BT to drop 1471 Extra

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kev

25-03-2007

Originally Posted by John Currie:
“Thanks for the suggestion, I'd thought of that myself and tried it but all it does it flash 1 instead of 0.
It will stop the flashing if it's set to answerphone on, but the minute you switch it off it reverts to flashing again.”

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John Currie

25-03-2007

Originally Posted by Heinz:
“As you use an Orchid, I don't know whether you might want to consider a few more routing rules (amongst other things, I've just added a bar on 1571 on mine - it's not shown in that link because some people still use it - to stop anyone just dialling it and switching it on again).”

After reading about this box here I ordered their V4 this afternoon (using the 3 discount code I read about on the MSE site).
I got it to save me having to dial (and my daughters forgetting to) 18866 and my STD code all the time for local calls.
Tonight I realised I never use 18866 for calls to a mobile...so does this mean using the V4 it will dial 18866 before every call now?
I use BTs call diversion to divert my home phone no to my mobile when I'm out.

Heinz

25-03-2007

Originally Posted by John Currie:
“Tonight I realised I never use 18866 for calls to a mobile...so does this mean using the V4 it will dial 18866 before every call now?”

No, YOU program it to route calls however you want.

I'd suggest THIS though.

poppasmurf

28-03-2007

Originally Posted by John Currie:
“After reading about this box here I ordered their V4 this afternoon (using the 3 discount code I read about on the MSE site).
I got it to save me having to dial (and my daughters forgetting to) 18866 and my STD code all the time for local calls.
Tonight I realised I never use 18866 for calls to a mobile...so does this mean using the V4 it will dial 18866 before every call now?
I use BTs call diversion to divert my home phone no to my mobile when I'm out.”

Why not just use 18185 for all mobile, landline 01/02, and 0870, 0871 and 0845 numbers. 01/02 and 08 numbers cost the same as 18866, and mobiles much less at 6p per minute weekdays and 2p per minute weekends.

PS. HEINZ, your routing above takes you to a Sky Digibox repair site. OOpps.
Last edited by poppasmurf : 28-03-2007 at 18:58

John Currie

28-03-2007

Originally Posted by poppasmurf:
“Why not just use 18185 for all mobile, landline 01/02, and 0870, 0871 and 0845 numbers.”

I would if I could divert my BT Landline to my 02 mobile...but as has been pointed out you can't divert to another network using BT Call Divert.

Heinz

28-03-2007

Originally Posted by poppasmurf:
“PS. HEINZ, your routing above takes you to a Sky Digibox repair site. OOpps.”

I wonder how I managed that?

What I must've meant was, I'd suggest THIS though.

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