Making calls from an anonymous number often comes in handy on various occasions. Whether you want to protect your identity, avoid unwanted attention, or handle sensitive issues, knowing how to call anonymously is important. In this guide, you’ll learn the various ways to make an anonymous call without letting the person know your private number.
An Anonymous phone call makes your caller identity appear hidden from the recipient. This means, your caller ID will display “Unknown,” “Anonymous,” or a similar designation instead of your phone number. You can also make anonymous calls using virtual or fake secondary phone numbers that mask your original one.
People often get these anonymous calls during late-night hours or early morning hours. Legitimately, businesses often use anonymous calls during marketing campaigns. However, scammers or pranksters can also use these calls for harassment, threats, intimidation and trying to scam people for their money. Such ill-intent anonymous calls often increase during periods of heightened stress and uncertainty such as during political elections or major news events.
Before deciding to call from an anonymous number, you might want to weigh the benefits and dangers of doing so.
When you choose to make an anonymous phone call from a PC or other ways, you might have these benefits:
Now let’s talk about the negative implications of calling someone anonymously.
Making anonymous phone calls happens in a variety of ways. But first, let’s talk about how you can do so directly from your computer. Here we’ll discuss the variety of tools that work directly from your browser, thereby expanding the way you connect with others.
Google Voice is a fantastic free tool that does not make your phone call entirely anonymous.
Instead, you get a free US phone number for making calls and texts. This US phone number can then be used for personal and business calls without any connection to your regular phone contact.
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💰Pricing: Starts free, paid plans begin at $10 per user per month
Poptox is a fantastic global VOIP service that allows you to make virtual anonymous phone calls from a PC to anyone, no matter where they are. These free internet calls can be received by both mobile and landline phones around the globe.
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💰Pricing: Starts from $10 per month.
JustCall is a fabulous and robust communication solution across voice, email, SMS and WhatsApp. With this tool, you can interact with your customers in a variety of ways including being able to make anonymous phone calls from a PC at any time.
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💰Pricing: Starts from $29 per user per month.
Besides using virtual phone call solutions, you can also call anonymously from your cell phone using diverse ways. These techniques are available and native to your iPhone, Android and Windows devices.
iPhone comes with a built-in caller identity protection solution such as being able to call without revealing your number. Here’s how it works:
You can also disable showing your caller ID on your Android device. This requires a few simple steps that might vary slightly depending on the version of your Android OS. However, it follows this process:
Disabling showing your caller identity and phone number on Windows is also super easy. Here’s how it works:
There are also dedicated smartphone apps you can use to make anonymous calls. Let’s talk about the most reliable options you can try.
Burner works entirely within your smartphone giving you a second phone number. This second phone number allows you to control how your identity is protected from the recipient of your call providing an extra layer of anonymity.
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💰Pricing: Plans begin from $4.99 per month for web use or $9.99 per month from Burner Android or Mobile apps.
Hushed is a killer tool for making anonymous phone calls. It essentially gives you a “burner” second phone number where the recipient of your calls only sees the Hushed number but not your private one.
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💰Pricing: Hushed gives 3 phone calls per day for three days, paid plans begin from $2.99
Dingtone is also a fantastic tool for accessing a temporary phone number that protects your identity when communicating with others. This app lets you create a local phone number with a designated local area code, for contacting anyone anonymously.
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💰Pricing: Calls vary by country (e.g 0.9 cents per minute for US calls)
Phoner offers an unlimited store of temporary numbers for second and one-time communications with anyone. With these numbers, you can not only make calls, but sign up on websites, and even chat on social media thereby protecting your identity.
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💰Pricing: Starts at $9.99 per month.
Other straightforward solutions can help you call anonymously from a cell phone. Let’s talk about these hacks.
The most straightforward way to make an anonymous phone call is by using the prefix *67 before dialing the phone number. Even so, remember that the *67 prefix is specific to North America and Canada. If you’re in the UK, you may use the 141 prefix instead. To use this method:
Burner phones are disposable phones designed for making temporary and sometimes anonymous calls. Using these Burners comes with prepaid minutes and you don’t need to have a formal contract with your network provider to use them. They often come with the prepaid minutes and then quickly start making calls. Users often discard after use. But it’s also possible to buy more minutes if you choose to continue using that particular Burner phone.
Payphones have been a designated way to call from an anonymous number for ages. However, they are becoming less common. But if you can find one near you, it’s a fantastic way to make that phone call. To use them:
Although caller ID can be blocked, it’s still possible to trace anonymous calls using a variety of means like dialling *57 or *69. Reverse phone lookups and phone locators also provide an alternative way to track no caller ID calls and potentially reveal the identity and geolocation of the person behind that call or text.
You can call the police anonymously by using the non-emergency number for that police department (usually found on their website), calling 911 and letting the dispatcher know you’d like to report a crime anonymously. You can also use a variety of virtual phone services like Google Voice, Dignote, or Burner to call anonymously.
iPhone comes with a no-caller ID solution accessed via Settings > Phone > Turn off Show My Caller ID. You can also dial 67 before the phone number especially if you’re calling from North America and Canada to block your caller ID. Several third-party calling apps like Hushed, Phoner, and Google Voice also offer temporary phone numbers and anonymous calling features.
To make anonymous phone calls for free, use free calling apps like Google Voice or Hushed. You can also dial the code *67 before the phone number (available in North America and Canada). Alternatively, your iPhone, Android or Windows phone provides settings to hide your phone number and appear “private” or “restricted” to the recipient of your calls.
Now you know how to make calls from an anonymous number with ease. You can use a variety of phone calling apps, make anonymous phone calls from your PC or even change your native caller ID settings on your smartphone to make your number restricted. However, before you choose to be anonymous always consider the benefits and drawbacks of using anonymous calling. That way you can choose the most appropriate method for your specific needs.
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