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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Berkshire
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Anyone received an SMS with the BT SMS Service?
My father-in-law has started getting calls claiming to be the BT SMS service and is a bit worried about it being a scam of some sort.
On the plus side, I haven't found anything on the web that points in that direction but I'm not familiar with the service so I can't be sure how it's supposed to work. Does it just read the message out to you when you answer the phone, or are you presented with a list of options? |
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Berwickshire (not Berkshire)
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It just reads out the message - if you don't answer though I don't remember what happens. From http://www2.bt.com/static/i/btretail...undle/faq.html Quote:
Simply call 0800 587 5252 free from your home line and follow the instructions to change the times when you can receive text or not to receive them at all. This will prevent any texts being received by your landline. Please be aware that that the sender of the text will not know that you have cancelled this function on your phone.
There you go - switch it off - for free.
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Originally Posted by JasonW
It just reads out the message - if you don't answer though I don't remember what happens.
We'll probably get him to disable the service and see what happens. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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If the service is not active and the texter uses a mobile that
has delivery reports turned on, to send a text to a landline, if the text does not get delivered the texter will know... Not all networks have delivery reports! I know virgin & voda do have it, o2 don't on payg unless they do have this option now. I get [BT] sms on my telewest line [i have a dect that does sms] When i use the home phone to do a sms it is potluck, kinda like going for a pee in the dark
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Back where I belong.
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Telewest don't run a SMS service, they just use BTs, hence the service numbers you program into the phones are BTs service numbers.
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Join Date: May 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crashed
If the service is not active and the texter uses a mobile that
has delivery reports turned on, to send a text to a landline, if the text does not get delivered the texter will know... Not all networks have delivery reports! I know virgin & voda do have it, o2 don't on payg unless they do have this option now. I get [BT] sms on my telewest line [i have a dect that does sms] When i use the home phone to do a sms it is potluck, kinda like going for a pee in the dark ![]() |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Originally Posted by robcole2004
you can get delivery reports on o2 if you put *0# before your message.
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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I've tried to get the BT SMS thing going on our home phone and have registered using 00000, but the problem is when they text back it rings the phone! We are using a Panasonic KXA 154 and have entered & checked the numbers and the receive one corresponds with the number that tries to call us back.
However when we answered the last call it made last night the automated voice said that we could only receive texts as voice calls. Does anyone have one of these and got it to work successfully or have any ideas? Thanks |
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bispham - Blackpool
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmie
I've tried to get the BT SMS thing going on our home phone and have registered using 00000, but the problem is when they text back it rings the phone! We are using a Panasonic KXA 154 and have entered & checked the numbers and the receive one corresponds with the number that tries to call us back.
However when we answered the last call it made last night the automated voice said that we could only receive texts as voice calls. Does anyone have one of these and got it to work successfully or have any ideas? Thanks BT offer it free now as part of BT Privacy. Hope this helps, David |
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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Sorry for not mentioning that, but we're already signed up for that too.
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Manchester
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Just tried out this! Oh My God, I'm amazed! So I put my free texts to good use...
http://rapidshare.de/files/20878390/..._lady.mp3.html (Contains the "F" word.) ![]() ![]()
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