BT Abolish Caller Display Charge

Helen_from_yorkshire

Al_Mac wrote:

Instructions say it wont show the name, phones getting on a bit and one handset is knackered, might be time for a new one.

Thanks SC and welcome to MSE world.:beer:

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DonnyDave

Full details of BT Privacy At Home are here on the BT Price List.

daveboy

I think this is an outstanding post by the OP - many thanks. This will save lots of people a lot of money and I urge others to thank the OP.

barjam_2

i have just registered online dont know why like, as i dont think my dect phone has caller display so that must mean i will have to buy a new set triple or twin :j ANY BARGAINS OUT THERE.......

Edinburghlass_2

barjam wrote:

i have just registered online dont know why like, as i dont think my dect phone has caller display so that must mean i will have to buy a new set triple or twin :j ANY BARGAINS OUT THERE.......

If your phones have a little bar that shows the number you are dialing then it will have caller display and show the number that is dialing you

bbb_uk

Edinburghlass wrote:

If your phones have a little bar that shows the number you are dialing then it will have caller display and show the number that is dialing you

That's not strictly true. Maybe for newer phones but not the older ones. I had a Panasonic DECT and I believe one of the first or so made when DECT phones came out (it wasn't even GAP compatible) and I could see the number as I dialled it but it never had caller display though as I had to use a Caller ID box made by Betacom which I bought from Argos.

barjam_2

bbb_uk wrote:

That's not strictly true. Maybe for newer phones but not the older ones. I had a Panasonic DECT and I believe one of the first or so made when DECT phones came out (it wasn't even GAP compatible) and I could see the number as I dialled it but it never had caller display though as I had to use a Caller ID box made by Betacom which I bought from Argos.

nah my phones dont do caller display they are daewoo dwd 1000 approx 5 years old i looked up the specs on it , i was thinking of getting the bt calypso 1100 anyone got any reviews on them

DonnyDave

barjam wrote:

i have just registered online dont know why like, as i dont think my dect phone has caller display so that must mean i will have to buy a new set triple or twin :j ANY BARGAINS OUT THERE.......

I'm looking on eBay for some caller id units.

I registered last night. Just tried it and it works.

I've a BT Diverse 1010 DECT phone, but unfortunately it doesn't display CLI.

blueghost

i haven't looked through every post to see if this info has been posted elsewhere, so i'll post it:

we have talk talk so we asked bt for clarification on their "some calls" on the bt network clause. They said you only need to make one 5p call per through bt per quarter to qualify.

BexTech

blueghost wrote:

i haven't looked through every post to see if this info has been posted elsewhere, so i'll post it:

we have talk talk so we asked bt for clarification on their "some calls" on the bt network clause. They said you only need to make one 5p call per through bt per quarter to qualify.

This is correct, just the one call per quarter.

We are with TalkTalk, though the odd call we do place via BT, even if we didn't place any calls back with BT, to get caller display free I would be happy to make one call at the evening or weekend for 5.5p instead of paying £5.25.