[TheYoungHustla]

Lol..
I was just browsing through my phone trying to figure out how to edit the "LockDockBar" and find it at least, when I came across this file called "call_history.db"(/private/var/mobile/Library/CallHistory).

Opened it with TextEdit(I'm on a Mac), then went all of the way to the bottom to the most recent calls.
It just so happened someone called me private tonight on some weird BS.

You won't be able to recognize it unless the number has a *67 in front of the number instead of a #1

Hope this helps find out who is playing on your phone, and expose those that need a life instead of prank calling people.

[gabiz_ro]

Can you test this?
I think you was the one who dialed with private number,not sure about your network.
Just tested now on 2G with 2.1 and there is no info like you said.
Just test it,empty your call history,and dial from a known number but with privacy activated and after that open your databese and look into for number,if this work provide with more information about your software ... etc.

[smirkis]

wow, you didn't even ask for money for this trick. that's awesome...

good find.

[boxxa]

I thought the signal from ATT came through as private, not your phone. Seems like it doesn't make sense.

Anyone able to confirm this?

[thesb]

The CallerID info should be stripped off at the carrier. I don't think it's possible that this info could be passed to the phone. I tested this by *67 calling my phone and looking at the call_history.db in sqlite3. The "address" column showing the incoming phone number is blank for blocked calls. The date, duration, flags, and id columns still display their respective data.

If you're getting *67 in your call history, it's likely that it was dialed from your phone.

[z3r01]

E.T. Was phoning home last night on young hustla phone LOL

[TheYoungHustla]

I tested it on a friend of mine's phone, he's on AT&T and it doesn't work.
While on my T-Mobile service it does indeed work. I just called my cell phone from my house on private, check the same file and it showed up.

So, it's seeming like your network matters

[gabiz_ro]

The number is passed by network until the receiver.
Tested some time ago with some web service telephony,activated divert from phone to my account,when private number call me just reject call wich was diverted then to my web phone,next,go to my account and check call history and here I see who called my with restricted id.
Also some network offer some service as anti-clir wich override the decision of caller to restrict his identity.
In theory incomming calls are somehow marked as visible or invisible and phone make decision to reveal or hide numbers.
Maybe if someone can log or watch or sniff comunication from iphone and make some test calling to iphone with and without private activated can figure out how tis is made.

As for your first post.
I think you dialed with private.
Reason:
Not all network use same code to restrict identity.
There are many variants like
#31#number
*67number ? in your network and many others
each operator can use probably what he wants.
In this case all phones must recognize this and act as it was designed.
Most plausible is some flag or header passed to phone and that is all and unic for gsm standard,when phone receive flag+number then depends of that flag show or hide numbers of caller.
Example phone receive:
showid#numer > display number of caller
hideid#number > display Private or blocked

where showid and hideid is as I said some flag or headers send by network

[mr.sparky]

0I know when I get my phone bill if someone calls private its shows up in the call records MY number

[mfleigle]

Doesnt work for me. I called from my home phone with *67 and it shows up blank in SQliteDatabase. While all other recent calls show the full numbers

[Megrockstar]

holy crap, Thats pretty cool. I opened it in Wordpad and its a mess but the numbers are all in there!
good n'uff

[Jaden1000]

I just got a prank call and im wondering what i can do to find out who it was? I have a Blackberry 9000 btw, please someone help me out, thanks!!!

[Trooper]

Originally Posted by Jaden1000

I just got a prank call and im wondering what i can do to find out who it was? I have a Blackberry 9000 btw, please someone help me out, thanks!!!

> local police station

[Jaden1000]

No thanks lol. Anyone else?

[gQstatus05]

Blackberry 9000 = Epic Fail

Anyway this is interesting. I know there's a way to find out who calls you from private. It lies in the phone somewhere. Maybe someone can write a script or something that can expose it.

By the way which program can I use on Windows Vista to view the log? I tried Wordpad and Notepad but it comes out a jibberish. On wordpad I think I can actually see the phone numbers but it's a mixture of phone numbers and jibberish.