Incoming international caller ID

Posts: 66 · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:21 pm Post subject: Incoming international caller ID

My son is in Quito, Ecuador and he's called a couple times from a public phone and I'm trying to understand the callerID I'm getting.

The number displays as 0748510159 without any name. I know the country code is 593 and the city code is 2 but I can't figure out the above number. I have tried calling him back at 011 5932 8510159 and a couple of other combinations but without any luck.

Can anyone explain this?

Thanks,
Jim

Posts: 508 · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:47 am Post subject:

is he calling using a calling card?? maybe that calling card is from another country, not Equador.. also, you say he's calling form a public phone (pay phone??), it's likely you can't call those phones back... have you had any luck calling a regular phone line in Equador?

My parents were in Holland a few months ago, and they called me from a relatives house, the CID was correct except it was missing the first digit, apparently Vonage CID can only display 12 digits max, and the actuall number to Holland is 13 digits..

Posts: 66 · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject:

I think he's using a calling card, he would have bought it while he was down there, though. I know my in-laws call us when travelling with one and we get caller ID's from Chicago, Denver, and Atlanta when I *know* they're somewhere else. Must be the same sort of thing.

I've made a couple calls there, no problems except the language differences!

Jim