Re: Device for barring unauthorised phone calls

[David Greaves <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark McCall wrote:

> > continued to make them by calling the operator.
>
> Seems a bit of a glaring chasm in BTs banning service!

Seems like a glaring chasm in parental control to me ;)

I can imagine the scene:
You: Please unblock the service, I need to call the weatherline
Operator: Sorry sir, that service is blocked.
You: But I want to unblock it
Operator: But how do I know you are who you say you are?
You: Well, I just am.
Operator: Could you take your passport to the local police station and
have them call me...
You: I just want to make a phone call
Operator: Yes, well, it's like this sir. Some people out there can't be
trusted to wipe their own bottoms - if you know what I mean sir - so
although it makes life really difficult for the rest of us we have to
treat you all like low grade morons. No offence sir.

And as for the £2000 bill - I guess you'd like BT to 'absorb' it - which
is of course a euphimism for 'spread it around the rest of their
customers'.

Just out of interest how much would you or Malcolm like to pay?


On a related note I noticed there was a story in the Register recently
where BT just pro-actively blocked some numbers associated with the
premium rate dial-up scams.
What happened? The scam companies sued them and the regulatory rules
forced them to restore the service.

David