Blocking Numbers (BT)

Tommy B · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:10

Is there an easy way of phoning up BT and getting them to block a certain number from being able to make calls to my land line?

I'm sorry for asking on here but BT's website is about as helpful as a fishnet condom.

Cheers,

yhack · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:11

I think you just ring BT and they charge you to block a number.

Tommy B · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:12

I wonder if there are any gadgets out there which do it for you?

As in automatically hang up.

Glaucus · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:14

the easiest way is to phone bt up, and for a few £ a month you can block something like 10 numbers, you simply press a key after that person has called.

As far as I know there's no free way.

Spuds · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:17

Tommy B said:
I wonder if there are any gadgets out there which do it for you?

As in automatically hang up.

I doubt it, all a caller would have to do is withold their number to get through

Dreadi · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:22

I keep getting some damn company ringing my mobile, it was automated and has only once played all the way through, telling me to ring back to here about the latest mobile phone deals, usually i dont get to answer it or its hangs up in seconds. Theres no way im ringing some random 0870 number but its getting on my ****! :mad:

Tommy B · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:26

Dreadi said:
I keep getting some damn company ringing my mobile, it was automated and has only once played all the way through, telling me to ring back to here about the latest mobile phone deals, usually i dont get to answer it or its hangs up in seconds. Theres no way im ringing some random 0870 number but its getting on my ****!

I think in the future we're going to have to all have premium rate numbers to deal with this. Friends and intentional calls can then claim the funds back. If they did this with emails, it would certainly put an end to spam.

Cold_And_Miserable · 9 Jul 2007 at 21:05

Spuds said:
I doubt it, all a caller would have to do is withold their number to get through

Is there an easy way to block all withheld number calls?

al123 · 9 Jul 2007 at 21:09

PanMaster said:
Is there an easy way to block all withheld number calls?

Yeh BT should be able to do it for you, although I’d imagine it’s a right pita if you have friends/family with withheld numbers

Immsy · 9 Jul 2007 at 21:24

al123 said:
Yeh BT should be able to do it for you, although I’d imagine it’s a right pita if you have friends/family with withheld numbers

Yep, anonoymous call reject. £12 every 3 months.

Spuds · 9 Jul 2007 at 23:50

Immsy said:
Yep, anonoymous call reject. £12 every 3 months.

ha ha, in that case it should certainly be possible to create some sort of gizmo that checks caller IDs and answers with a personalised '**** off' for any numbers you specify

Tommy B · 11 Jul 2007 at 12:34

I did it the old fashioned way and told the person in question (politely) to ******* off.