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Old 05-08-2007, 10:36
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I remember reading a while ago that there was a code you could enter in to your BT phone which would give you your number,

Does anyone know what this is?

Thanks
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:39
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Ring a mobile from the landline?
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Old 05-08-2007, 11:06
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dial 147017070, won't work on virgin lines.
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Old 05-08-2007, 13:13
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dial 147017070, won't work on virgin lines.
That's the one thanks!!
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Old 05-08-2007, 13:17
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dial 147017070, won't work on virgin lines.
1579 used to read-back your phone number on the old Birmingham Cable line, haven't had a cable phone line for coming up to 6 years when they became a rip-off.
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Old 05-08-2007, 13:27
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Ring a mobile from the landline?
That's the obvious solution but we didn't want to do it because the line is in a property that my Son and his Girlfriend have just moved into,

They cant afford at the moment to have a land line due to the line rental etc and were just going to use a PAYG mobile phone,

Yesterday he rang to say that there was a BT socket in the property and just out of interest could i bring a land line phone along to test it, I did so and was surprised to get a dialling tone

I told him not to use it for making outgoing calls in case it causes problems of some kind but if i can find out the number he can get incoming calls from others who dont have a mobile and dont want to pay the high call rates from BT lines to mobiles like his Grandmother.
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Old 05-08-2007, 14:01
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surely the line wont accep incoming calls if he is not paying line rental for the line?
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Old 05-08-2007, 14:48
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surely the line wont accep incoming calls if he is not paying line rental for the line?
If nobody's paying line rental, surely there shouldn't be a dial tone?

But there is.
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Old 05-08-2007, 15:01
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i remember when we had our bt line disconnected, there was a dial tone on it for a quite a while before it went completely dead. im not sure if it was accepting incoming calls tho. i know you couldnt dial out.

this is going back a few years now.
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Old 05-08-2007, 15:03
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it sounds like they have a stopped line in the premises. a dialtone will still be available and the 17070 will work, but they won't be able to dial out and people will not be able to dial in. they keep the dialtone active, cos it makes switching them back on a whole lot easier.
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Old 05-08-2007, 17:25
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it sounds like they have a stopped line in the premises. a dialtone will still be available and the 17070 will work, but they won't be able to dial out and people will not be able to dial in. they keep the dialtone active, cos it makes switching them back on a whole lot easier.
Thanks for the replies, I wont be seeing him or taking a spare phone around there for a day or so to try it,

If it works or not i will come back on here and let you know.
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Old 06-08-2007, 09:27
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You could also try ringing a mobile from the landline and just not answering the mobile!
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Old 06-08-2007, 18:05
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You could also try ringing a mobile from the landline and just not answering the mobile!
Re-read the thread
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Old 06-08-2007, 20:40
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Re-read the thread
Why?

I read it and understood it the first time.

If you have something sensible to say, please just say it rather than making arcane and unhelpful suggestions that don't assist anyone.
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Old 06-08-2007, 22:29
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Why?

I read it and understood it the first time.

If you have something sensible to say, please just say it rather than making arcane and unhelpful suggestions that don't assist anyone.
Thanks for the replies, I wont be seeing him or taking a spare phone around there for a day or so to try it,

If it works or not i will come back on here and let you know.
Point made.
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Old 07-08-2007, 08:33
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Nope, you've lost me here.

qpw just pointed out that you can call a mobile but not answer it, thus avoiding any possibility of causing a billing problem.

What has the fact that OP won't be doing anything for a couple of days got to do with anything?
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Old 07-08-2007, 08:59
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it sounds like they have a stopped line in the premises. a dialtone will still be available and the 17070 will work, but they won't be able to dial out and people will not be able to dial in. they keep the dialtone active, cos it makes switching them back on a whole lot easier.
I can confirm this, it even has a new number allocated to it, my original number was ported to VM, so they allocated a new number to the stopped line.

I have the VM landline free as part of a bundle and only use it for incoming calls, saving £126 per year on BT.
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Old 07-08-2007, 19:01
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Why?

I read it and understood it the first time.

If you have something sensible to say, please just say it rather than making arcane and unhelpful suggestions that don't assist anyone.
I dont think you understood the first time, The op said they had thought of ringing the mobile. Seen as the op said no calls will be made from the line just in case of the costs or other problems. It doesnt matter what reason they asked for the bt number to ring and it will tell you, this was also answered above.
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Nope, you've lost me here.

qpw just pointed out that you can call a mobile but not answer it, thus avoiding any possibility of causing a billing problem.

What has the fact that OP won't be doing anything for a couple of days got to do with anything?
If you re-read the posts

and the one quoted above your last post, The op does not want to ring to a mobile for any costs that might occur or any problems, It doesnt matter if there is going to be no problems or costs, The op asked the question and the answer has been given, Comming on here and asking for the relative information to find out the number of the line.
The op also said that there will be no phone up there so there is no way any calls can be made.
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Old 08-08-2007, 08:07
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I dont think you understood the first time, The op said they had thought of ringing the mobile. Seen as the op said no calls will be made from the line just in case of the costs or other problems. It doesnt matter what reason they asked for the bt number to ring and it will tell you, this was also answered above.
I've found that number unreliable so I thought I'd just mention that provided you don't answer the mobile there won't be a problem.

It's not against the rules to suggest solving a problem in a way that differs from what was originally asked.

The op also said that there will be no phone up there so there is no way any calls can be made.
So how is he going to ring a BT number to get his number?

You see, the problem I have with posts of the type you made is that they are not intended to be helpful.

There's no way that "re-read the thread" is going to be any help to anyone.

All it's likely to do is put off future posters in case they get some smart-arsed response when they are just trying to be helpful.
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Old 08-08-2007, 14:59
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I've found that number unreliable so I thought I'd just mention that provided you don't answer the mobile there won't be a problem.
Thats fine, but the op just asked what it was as they have used it before and it worked for them.

Originally Posted by qpw3141
It's not against the rules to suggest solving a problem in a way that differs from what was originally asked.
I never said it was, But in the responce you made, The op did say that they didnt want to use the line to ring a mobile phone even if it wasnt going to cost etc..

Originally Posted by qpw3141
So how is he going to ring a BT number to get his number?

Originally Posted by rifleman19
Thanks for the replies, I wont be seeing him or taking a spare phone around there for a day or so to try it,
I dont normally make posts like this, But i was annoyed with another forum member in the computing section posting useless information
I was just a bit annoyed


You see, the problem I have with posts of the type you made is that they are not intended to be helpful.

There's no way that "re-read the thread" is going to be any help to anyone.

All it's likely to do is put off future posters in case they get some smart-arsed response when they are just trying to be helpful.[/quote]
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Old 08-08-2007, 16:58
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OK, let's forget it and hope he has his answer now
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