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Summary
To call using a private number, Open your phone’s dialer application and dial #31#{recipient’s number}.
In today’s article, I would like to show you simple steps you can use to call with a private number. These steps are easy to follow and do not require the internet or data.
People might have various reasons that are only known to themselves to call a private number. Some of the common reasons or situations I would advice you to use a private number for an outgoing phone call are:
To Prank A Friend.
Good friends prank each other, and by pranking in this article, I mean the good type of pranks. You could call your friend and pretend to be someone else and see their reactions. Doing this with your phone number would be an epic fail, as they will immediately recognise your number.
Calling them privately will guarantee success since they will not be able to use services like True Caller to know who is calling. This could make your surprise or prank special and unforgettable.
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To Be Anonymous.
Here I will give an example. If there is a crime in my area and I would like to report it to the police or media outlets, I would definitely consider calling them using a private number to ensure that my identity is not exposed, potentially exposing me to danger.
Privacy
You might just want to keep your number private when calling others so that your number can not be shared by others for personal and security reasons known only to you. Also, when you receive a call from a private number, you are not able to call back because of this feature
While intentions might be good, you have to agree that there are others who would want to use this to stack others and harass them, or even blackmail them. Note that these are serious crimes that could land you in Jail and ruin your life. If reported, authorities have the technology to sniff you out and prosecute you.
To make a call with your phone number hidden from the receiver:
To call anonymously through Airtel, Safaricom or any other line, you can make the settings through the call settings menu. This method will differ depending on the make of your phone, for example, an Android Phone or an Apple phone. Just to give you a brief guide:
Note: When you change your call settings, your number will always be private until you revert the settings to their original state.
To undo the private call setting, do the following:
If you feel the process of making your calls private and undoing it through the call settings is a hectic process, use the USSD process which is simpler and more convenient for most.