The great thing about Finnish cell phones is that you don't have to pay for caller ID. It's free...now, while this may be a shocker to many North Americans (it was for me when I moved here!) - it's the norm here.
So if you have your friends phone numbers listed in your address book, it'll say who sent you a text message or called you.
If you don't have a particular number, it'll list the full number for you. (Voice mail services are additional costs- I have no idea how much, as I don't have it. But like any other phone service here, I imagine it's relatively cheap in comparison to Canada).
A couple days ago, I received a call and had forgotten my phone and was curious who this number belonged to, because they didn't call back. The phone companies occasionally (rarely) call to offer better deals than the company I'm with (DNA), but I am happy with DNA thus far.
My friend was visiting and said, "Well you can find out who called you via SMS" (text message). I had no idea how, so she showed me and now I'll show you!
You write a new message and send it to: "16400"
In the message you write: "Find: _________________" and you insert the phone number (country code not necessary if it's within Finland). Within 1 minute, you'll get a response, in Finnish, with the company or person's listing that is attached to this phone number who called you.
This is not a free service but it's not an expensive one either. Just a few Euro cents from what I understand.
If the number is un-listed or it's a pay-as-you-go cell phone - then it will notify you that they could not find the person or company's name.
And it was a telemarketer trying to sell me magazines, in case you're wondering.
** Fees are subject to change and as of June 2013 - someone used this service (by their own choice) and was charged 3�. **
So if you have your friends phone numbers listed in your address book, it'll say who sent you a text message or called you.
If you don't have a particular number, it'll list the full number for you. (Voice mail services are additional costs- I have no idea how much, as I don't have it. But like any other phone service here, I imagine it's relatively cheap in comparison to Canada).
A couple days ago, I received a call and had forgotten my phone and was curious who this number belonged to, because they didn't call back. The phone companies occasionally (rarely) call to offer better deals than the company I'm with (DNA), but I am happy with DNA thus far.
My friend was visiting and said, "Well you can find out who called you via SMS" (text message). I had no idea how, so she showed me and now I'll show you!
You write a new message and send it to: "16400"
In the message you write: "Find: _________________" and you insert the phone number (country code not necessary if it's within Finland). Within 1 minute, you'll get a response, in Finnish, with the company or person's listing that is attached to this phone number who called you.
This is not a free service but it's not an expensive one either. Just a few Euro cents from what I understand.
If the number is un-listed or it's a pay-as-you-go cell phone - then it will notify you that they could not find the person or company's name.
And it was a telemarketer trying to sell me magazines, in case you're wondering.
** Fees are subject to change and as of June 2013 - someone used this service (by their own choice) and was charged 3�. **
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