Caller Display

[iAlex]

Has anyone else had this appear on their landline?

OK, I'm a massive gadget man and I'm not sure if this is down to plugging in a new handset or not but I have 4x Siemens Gigaset phones knocking around the house in the usual locations, kitchen (answerphone version), bedroom, living room and office and today I was given a Bang and Olufsen BeoCom 5 as a house warming present. I've been in the house for a while so its something that I'm certain was never there before.

However, the OH called me this evening and I noticed that her mobile number (and name as I'd inputted it) showed up on one of the Siemens. Further investigations and phone calls show that I appear to now have caller display which is excellent as it allows me to ignore calls from people now I know who is calling.

I didn't ask for it, thought it was a cost option from BT? Are they now rolling this out gratis or has the act of plugging the new handset in done something weird?

I always assumed it was network reliant rather than dependent upon the handset?

[Morningside]

I bloody love caller display. On our cheap BT one it also allows you to put names in it as well, so it gives you "Mr Jones" instead of "0347378 3463".
Trouble is, that you have to do this on each handset. They should have a central update system.

[blondini]

It has to be activated in the exchange software and there's no way into that from the line itself, but bear in mind that services can and do get added or removed in error. Now afaik the caller display service alone is still chargeable, but is available free as part of a different free package with strings. Go to this link and click on Home Phone Security Features, then BT Privacy at Home for more info:- http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProd...

Bottom line is it may have been added in error in which case you act casual say nothing, or you may have been signed up to BT Privacy at Home?

[bazking69]

At home, if I don't know the number and am not expecting a call it goes unanswered.