Caller ID (And TPS Subscription) Free from BT
03 July 2005, 08:44 AM
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Caller ID (And TPS Subscription) Free from BT
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If you have a compatible phone and would like Caller ID, you can now sign up for free with British Telecom. http://www.bt.com/btprivacy . They will also sign you up to TPS.
If you haven't come across the Telephone Preference Service, this will block unwanted marketing calls. If you don't want to take advantage of the BT offer above, you can sign up for it directly here: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
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If you have a compatible phone and would like Caller ID, you can now sign up for free with British Telecom. http://www.bt.com/btprivacy . They will also sign you up to TPS.
If you haven't come across the Telephone Preference Service, this will block unwanted marketing calls. If you don't want to take advantage of the BT offer above, you can sign up for it directly here: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
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03 July 2005, 09:55 AM
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You mean that the service that i have been paying a couple of quid a month for the last several years is now FREE??
That'll be a first - BT giving something away
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That'll be a first - BT giving something away
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03 July 2005, 09:59 AM
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Great, signed up now 
On a slightly related subject as I trawled the FAQs - anyone know how to turn off 1571 answering machine or is it a call to BT?
It's a PITA and I'm thinking of getting a proper answering machine / phone that lets you know there's a message (yup, too lazy / forgetful to pick up the phone each time we come in )
On a slightly related subject as I trawled the FAQs - anyone know how to turn off 1571 answering machine or is it a call to BT?
It's a PITA and I'm thinking of getting a proper answering machine / phone that lets you know there's a message (yup, too lazy / forgetful to pick up the phone each time we come in
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so now I can get a proper phone 
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03 July 2005, 05:49 PM
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TPS is very good. I signed up a couple of years ago and now hardly ever get any annoying tossers ring me up. I still get the odd one from the US but they can't do anything about that. But it's still worth it to stop the "you're won a holiday/We are in the area...." etc
04 July 2005, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by boomer
You mean that the service that i have been paying a couple of quid a month for the last several years is now FREE??
That'll be a first - BT giving something away
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That'll be a first - BT giving something away
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Yes, for some reason you can still pay £1.75 a month for it or sign up to this package and get caller ID free.
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04 July 2005, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by imlach
Of course, the downside is that my wife can now avoid answering calls from my mother, and pass the phone straight to me 
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04 July 2005, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by imlach
Of course, the downside is that my wife can now avoid answering calls from my mother, and pass the phone straight to me
04 July 2005, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by AdiM
TPS is very good.
Of course, it might be much worse if we didn't have it !!!
04 July 2005, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
We're signed up to TPS as well, but still get at least 2-3 calls a week from people trying to sell us stuff. Not that impressed tbh
Of course, it might be much worse if we didn't have it !!!
Of course, it might be much worse if we didn't have it !!!
04 July 2005, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
How long ago did you sign up? It can take a while for the calls to drop off. If you do still get a call, make sure you tell them you are TPS registered and that you will be reporting them, should ensure removal from their list. The ones based outside the UK are the problem, not much you can do about them.
04 July 2005, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
Been on it for ages (2 or 3 years I think). The call centres seem to be using autodialers to get the numbers these days so they can circumvent the tps stuff altogether. We have reported it to BT, but it seems to make no difference.
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