Blocking a specific public and withheld number on landline

GSS12

Hello

New member.

I am not quite sure who provides my landline (BT, NTL, etc), but I was just wondering, do all of these providers give me the ability to block certain numbers and also withheld numbers?

When doing this, do I need to provide a PIN number or account number? If so, where can this be found?

I ask this because I am on the Ex Directory (not sure how its spelt), which blocks a lot of calls from telephone marketers etc, but some companies still get through.


Thanks

Mark_In_Hampshire

This is something I've looked into:

When we had NTL (now Virgin Media) you used to be able to turn the "accept withheld number calls" option on and off for free just by entering a short code on the phone, though I believe there may be a charge for that now.

I think all suppliers will block a specific nuisance caller for you with or without a charge - BT had something called "Privacy at home".

The trouble with all of this is that a) While it will block withheld numbers, it doesn't stop anonymous calls coming through and b) While companies should take notice of the telephone preference service (check out http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/) many do not so it's all a bit pointless.

What I wanted was the same as I have on my mobile: it accepts a call only if the number calling is in the phone memory. If not, if it's withheld or anonymous, my mobile just cuts the caller off.

I found this was almost impossible to do with a landline however on speaking to Philips some of their handsets have a feature called "do not disturb". While that doesn't cut the caller off as above, the handset doesn't ring, so you don't even notice the call coming through unless you want to.