BT caller display & 1571

jem16

jessc_2001 wrote: »

Sorry - then I'm missing your point

The point is that if you are on the phone, 1571 kicks in automatically and people phoning you have paid for the call. They have no option.

jem16

Castle_Rock wrote: »

But 1571 is handy if someone needs to leave me a message on my phone. Its free to listen to your messages.

But not free for the caller to leave a message.

Heinz

jem16 wrote: »

But not free for the caller to leave a message.

Perhaps it will help Castle Rock if I'm a little less subtle with that link.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=3666273&postcount=3

glenderg

jem16 wrote: »

But not free for the caller to leave a message.

Exactly that's why i never call people once i find out they have 1571

Hedwig

I'd suggest that Castlerock has a look at Plusnet's packages - their prices are good, (broadband and phone for about £17.50 a month, up to 10MB download, 300 mins international calls, etc) and as they're owned by BT they don't charge for using the 1571 service. I think there are special introductory offers on at the moment.

I'm thinking of trying the 1571 service myself, but don't know much about it, so I'd appreciate advice. Once a caller starts to leave a message, can I pick up and intercept a call, like I could with my answerphone before it died on me? Also, how many messages will it hold if I'm away on holiday?

Heinz

No, you can't pick up after 1571 has kicked in (you don't necessarily know it has).

20 messages IIRC.

The reason I hate 1571 is that, if someone with 1571 is engaged on a call when I phone, 1571 kicks in immediately and I'm lumbered with the cost of a call whereas, if I'd hit the engaged tone, my call would have been free and I could have tried later.

Hedwig

Thanks for the info, Heinz.

I take your point about the engaged situation, but if you leave a message the person you called will usually call you back, at their expense, not yours.

I wonder how you make daytime calls? In some cases you pay a connexion charge, plus a per minute cost. I use the over-ride provider 18185.com and a daytime call to any 01, 02, 03 number is only 5p per hour - not a big loss if I have to leave a message, and great when calling a business which uses lengthy recorded messages with options before reaching a human.

Heinz

Hedwig wrote: »

Thanks for the info, Heinz.

I take your point about the engaged situation, but if you leave a message the person you called will usually call you back, at their expense, not yours.

I wonder how you make daytime calls? In some cases you pay a connexion charge, plus a per minute cost. I use the over-ride provider 18185.com and a daytime call to any 01, 02, 03 number is only 5p per hour - not a big loss if I have to leave a message, and great when calling a business which uses lengthy recorded messages with options before reaching a human.

Of course I use 18185 (calls to 01, 02 and 03 numbers via 18185 cost 5p each, regardless of duration, they're not limited to an hour).

jem16

Hedwig wrote: »

I wonder how you make daytime calls? In some cases you pay a connexion charge, plus a per minute cost. I use the over-ride provider 18185.com and a daytime call to any 01, 02, 03 number is only 5p per hour

Giving advice like this to Heinz is the equivalent of trying to teach your granny to suck eggs.

Try clicking on the big (in capital letters) link - it says HERE - in his sig.

Heinz - I think you need to be less subtle with your link.

Heinz

jem16 wrote: »

Heinz - I think you need to be less subtle with your link.

Yes, looking back at post #5, I realised that, to the less forum-aware, it could look a lot like I was just highlighting those words.