Free!,but for how long. (BT's 'Free' Answer 1571 Service)

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Product:	BT's 'Free' Answer 1571 Service
Date:	31/01/02 (173 review reads)
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Advantages: Free

Disadvantages: Internet connections

Free!,but for how long.

The beauty of this service is its totally free (at the moment) and is very simple to initiate. Simply press 1571 and follow the automated confirmation process. And by pressing number one when told you have completed the sign up in around two minutes.
The answering service takes five working days to be set up on your phone and only works with BT numbers and landlines.

You know when you have been a credited the service because you hear a strange dial tone that you were told about on the sign up but quickly forgot. Once you panic has subsided that your phone is not up the swany, you just press 1571 to hear the message that dial tone is reminding you of
You have two options when the recorded message come on of deleting and saving.

On the whole it seems simple and free. But once the nation has signed up BT are sure to introduce a surcharge that could net them big bucks. Im sure they will do an AOL and make it five times as difficult to sign of the free service when the probation runs out.
I spent three days trying to get through to that IP provider and nearly smashed my BT phone in the process.

The problems I have had so far have been Internet based where the dialtone warning you of a message doesn’t allow sensitive modems to log on to your provider. Maybe its just our phoneline and its ironically btinternet that we are using.

You need to delete or save the message to get rid of that message warning and hit the button a couple of time to get a clean tone back.
Maybe that unfortunate glitch will be ironed soon and I presume that people can leave messages while im online. Which was the main reason for having the 1571.Oh and the fact that it’s free.

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