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dougie1950 Author

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am i able to display my name but not my number when making an outgoing call on iphone 8

iPhone 8, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 8:28 AM

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Michael Black

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Posted on Jun 7, 2019 8:41 AM

No, callerID strings don’t allow for that. If the person you’re calling is using a device and a contacts app that supports that, and you are in their contacts, their phone may show your name. But the data over the telephone system as your callerID is your number and cannot be anything else.

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