Isn't it
annoying when somebody
phones you but hangs up just before you can get to the
telephone? Especially when you have had to get out of
bed to
answer it.
In the UK, we have the
number 1471, which we dial after narrowly missing a
phone call. When you dial this
number, a
sexy voice comes on the
line telling you what the number of the last person to call you once.
NB This didn't used to work when you were called by a
mobile phone, but I believe it does now.
NB If you wish to call someone without
revealing your number, dial
141 before dialling their number.
NB Some phones also have a
display on which you can the the
number of the caller even before you pick up the
phone. This is made possible because of
CLI or 'calling line information'.