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Re:Payphone Go by kmoser on Friday March 06, 2026 @03:40PM (#47280791)
> Every payphone has a unique phone number. When you call (888) 683-6697, I see the number you're calling from and match it in my database.

Has anybody tried to win by spoofing the caller ID? For science, of course.

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Re:Payphone Go by apparent on Friday March 06, 2026 @03:56PM (#47280953)
I think it's harder to spoof toll free numbers. For example, you can't block caller ID in the same way. I'm sure it's still possible to spoof, but just might be a little harder.
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