Just set this up for my mum and you can use it on BT Basic! She was getting calls claiming to be from BT. But my mum will play the game! They clearly are not from BT. Had to set this up manually could not add it online.
Got to be worth a punt as it is for free! And good if you use BT Basic
So added thus free service and BT Call Protect - 'How to...' guide BT Call Protect helps to prevent unwanted nuisance calls. By managing your settings, you can decide which calls you want to send to a junk voicemail. Customers with this service can send calls to their junk voicemail by setting the preferences below: BT Blacklist - We've identified a list of nuisance callers. Calls from these numbers will be sent to your junk voicemail. Our blacklist will significantly cut the amount of unwanted calls you get. We’ll turn it on by default when you get BT Call Protect Personal Blacklist - You can add the last call you answered from your home phone, or any other phone number at http://www.bt.com/mybt - Inclusive extras to your own blacklist. This means that any future calls from those numbers also go to your junk voicemail. This feature will also be automatically switched on, but won’t have any numbers until you add some Individual Call Types - You can choose to send all calls from certain categories to your junk voicemail. The three call types are:
✓ International numbers ✓ Withheld numbers ✓ Unrecognised numbers (shown as 'unavailable' on caller display or on 1471) If you don't already have BT Call Protect you can order it online at: http://www.bt.com/callprotect Once you've got it, you can manage all your settings online via http://www.bt.com/mybt> or from your home phone by dialling 1572, which is free. Click on the links below to find any help you need: Getting started Accessing the portal (My BT & BT App)
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Stimpington
28 Jul 174#7
'I see the problem Gramps, this is the Sky remote'
ollie87
28 Jul 173#16
Yeah I can help you meant to say:
"Can anyone translate this? Anyone?"
badgerrules to lawsonoswal
28 Jul 173#14
I just reply in a shocked voice "HAVE I?!? was I ok?"
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boogoocom
29 Jul 17#40
why would you use landline in 2017?
muckspreader1
28 Jul 17#39
I've stuck with plismet and when things went wrong I have to say they've been brilliant everyone I've phoned them.No fob offs just facts when I had a fault.I know bt own them but the level of service is 2nd to none.I with t be leaving anytime soon.I use a cpr box for blocking calls and worth the original £30 I paid for it and it stores 1200 numbers.
Thar
28 Jul 17#38
Thanks, much appreciated!
WheresMeNuts
28 Jul 17#37
I can help you today with PPI Sir? :-)
JusticeForThe96
28 Jul 17#36
When I had all of my sky, bt, xbox etc rewired into the cupboard behing my living room, I got them to move the phone socket and too.
Kept it plugged in for some reason, but never got to it in time hahaha
I don't need someone to check my personal injury history though, so i'm okay.
WheresMeNuts
28 Jul 17#35
My house phones have been in a cupboard for around 3 years now,yet when someone phones the plug socket actually makes a ringing noise.Weird that because I don't see any speaker lol
WheresMeNuts
28 Jul 17#34
Free on my mobile as well.
If your under 50 you will more than likely not use a house phone & so the only ones worried about spam phone calls are those over 50........just saying (gets the fishing rod out)
Meathotukdeals
28 Jul 17#33
OK if you can set up a my BT account in the first place. Every time I try I get to the last step and .... Sorry try again later.
Anon32
28 Jul 17#32
You are aware that all 080 numbers are free from a mobile too
WheresMeNuts
28 Jul 17#19
Who uses house phones in 2017 lol
JusticeForThe96 to WheresMeNuts
28 Jul 171#24
Mine rang twice last weekend.
Took me about to hour to realise what the noise actually was :smile:
ollie87 to WheresMeNuts
28 Jul 17#31
"OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU USE X IN [INSERT CURRENT YEAR]"
As you well know nearly all BT Openreach installed broadband connections need a phone line. Since you're paying for it you might as well have a phone plugged in, as 0800 numbers, etc for calling companies are free.
deanpaulwalker
28 Jul 17#30
This should be on every call provider free of charge anyway so!
lawsonoswal
28 Jul 171#13
Shame there isn’t something similar for your mobile. Sick of having people call me saying “our records indicate you’ve been in a car accident”
badgerrules to lawsonoswal
28 Jul 173#14
I just reply in a shocked voice "HAVE I?!? was I ok?"
shagx to lawsonoswal
28 Jul 171#25
If you have a smartphone look st the app truecaller.
Xippi to lawsonoswal
28 Jul 17#29
Try this. Been using it a while now and find it pretty good
it would be just as easy for BT and the others to block these numbers for everyone but i guess they still want to make money from them for their calls
bojangles
28 Jul 17#20
I register with TPS & report every single one of them. Cant say I have had a call for about 3 months now. I also block the number.
bojangles
28 Jul 17#18
or just unplug your phone & stick to using a mobile
muckspreader1
28 Jul 17#9
Anything bt isnt worth having.Absolute shambles of a company.
escortboy to muckspreader1
28 Jul 171#17
Agree with you 1000%.
I've signed up to them for 12 months though as they were really cheap. Will be switching away from them straight after though!
(Effective cost of £11 p/m for unlimited 52mb fibre with unlimited weekend calls) I'm hoping they don't make any profit from me at that price..
ollie87
28 Jul 173#16
Yeah I can help you meant to say:
"Can anyone translate this? Anyone?"
lawsonoswal
28 Jul 17#15
Haha
Bargainsmakemehappy
28 Jul 171#11
For those of you on talktalk, I believe this service is offered for free.
jordanc93 to Bargainsmakemehappy
28 Jul 17#12
Not sure if talk talk do offer same service as cant see anything on website other than number blocking. These services offered by sky, bt and plusnet use a central managed list of most common spam numbers and auto block them for you. Sky's talk shield goes a step further by screening every call for you asking them their name and then playing the name to you at which point you can accept their call or block which is something you only used to be able to do on truecall BT dect phones.
rickj
28 Jul 172#10
Any translation ?......Any one ?
rheumatoid
27 Jul 172#1
PN offer same but without web based mgt
Thar to rheumatoid
28 Jul 17#8
How do I set that up please?
Stimpington
28 Jul 174#7
'I see the problem Gramps, this is the Sky remote'
NIgelK
27 Jul 17#6
It's called Sky Shield when you go to Sky
aninginaneana
27 Jul 171#5
I ordered this last time, then had a big row with BT as they treated this as a new contract, tying me in for another 12 months!
NIgelK
27 Jul 17#3
Also Sky talk now do the same sort of thing.
Anon32 to NIgelK
27 Jul 17#4
Post it then! Am due sky once my bt runs out! Just bag the new customer onky deals every time
Opening post
Got to be worth a punt as it is for free! And good if you use BT Basic
So added thus free service and
BT Call Protect - 'How to...' guide
BT Call Protect helps to prevent unwanted nuisance calls. By managing your settings, you can decide which calls you want to send to a junk voicemail.
Customers with this service can send calls to their junk voicemail by setting the preferences below:
BT Blacklist - We've identified a list of nuisance callers. Calls from these numbers will be sent to your junk voicemail. Our blacklist will significantly cut the amount of unwanted calls you get. We’ll turn it on by default when you get BT Call Protect
Personal Blacklist - You can add the last call you answered from your home phone, or any other phone number at http://www.bt.com/mybt - Inclusive extras to your own blacklist. This means that any future calls from those numbers also go to your junk voicemail. This feature will also be automatically switched on, but won’t have any numbers until you add some
Individual Call Types - You can choose to send all calls from certain categories to your junk voicemail. The three call types are:
✓ International numbers
✓ Withheld numbers
✓ Unrecognised numbers (shown as 'unavailable' on caller display or on 1471)
If you don't already have BT Call Protect you can order it online at: http://www.bt.com/callprotect
Once you've got it, you can manage all your settings online via http://www.bt.com/mybt> or from your home phone by dialling 1572, which is free.
Click on the links below to find any help you need:
Getting started
Accessing the portal (My BT & BT App)
Top comments
'I see the problem Gramps, this is the Sky remote'
"Can anyone translate this? Anyone?"
Latest comments (40)
Kept it plugged in for some reason, but never got to it in time hahaha
I don't need someone to check my personal injury history though, so i'm okay.
If your under 50 you will more than likely not use a house phone & so the only ones worried about spam phone calls are those over 50........just saying (gets the fishing rod out)
Took me about to hour to realise what the noise actually was :smile:
As you well know nearly all BT Openreach installed broadband connections need a phone line. Since you're paying for it you might as well have a phone plugged in, as 0800 numbers, etc for calling companies are free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mistergroup.muzutozvednout&hl=en_GB
ArrrrrrrGGGHHHHhhh... I can feel the blood drain from my tapping fingers and the screen in front tells me to smash my face against it repeatedly...
It Works! It Works!
Or "No accident, I had to swerve all over the road before I hit the ****."
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/stop-nuisance-calls-touch-a-button-with-bt-s-new-free-call-protect-2600968?p=30693402
I've signed up to them for 12 months though as they were really cheap. Will be switching away from them straight after though!
(Effective cost of £11 p/m for unlimited 52mb fibre with unlimited weekend calls) I'm hoping they don't make any profit from me at that price..
"Can anyone translate this? Anyone?"
'I see the problem Gramps, this is the Sky remote'