Thai phone, no foreign caller ID?

[phetphet]

When ever anyone calls me from the UK on my Thai number, it never shows their UK phone number. It always seems to be a number starting 02, which I presume is BKK. Perhaps some sort of re-routing of the call.

 

It's annoying (a) to not know who is calling. (b)to be unable to call back on missed calls as I don't know who called.

 

Anyone know why this happens? Are Thai providers unable to show foreign caller ID's?

 

TIA

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

Another thread on the same topic just three weeks old:

Maybe you find the answers there.

[2008bangkok]

Alot of the Telcos route it through internet or cheap lines as a result sometimes the Caller ID can get lost during the routing.

[phetphet]

Thanks KhunBENQ.

 

Seems like it happens a lot here, although not sure why as people calling me are not using reduced rate plans.

[RichCor]

6 hours ago, phetphet said:

not sure why as people calling me are not using reduced rate plans

It's the call bearer (call carrier) that's doing it.

Anything to save a buck, shave a few quid, etc.