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Old 13-11-2007, 02:28
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Hi all,

Does anyone use BT Call Sign?

Do you need a special telephone?

Thanks,

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Old 13-11-2007, 09:57
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I've used it.

How does your current phone ring?

If it goes 'ring ring - ring ring' and does not play a 'tune' like many new cordless phones then you'll be fine - You can normally select a normal ringing tone on a DECT which does have a crazy tune.

So most phones are fine!
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Old 13-11-2007, 12:40
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We have BT 6210/6200 twin DECT cordless system.

It does have several "musical" tones to choose from, so if I change this to a basic "ring-ring" tone we'll be fine ?

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Old 13-11-2007, 12:50
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Yep - will be fine if you put it on a normal Ring Ring tone.

Will just do a single ring per ring rather than the double one - when call sign number is called.

Have you looked into the possibly of VoIP rather than using call sign?... Depends on what your need for the other number is really
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Old 13-11-2007, 15:23
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Yeah, I'm looking into VOIP at the moment - I've already got BT Broadband Talk Anytime and a Skype account.

It's just that BT have said I can have Call Sign for no extra money due to the way the calling features are worked out - something like I can have 4 for the price I am paying but only have 3 (I think) and my parents can use the Call Sign number.

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Old 13-11-2007, 15:37
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No problem.

Took me a good few call sign number changes until i could get a number which was not getting lots of sales calls and calls from random people asking for people i don't know
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Old 13-11-2007, 23:35
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I had call sign too when I had a BT line, as the charge was the same whether you had 2 features, 3 or 4.

I was paying for Caller Display and Call Waiting, so added Call Sign and 3-way Calling.

When BT introduced BT Privacy at home and I could get Caller Display for free as part of that service, I dropped Call Sign and 3-way Calling, so just paid for the one item of Call Waiting.
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