I am startled when I call a business for the first time and they know my name. I assume there must be some caller id setting to turn this off, but I can't find it. How can I disable this display of my name when I call someone?
iPhone 13 Mini
Settings->Phone->Show My Caller ID and turn it off.
Please contact your Carrier.
Several things are at work here. First, Caller ID is a carrier service, and ultimately the carrier determines whether your carrier ID is sent, and also whether it is just your number or your number and your name.
Next, even if it is just your number, businesses that you call have databases of their customers that include your phone number, so even if your name isn’t sent they can identify you. And most businesses use the name in their database rather than the name transmitted as part of the CLID string.
Yet another thing, when you call a toll-free number it is not possible to block your caller ID; the logic here is the number you are calling “pays” for the call (it’s toll free to you, but not to the number you call), so they have the right to know who the call is from.
Finally, if you have a business email or phone number on your phone your employer can set certain security features, and one of them is to force caller ID to be on.
Assuming your profile is correct and you have an iPhone 13 Mini and are running the latest iOS 15.6.1 the option should be there, below the Call Forwarding and Call Waiting options. AT&T is my carrier so I wonder if that has something to with it not being there for you.
Thanks Lawrence. Indeed I fully expect businesses I've worked with before to have me in their contact database, and would be disappointed if they didn't. In each of two very recent cases I contacted a business (local, not toll free) for the first time and was surprised when they addressed me by name. It appears that my mistake is thinking that it is a phone setting. Thanks for the help.
Settings->Phone, yes. But there is no "Show My Caller ID" for me. Not a menu choice.
Thanks Ikrupp, but that is not what I see. I do not see Call Forwarding and Call Waiting options. You may be correct that this is a carrier issue. I'm on Verizon.
disable my name display when I call
