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BT Home Highway problem (by Neil Cooper on 19 Aug 2003, 5 replies)
First of all please excuse me if I am posting to the wrong groups.

My problem is I can connect to BT Openworld via Home Highway at 64Kbps and
my home page (BBC News) shows OK, but when I connect at 128Kbps I get " page ... (more)
Carphone launches Irish service (by {{{{{Welcome}}}}} on 22 Jun 2005, 3 replies)
Britain's Carphone Warehouse has launched its budget TalkTalk fixed-line phone
service in Ireland.

Europe's biggest mobile retailer said TalkTalk customers would be able to call ... (more)
Inter-tel Axxess PBX (by Wireless Reader on 23 Jun 2005, 5 replies)
Does anyone use one? Is it any good? Not a name I am familiar with in
the UK.

Thanks in advance. ... (more)
"BT Studio" phone - how to register handsets to base? (by Laurence Taylor on 23 Jun 2005, 1 reply)
I have BT "Studio" and a "Studio 100" DECT phones. Each of which works
perfectly well on their own respective base units.

I want to register both handsets to the same base (it doesn't matter ... (more)
international comp calls (by tracymidd on 23 Jun 2005, 15 replies)
Is there anyway to stop these calls, No kidding every single day (at
different times) once a day i get a international call, ( caller ID shows
details )
always a computerised voice saying something about a holiday etc. ( this has ... (more)
call progress tones in the UK and the Sipura-3K (by john-h on 23 Jun 2005, 6 replies)
Hello,

I just purchased a Sipura 3000 VOIP/PSTN gateway unit and am trying to use
it ehre in the UK. Unfortunately all of its default configuration ... (more)
Is this a freephone number: 00800 11201140? (by Volff on 23 Jun 2005, 7 replies)
As subject line. Neither the operator nor the International operator
seemed to be sure. ... (more)
PABX running on PC over LAN (by tony sayer on 23 Jun 2005, 1 reply)
Anyone here had any operational experience of such products as Swyx or
VoIPspeed these are programmes that run on a PC to replace a
conventional PABX service and use the PC with a headset/handset as the
phone?.. ... (more)
BT DECT 4016 handset question (by Roger on 24 Jun 2005, 4 replies)
Hello, I hope this is an appropriate place to seek advice on this, but
please disregard if not.

I've been using a DECT 4016 Executive for a couple of years and in the past ... (more)
BT TwinTalk on BT Callsign (by Duncan Newell on 25 Jun 2005, 2 replies)
Hi

Does anyone have any twin talks they use with call sign, if so a quick
question. ... (more)
BT EASICOM 200 data port (by Peter Crosland on 25 Jun 2005, 5 replies)
I would like to save, and if need be, restore the data in my Easicom 200.
Has anyone experience of the cabling and/or software for this? TIA

Peter Crosland ... (more)
Recommended replacement for BT Diverse 4016 Exec (by Frederick on 25 Jun 2005, 1 reply)
Thanks for the replies to my message regarding my failed 4016 unit. I've
not been able to fix it and need to purchase a replacement.

Would someone mind recommending something please. I've had two BT ... (more)
4P A MINUTE CALLS TO MOBILES FROM LANDLINES. (by Henry on 26 Jun 2005, 42 replies)
By dialling the access no 0844 428 46 46 you can now call from a BT
Landline, at any time, UK Mobiles including (07744) and 3, for just 4p
a minute. ... (more)
Line Emulator? (by Dr. Compynei on 26 Jun 2005, 8 replies)
Hi,

We are after a telephone line emulator for our PBX System. ... (more)
BT Studio 500 problem (by Livewire on 26 Jun 2005, 1 reply)
I've just got a BT Studio 500 DECT phone/answerphone.

The handset and base station won't talk to each other. The handset shows
the flashing "trying to connect to base station" icon, but never manages ... (more)
Switching off my line for no ringing (by Lobster on 26 Jun 2005, 13 replies)
In the Old Days, when we lived in a flat with one pulse-dial phone, when
we wanted to temporarily turn off the ringer you just clicked a switch
on the side of the phone, and Bob was your uncle. ... (more)
Choose to Refuse Anomaly? (by BJH on 27 Jun 2005, 6 replies)
Hi

I had a 'silent call' this morning so as I subscribe to 'Choose to Refuse'
I thought I'd give it a go. ... (more)
Where get fake background noises to use when on phone? (by Stefan. on 27 Jun 2005, 19 replies)
Where I can download background noises from to play on my PC so I can
fake my location when I am on the phone?

You know the sort of thing I mean: railway station noises, ... (more)
One.Tel knocking on doors - be warned (by Simon Ough on 27 Jun 2005, 3 replies)
Had a One.Tel rep knocking on my door this afternoon bleating on about how
great they are etc etc etc.

Told them I am now back on BT after a nasty experience with them, and they ... (more)
Pre-recorded "spam" - where to complain? (by Mary Pegg on 27 Jun 2005, 13 replies)
where do I complain about a UK company making pre-recorded
spam calls of the "press 1 now" variety? ... (more)
18866 - Can it be used by someone not on Internet? (by Chris on 28 Jun 2005, 2 replies)
18866 - Can it be used by someone not on Internet? ... (more)
Holidays in Florida (by Ian Bartholomew on 28 Jun 2005, 3 replies)
Some relations visited at the weekend and during the conversations they
cautioned us about the "dangers" of pressing 9 when receiving holiday offers
from Florida. Apparently the warnings of £50+ phone bills had been featured
quite heavily in their local press and at work. ... (more)
ISDN2 - Extending service (by Phil Partridge on 28 Jun 2005, 3 replies)
All,

Need to get an S bus ISDN2 about 160 metres from the 'box'.
Will this run OK over that length of CAT5? ... (more)
Siemens/BT - interchageable? (by Fizz on 28 Jun 2005, 1 reply)
I live in the UK but my parents live in Portugal. I bought them a Siemens
Gigaset 4000 cordless but the range is too weak to cover their entire home.
I want to buy a second-hand Repeater on eBAY but in the UK Siemens are not
available - only BT. I'm worried about buying a BT Diverse Repeater ... (more)
18866 - any disadvantages? (by Chris on 28 Jun 2005, 7 replies)
Now that 18866 offer DD, I'm thinking of risking it and signing up.
Any last-minute warnings?

I've read the thread about dialling 118866 by mistake; ... (more)
WWII Home-Guards and the GPO (by Russell W. Barnes on 28 Jun 2005, 3 replies)
Perhaps someone can enlighten me please, given the collective knowledge on
related subjects!

During WWII, the Workington Home-Guard was divided up into different ... (more)
Vodafone & mercedes - a technical Q (by ah on 28 Jun 2005, 3 replies)
Hi

There must be someone out there that can help me with this frustrating
problem. ... (more)
118 DQ (by Stickems. on 28 Jun 2005, 7 replies)
When I dial 118111, OneTel's DQ, on an NTL line I get a recorded
announcement saying that this service is unavailable on the NTL network.

Are they playing by the rules here? It looks to me like this is ... (more)
Extensions and adsl (by news003 on 29 Jun 2005, 2 replies)
I've just moved into a new flat and would like a bit of help with the
phone wiring if anyone would be willing.

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Energis outage in Midlands? (by TheMongKey on 29 Jun 2005, 4 replies)
Anybody having problems routing calls over Energis? We're having to prefix
everything with 1280 to avoid an engaged tone (Nottm. area).

TMK ... (more)
BT Relate 2100 and 1571 (by Peter Crosland on 29 Jun 2005, 4 replies)
I have just got myself one of these and everything works fine with one
exception. There is an LED that should illuminate when there is a callminder
message waiting. I assume that this is intended to work by detecting the
distinctive dial tone. It does not work. Could this be a broadband ... (more)
Question re Dialwise and NTL (by ted_radioham on 29 Jun 2005, 5 replies)
Dialwise quote 4p per minute to uk mobiles using 0844 428 46 46 number, I
have checked on NTL tariff and it looks like p11 charge band at 130.00pm,
wonder if anyone else checked or am I reading wrong please. ... (more)