Enhanced BT 1571 - user manual?
donelson
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Does anyone know where I can find the "full" user manual for the "enhanced 1571" service from BT ? (That's the one that lets you record your own outgoing message, etc)
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The reason I say that is because, IMHO, 'free' 1571 services are nothing more than a clever con by call provider companies to make money.
That's because, if you call someone who has the 'service' and they happen to be engaged on a call already, you go straight through to the 1571 'machine'. Your call is connected and you are charged 3p connection and a minimum of 3p for the first minute (if you're on BT or whatever your own calls provider charges). So, even if you don't want to leave a message, that call has cost you 6p. Trying again (and again, and again) might have the same result too.
If the person you called didn't have 1571, you'd have heard an engaged tone, would not have been charged anything, would have realised they were busy on a call and would have tried again after a few minutes.
An answering machine set to answer after 8 or 9 rings is a far more 'friends and family friendly' device for when you're out - F&F quickly learn (or you can even tell them), that, if you haven't answered by, say, the fifth ring, you're not going to so they'll have the option of hanging on until the answering machine kicks in and leaving a message or hanging up and trying later.
BT say thank you very much.
Your F&F may say otherwise.
Also, I like having messages taken when I am on the phone, as I get a lot of calls from my office, etc, when I work at home.
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Anyway, does anyone know where the programming chart is for BT Enhanced 1571 ?
I'm with Heinz, I absolutely detest the 1571 service. If a person is busy I would rather I got the engaged tone.
PS I have searched through BT's website but cannot find a guide.
However if you call this number they provide help with calling features.
0800 800 150
Monday to Saturday 7.30am to 10pm
Sunday 9am to 6pm
Or they provide online help here;
http://bt.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bt.cfg/php/enduser/cci/bt_afdpage.php?p_sid=Pebkh8oi&cat_lvl1=345&cat_lvl2=1003&p_cv=2.1003&p_cats=345,1003
A nice extra touch would be if you got a gentle bleep on the line at the time someone tried to call, like you do with the call waiting service. At the moment using 1571 disables call waiting.
Another idea would be if when you do get a new message, as an option the phone would just do one quick ring each hour till you dialled 1571.