Bt Choose To Refuse

fizzel81

does anybody use this? ive just signed up to it and wondered how i add the numbers i dont want to get through to me
cheers

Heinz

To bar the last call you answered - Dial 14258, Choose To Refuse will ask you to press ** to confirm that you want to bar calls from that number. The number you’ve barred will no longer be able to get through.

To bar other numbers at any time - Dial 14258, enter your PIN, Choose to Refuse will give you a choice of the following:

Adding a number to your list - Make sure you include the area STD code before UK numbers, press # at the end of the number to tell Choose To Refuse that it is the end of the number.

Reviewing your barred number list - You can check your list at any time. Choose To Refuse will tell you the number and the date that it was barred. Also choose this option if you want to delete a number from your list.

Changing your PIN number - Some obvious PINs such as 5678 and 2222, or PINs that use numbers in obvious patterns on your dialing keypad such as 2580 are not allowed.

N.B. Callers who have had their call rejected will hear an announcement stating that their calls are not being accepted.

patwa_2

Hello. Not trying to undermine your decision, but just wondering if it's really worth paying for this service?

My thinking is, that seeing as you can get Caller Display for free anyway now with BT Privacy, could you not just see who is calling on your phone's display?

Also, might not having your blocked callers told that they are blocked (it says something like "The person you are calling is not accepting calls from you) make them even more determined to get through to you by other means?

If you're using Choose to Refuse to block nuisance calls or those that are threatening in nature, you can get BT to start investigating the matter with the police, they will keep your name out of it as regards letting the other party know it's you that is making the complaint.

Just a thought. I had signed up to this for a while (well, actually was given it free for a month after I complained about persistent nuisance calls) but found that it really didn't make that much difference and didn't do anything I couldn't have dne by ignoring the phone/pulling the plug for 5 mins/answering it and then putting the handset down again.

Hussein.