesternCancer]

you can look up numbers on facebook or even synch your phone with facebook it will come up with whoever owns the phone. i did it and some girls had it under their parents or some of my guy friends under someone else. she probably did that.

[Screwston]

(08-12-2012 04:53 PM)WesternCancer Wrote:  

you can look up numbers on facebook or even synch your phone with facebook it will come up with whoever owns the phone. i did it and some girls had it under their parents or some of my guy friends under someone else. she probably did that.

Can someone still do this if I don't have my number in my Facebook contact info?

speakeasy - I've been with to many crazy bitches. I don't like giving up to much info about myself now days.

[WesternCancer]

houston: i think if you synch fb with your phone you can still find the person. i just searched a girls number on facebook and it came up with nothing, when i synched my phone it came up with her profile. probably happens because she uses facebook on her phone, but doesn't have her number on her profile.

Theres probably some sort of privacy setting either on the facebook app or on facebook itself.

Im kind of sketched out myself now ha.

[Tuthmosis]

(08-12-2012 04:23 PM)houston Wrote:  

I have an Android smart phone. I got a lizard's number earlier this week and gave her a fake alias like I always do. I called her yesterday and she asked "who's xxxxx" saying my real name that's never happened to me before. Of course I played it smooth and said the phone was under someone else's name. I didn't even know cell phones could give you the name from another cell like that. She sounded clueless when I asked her about it.

It's probably your Google account giving that out. Is your Google account configured with your real name? Change that pronto, if so.

[BigDaddy]

I worked at Sprint for a few years so I can give you the best answer here. This applies to all cell carriers.

When you set up a cell phone, there is a default name that shows up on caller ID---your name. You can leave that as is, or you call in and have it changed or deleted completely. But this must be requested, because as I said, it defaults to the name of the person whose name is on the plan. As such, my beta friend shows up as his wife's name on my caller ID, since his cell phone is in her name and he never changed the default.

I called in and had my default name changed to "It's Me," so that's exactly what shows up on people's caller ID.

I have had more than a few people, girls included, say to me: "my caller ID says 'it's me'. Who is this?"

Me: "it's me."

The girl laughs every time....

Call your cell provider and change it to your alias, or "nobody" or "unknown caller". Until u do, it will default to the account holder's name.

[Screwston]

(08-12-2012 06:14 PM)BigDaddy Wrote:  

I worked at Sprint for a few years so I can give you the best answer here. This applies to all cell carriers.

When you set up a cell phone, there is a default name that shows up on caller ID---your name. You can leave that as is, or you call in and have it changed or deleted completely. But this must be requested, because as I said, it defaults to the name of the person whose name is on the plan. As such, my beta friend shows up as his wife's name on my caller ID, since his cell phone is in her name and he never changed the default.

I called in and had my default name changed to "It's Me," so that's exactly what shows up on people's caller ID.

I have had more than a few people, girls included, say to me: "my caller ID says 'it's me'. Who is this?"

Me: "it's me."

The girl laughs every time....

Call your cell provider and change it to your alias, or "nobody" or "unknown caller". Until u do, it will default to the account holder's name.

Cool, fixed that problem. My phone has 3 different Caller ID settings to choose from - Network default, Hide number and Show number. Do I pick Network Default or Show Number? I just called customer service and had them switch my caller ID name to Wireless Caller.

[BigDaddy]

Pick "show number" (which will display your number and "wireless caller" even while roaming), vs "network default" (which will only show your number and "wireless caller" when on your own network and will show nothing while roaming).

And "hide number" will always hide your number, roaming or not.

[Screwston]

BD - are there any other cell phone tips we need to know about?

[BigDaddy]

Depends. Be more specific. If I can help, I will.

[Screwston]

Anything else that a player should do if he wants to be more anonymous.

[BigDaddy]

Yeah I highly recommend google voice, which has been covered numerous times here.

With it u can create a separate number, name, persona, without having to pay for a second phone. Also, you can always delete/uninstall the app from your phone if someone wants to "investigate" your phone; the calls and texts and number still exist, but with the app gone, they won't be locate-able. Then Just re-install.

Also---do u know the difference between white lists and black lists for blocking texts and calls from annoying/stalker/clingy chicks?

All carriers let you set up both.
Black list: block ONLY these numbers. Phone or text or both. Allow everyone else.
White list: allow ONLY these numbers. Block everyone else.

Use these to your individual needs/advantage. All can be edited at any time. Helpful for freezeouts, etc.

Then there's a few apps that are...gray area. PM me if interested.

[I'mWaitingForTheMan]

Houston running his James Bond game hustle.

[BigDaddy]

I highly recommend an app called "Bluff My Call".

Can be used for quite a few sinister motives.

[Tuthmosis]

(08-12-2012 08:29 PM)BigDaddy Wrote:  

I highly recommend an app called "Bluff My Call".

I've used one of the apps that sends fake texts. Pretty useful for this angle of game.

[BigDaddy]

Bluff My Call has a few very cool features:

-put ANY caller ID on your outgoing calls
-skip ringing phone and go straight to voicemail
-record call while it's happening

Think of all the trouble u could cause with these features

[kinjutsu]

(08-12-2012 10:31 PM)BigDaddy Wrote:  

Bluff My Call has a few very cool features:

-put ANY caller ID on your outgoing calls
-skip ringing phone and go straight to voicemail
-record call while it's happening

Think of all the trouble u could cause with these features

Think of all the trouble you can save yourself from getting into with these features.

[Blackhawk]

Mr. Number is an android app that has a crowd-sourced database of names for each number. Mostly for tracking spam. Not likely you're in there, but if it becomes more popular it's possible.

[Screwston]

It might just be a good idea to get a cheap pay as you go phone that's not attached to your name or address. I might have to do that when my contract is up. I got extra paranoid after that bitch was lying to me about being pregnant a while back.

[Kitsune]

I have a second pay as you go phone for meeting girls.

If I think I'm going to see them as a regular thing/LTR, then I just tell them I'm getting a new phone and put them on my main phone.

This is because once I took a shower leaving a short-term girl in my room with my phone. By the time I got back, she'd sent messages to all my male friends, got on my facebook and set it to married and deleted every other girl from my facebook and phone. I've also had girls go through my phone when I've been out. I even had one girl get the number of my mother from my phone and start texting her.

Never again.

This isn't even including all the girls who think that long after the relationship is over they can pester you. Ergh.

So, my advice is this; get a different phone and hide your business phone/family and friends phone whenever you're with random girls. Don't have a contract for the second phone and don't sync it to anything.