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How to disable SMS text delivery to my landline 'phone

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  • dogfonos said:
    Appreciate guidance on this issue...

    I wish to completely disable SMS text delivery to my landline 'phone. These texts are usually presented as a garbled voice message. I rarely answer calls from unknown numbers these days so these garbled voice messages end up on my answerphone.

    I added curfew times using the BT facility years ago - and just confirmed they are still as I set them - but these curfew times don't appear to apply if you're with a different telecoms provider (I'm currently with NOW TV).

    Question: Can I stop all SMS texts being delivered to my landline 'phone (i.e. at all times).

    Thanks.
    I appericiate, It can be possible through searching on google.
  • dogfonos said:
     However, BT warn that the user-set curfew times are not recognised by some other telecom providers and this appears to be my case with my provider, NOW TV/Broadband.
    Have you asked them?

    Yes. I spoke with NOW customer services earlier this week. I was told they couldn't disable these messages and, as a last resort, gave me a four-digit BT number to try but that didn't get me anywhere (I think the number they gave me only works if you're a BT customer).

    Long story short - if you're not a BT customer, you're unlikely to be able to stop these SMS-to-voice messages arriving at inconvenient hours. My solution is to turn off the landline ringer at night and back on in the morning. Inconvenient but less inconvenient than being awoken an hour or so before I would choose.
  • Thanks, I'm going to save my money. It's helpful.
  • Have any other suggestion anyone ?
  • kingosa said:
    Have any other suggestion anyone ?
    This thread has become rather confused. What exactly are you seeking help or advice about?
  • kingosa said:
    Have any other suggestion anyone ?
    This thread has become rather confused. What exactly are you seeking help or advice about?
    I'm seeking help
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