Hi,
Such a voice broadcasting service is not going to be done by BT because
at the current time the charge for the 1571 service is free, and so this
would initiate message transfer to people freely. Also people who
received the messages would need to use the compatible 1571 service - I
don't use this, so it wouldn't work.
However, on my work answerphone which uses a Cisco Unity voicemail box,
we have this feature, and I also have this feature on my Vonage IP
telephone line.
Andrew.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ray's Home
Sent: 05 November 2005 11:23
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: BT Answer 1571 Linked Mobile Service - and, Can
you circulate messages by phone?
Sorry Jim to have caused some confusion over the BT 1571 service. I had
assumed that the option of setting up the mobile text alert had been
roled out nationally and that everyone already subscribed to 1571 had
been alerted, as I was one or two days ago.
What happened on my line was that a message from BT was left on the 1571
service alerting me that this service was available and that if I
pressed the star key, or it might have been 6, I could set the service
up. I did this and was prompted to confirm the number I was phoning
from, (You must not have your number hidden for your number to be
identified by the service; if your number is normally hidden then
dialing 1470 before dialing 1571 will reveal your number.)
Having confirmed my number I was invited to enter my mobile number
followed by hash. The number is voiced back to you for confirmation
purposes. that should be it. You are charged for the service per text
forwarded.
Now, however, I find that pressing keys other than the usual 1571 keys
doesn't bring up the mobile text linking service. I imagine that I
probably have to turn it off via the internet option. I am leaving my
original message intact in this message so you can discover what BT says
on the web about this service.
Maybe I'll have to repeat my question about broadcasting voice messages
over the phone, al la email, using a new thread, but it did seem to tie
in nicely with the subject of the latest 1571 extended service.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "jim"
| Hi Ray, I've just checked 1571, no way of linking to mobile from
there. It
| doesn't offer you anyway of setting it up, can you be more specific?
| Regards.
| Jim.
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Ray's Home"
|
| > Bt's 1571 has been able to link to your mobile number to alert you
to 1571
| > messages for a little time now. Bt have made turning on this
service
| > available via 1571 itself, and those having the service already
should
| > have got a message from BT telling them how to enable this feature,
and
| > its quite straight forward, all being done from the phone keypad.
(I'll
| > put a link to more about this service at the end of this message,
but that
| > only describes how to do it via the internet.)
| >
| > I wonder though, is there any service, landline or mobile, that
gives you
| > the option of leaving a message only, rather than waiting for the
phone to
| > be picked up first? in other words, the option to leave a message
and NOT
| > have the call intercepted by the phone being answered.
| >
| > I ask this because I've had the situation recently where an
organisation
| > has wanted to circulate its print impaired users with details of
| > forthcoming election of officers. Traditional arrangement is to
record a
| > short tape and circulate it. What a fag! Wouldn't it be so much
easier
| > to circulate the voice equivalent of an email via the phone? That
way you
| > could much more effortlessly get to those people who don't have
computers
| > or access to email, and quite a few haven't got a computer still.
| >
| > Here's the URL to the info I've tracked down about linking 1571 to
your
| > mobile:
| >
| >
http://www.btbroadbandvoice.com/bbv/help_and_support/faq/setup_call_feat
ures.html#cf11
| >
| >
| > Ray
| >
| > Personal emails: Email me at
| > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
| >
| >
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