call blocking phones question

chipp
chipp Posts: 141 Forumite
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call blocker phones such as the 8600 - do they still work as call blockers if you have another phone not from the same "family" plugged in to a different socket on the same line? I like my old-fashioned two-piece corded phone, it means I can't accidentally press any buttons while I'm speaking, but I am getting fed up with phone calls from foreign call centres at what I consider to be antisocial hours.
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  • Ian011
    Ian011 Posts: 2,432 Forumite
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    You would need the separate trueCall plug-in box for call-blocking and not the BT 8500 or BT 8600 handsets with trueCall built in.
  • imho
    imho Posts: 2,515 Forumite
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    If your using a BT landline they will block spam calls for nothing. You have to log into your BT account and just put the spam number in a box.
  • Mister_G
    Mister_G Posts: 1,925 Forumite
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    I have a normal phone plugged in as well as the 8500. It does ring twice before the 8500 kicks in. We don't find it a problem, but some people may find it annoying.
  • chipp
    chipp Posts: 141 Forumite
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    imho wrote: »
    just log into your BT account and just put the spam number in a box


    But more often than not it's number withheld or else a spoofed number that seems to be different each time. You're always playing catch-up. That's why I'm considering a call blocking phone.


    BTW I don't have a BT account but it is a BT line (Plusnet).
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  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,550 Forumite
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    chipp wrote: »
    That's why I'm considering a call blocking phone..

    You won't regret it. We got one a year or so ago and haven't had a single spam call get through since.
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