2007-01-20 00:45:19 · 7 answers · asked by aquadiva1983 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Only if the telco makes a mistake.
The only people who can get at ex directory numbers without the owner giving them the details are the telco who own the telephone line and the law enforcement services. Oh and spooks and possibly people who hack the telco database. And of course anyone who raids dustbins and finds phone details.
People request privacy so their number is *not* publicly accessible.
Ransom diallers don't count... if you dial a random number and it's ex directory then you get it... you just have no idea who the recipient is unless they tell you.
2007-01-20 01:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-22 06:33:57 · answer #2 · answered by lorenzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ex-directory means that the number is not published in any directory. and so when the directory companies buy the listings from the phone companies only those who are or want to be listed are in the list available to purchase.
all phone companies keep a record of the ex-directory numbers for billing purposes.
when i changed my number due to nuisance calls from a listed to an unlisted number, the phone company were unable to provide my new number to me over the phone even though i was on the phone talking to the operator as she changed the number over. They said it was due to the data protection act or some crap like that. what was wrong with them having the machine (computer read back the number hidden from the operators ears. afterall the number was for my line for me to use, so why should i not be able to get my own number in that instance?
anyway i got a letter in the post about a month later with the new number on. by the time i had the letter i had got my number by dialingf my cell phone from my landline.
bloody phone companies can't live with em and we can't as a modern society live without em.
so to sum up the only way for you to get an unlisted number is to write to the person or organisation you want the number for and ask them if you can have the number. if they say no you will have to leave it at that.
or you could run up a huge phone bill and randomly call all numbers in that area until you reach who you want to get a hold of. i hope you have the money for that, at BT standard rates that is a minimum charge of 5.5p per minute if i'm recalling correctly.
have fun.
and no not on the net. unless you know the telephone company the number is billed by and if the account is set for online billing you may be able to hack the account if you can find the correct user id and password. and no i'm not recomendin g you do that as that is a criminal act and could land you a jail term.
2007-01-20 01:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a good reason why this person is ex-directory. Why don't you just write to them?
2007-01-20 00:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Ex directory is there to protect peoples privacy. You will not be able to find it anywhere.
2007-01-20 00:54:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ilkie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-01-26 06:11:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope not, thats why i pay extra. hoping that no one gets my number unless i choose to give it to them. im 99% sure this cant happen. but if you find a way then please let me know as i pay to be ex directory to prevent this.
2007-01-20 00:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋