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# 243379 9-Dec-2018 10:36
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I don't use cell phones and never have. But I do possess a Spark phone that has been sitting in a cupboard. Now I need to set it up for emergency use. It has a new SIM and is working correctly. But - please don't laugh - I don't have the number and can't figure out how to get it. I can ring out without any problem but can't ring to the phone. Can anyone tell me how to find the number in the phone? Thanks.

 

 




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  # 2141909 9-Dec-2018 10:38
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Call another phone with caller ID

 

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  # 2141910 9-Dec-2018 10:38
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Dial 083201234 and it will repeat your number back to you.

 
 
 
 




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  # 2141917 9-Dec-2018 10:49
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chevrolux:

 

Dial 083201234 and it will repeat your number back to you.

 

 

Perfect. Thank you very much.

 

 




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Traitor!!! tongue-out

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The easiest option is always call another phone - that will show the number, provided it's not blocked.




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  # 2141926 9-Dec-2018 11:32
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Dial 083201234 and it will repeat your number back to you.

 

 

Hmmm. Not even close to my actual number.




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  # 2141969 9-Dec-2018 11:59

Send a txt to another phone. Get that person to tell you the number that the txt came from.





 
 
 
 


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Dial 083201234 and it will repeat your number back to you.

 

 

Hmmm. Not even close to my actual number.

 

 

It reads back A-party caller ID. But will drop the leading zero of course. Been around for a looooooong time and has never not worked.

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Yep. Wholeheartedly agree.

 

This would have been a very weird question to raise in the 19th century!

 

 

 

 

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chevrolux:

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Dial 083201234 and it will repeat your number back to you.



Hmmm. Not even close to my actual number.



It reads back A-party caller ID. But will drop the leading zero of course. Been around for a looooooong time and has never not worked.




Only works for mobiles on the Spark network.



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It reads back A-party caller ID. But will drop the leading zero of course. Been around for a looooooong time and has never not worked.

 

 

Even I was able to work out the dropped 0. Spark phone, spark forum, perfect answer. 

 

I did think of the other solutions, but they all involve bothering someone else. I felt I ought to be able to get my own number from my own phone.

 

 

 

 




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Dial 083201234 and it will repeat your number back to you.



Hmmm. Not even close to my actual number.



It reads back A-party caller ID. But will drop the leading zero of course. Been around for a looooooong time and has never not worked.




Only works for mobiles on the Spark network.

Just tested with my Vodafone mobile and it worked correctly.

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On Vodafone. The call tells me a number with a 9 and three 0s, none of which is on my phone number.

As I said, completely wrong.




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  # 2142005 9-Dec-2018 13:43
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Fortunately, it worked for me. I did test it.

 

 




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  # 2142023 9-Dec-2018 14:12
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I'm with MF - I get back a number with nothing in common with my (long-held) 021 number (Vodafone service)...

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