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PIN Lockable Landline Phones
My elderly brother-in-law has the misfortune to be related to a younger person who has no qualms about making phone calls using his BT phone line whenever his back is turned.
Using the BT barring service to prevent such use isn't an option because his care alarm needs to have open access to the line in an emergency. I'm sure this question has been raised in the past but I wonder if anyone has any up to date info on phones which are pin lockable. |
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the BT8500 has PIN enabled call barring.....great as you get advanced call blocker too so no more unwanted cold calls
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the BT8500 has PIN enabled call barring.....great as you get advanced call blocker too so no more unwanted cold calls
Does the call barring definitely work for outgoing calls in addition to the incoming Truecall screening? Edit: Just found the manual and it seems to have a very comprehensive "Call Control" menu. Thanks again. http://www.ligo.co.uk/data/manuals/B...r%20manual.pdf |
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I concur with Weetibix. I bought the earlier BT 6500 because it can block nuisance calls (does this very well). Under parential controls it can bar outgoing calls to mobiles, international, premium or all dialled calls - uses 4 digit PIN. I'm guessing the BT 8500 has these features, and more.
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I concur with Weetibix. I bought the earlier BT 6500 because it can block nuisance calls (does this very well). Under parential controls it can bar outgoing calls to mobiles, international, premium or all dialled calls - uses 4 digit PIN. I'm guessing the BT 8500 has these features, and more.
Thank you both very much for the advice.
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Got the phone set up and it works better than expected.
Numbers previously entered into the VIP list can be dialled out without even needing to unlock the phone with the PIN, while any other outgoing calls are blocked. |
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They're good tech for the money - very configurable. I often have mine set to 'do not disturb' if I'm busy - with VIP allowed or not.
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