You have reached the BT 1571 answering service again!!!!!! (BT's 'Free' Answer 1571 Service)

Member Name: fireball2002xl

Product:	BT's 'Free' Answer 1571 Service
Date:	11/01/03 (5193 review reads)
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Advantages: Its free!!!!!!!!

Disadvantages: You cant change thew greeting

Finally, a convincing way to stop being nagged to get off the internet because somebody MIGHT be ringing.

BT have come up with a very good service for there customers. In the services early stage it was not so reliable, and many customers were unsure whether it would be a success or failure! However, a year on, and the 1571 service is still running, and damn good it is too!

You can carry on talking/surfing for hours without worrying that somebody is phoning and best of all Its free, so you don't have to go out and buy an answering machine which could be knocked, dropped or even stolen..

The caller pays even if he/she doesn't leave a message, which for a mobile could mean upto 10p as some networks have minimum charges per call!

BT have surely come up with a hit this time! To activate this service on your phone is just call 1571! It's simple, and yes BT customers, FREE!

1571 can store upto 10 messages, all with a maximum length of 2 minutes. A start stop dial tone will be heard when there is a message on 1571, so you know when you have a new message. Another great part of the service is that you will not be able to connect back upto the internet if you have a 1571 message on that same line, and yes, this is because of the funky dialtone!

Although this is a free service I have been informed that you can pay to have your own recorded message, but this is only an extra to personalise the service!

Final thought is, it's free, and it works, so you might aswell get it!

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