[access-uk] Re: BT Answer 1571 Linked Mobile Service - and, Can you circulate messages by phone?

  • From: "Andrew Ireland" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:36:04 -0000

Trace,

I have the talking caller ID from RNIB as well, and it works very
well.

Cobolt Systems have one that has better features.

http://www.cobolt.co.uk/cobs/product.asp?mscssid=BJUGB8WE7HE99GXNF1NX4
1V91MA1A67F&dept%5Fid=4&pf%5Fid=CallID

HTH

Andrew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Spring Flower
> Sent: 06 November 2005 18:14
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: BT Answer 1571 Linked Mobile
> Service - and, Can
> you circulate messages by phone?
>
>
> when I asked them at BT about caller display they didn't
> seem to know if it
> was free or if there were hidden charges and how a blind
> person could access
> such a thing, think the RNIB do a talking caller display
> don't they? can you
> use that with it?
>
> Trace
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 4:13 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: BT Answer 1571 Linked Mobile
> Service - and, Can you
> circulate messages by phone?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Answer 1571 is a complete rip-off to me as it just makes more calls
> terminate at answerphones - which BT rake in the money off on the
> minimum call charges.  They could have done it a lot better
> - i.e, given
> you a personalised greating, or at least given you the
> basic callminder
> option, but no that was extra too.  If you didn't already
> know, you can
> get caller display for free now if you register for BT
> privacy, though
> like everything else that is hidden behind several
> confusing web pages.
>
> Andrew.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ray's Home
> Sent: 06 November 2005 03:27
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: BT Answer 1571 Linked Mobile
> Service - and, Can
> you circulate messages by phone?
>
> Yes Karen, that's certainly right.  I've never been a
> subscriber to BT
> Broadband.  Also I've had 1571 for a few years now.  You do
> not have to
> reveal your number of course to use it, just like any other
> BT network
> service.  You only have to reveal your number when setting
> up the minked
> mobile text service.
>
> What peeves me about this service, and I should have
> thought about it
> when doing it, is that there seems to be no way of turning
> it on and off
> from your phone.  For that it looks as if you have to use
> the internet.
> Maybe switching mobile text linking on-off is reserved for
> the paid for
> 1471 service.
>
> Just as a comment, well, yes Andrew, you don't pay for 1571 as such;
> its thrown in with the line rental.  Given Bt's line rental
> rates these
> days, I'd say anything that increases the value for money
> of the rental
> fee has to be good.  We can only hope that with competition Bt might
> begin to see things this way and start bundling more
> services into the
> line rental rather than these rather silly paid-for
> additions.  After
> all, many of the things we pay for separately with BT are
> included in
> mobile line rentals.  Just my 2p's worth there, smile.
> Ray
>
> Personal emails:  Email me at
> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karen Burgess"
>
> | hi jim, ray and all
> |
> | no you don't, i received a message on my bt 1571 and
> don't subscribe
> to bt
> | broad band.  I moved house recently and the message was
> there when my
> new
> | line became active.
> |
> | Kaz
> |
> | Karen Burgess
> |
> | email:
> | Karen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |
> | msn messenger:
> | karenburgess70@xxxxxxxxxxx
> |
> | Skype: choccoholic
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "jim"
>
> |
> | > Ray, it seems like you have to subscribe to their
> broadband service
> to
> | > receive this link to mobile 1571 .service.
> | > Jim.
> | >
>
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