Caller ID

[nellystew]

Does anyone know if it's availiable in the Chelmsford CM1 area?

[jellybaby]

Originally Posted by weesteev

I cant tell you when areas are being upgraded but heres a list of phone switch areas that cannot get Caller ID... (all ex-C&W)

Ashford, Barnet, Bexleyheath, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bromley, Derby, Greenford, Hammersmith, Hersham, Hither Green, Ilford, Lewisham, Norwich, Papworth, Park Street, Peterborourgh, Portsmouth, Southmapton, Stoke, Waltham Park, Warrington, Watford, Wirral, Wythenshawe.

I dont believe the BT deal will change how quickly caller ID is rolled out, the upgrades are to be done in the street side cabinets and not on the phone switch themselves. Im not aware that the BT swotch management deal covers street furniture or anything beyond the telephone switch. If I get anymore info then i will be sure to let you guys know.

Peterborough does have Caller ID. I've had it over a year now

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Rats! I think Aylesbury counts as Watford so still no Caller Id. for me.

Well I called VM yesterday and they said that CLI (Caller Id.) is available in my area (Aylesbury/Watford) so I've had it activated (again) for £1.75 per month. They say that it can take 24 hours to come into effect but with three hours to go there's still nothing. Of course I may not have a compatible 'phone and stand-alone caller id. unit but both work fine on our BT line.

Any suggestions? Perhaps I'll send myself a text message.

[m419]

Send a text saying 'register' to 00000 and if you recieve it as a text then its working.

By the way it comes on 24 hours after on the dot not 3 hours earlier!

[saabmania2]

anyone know if caller display works in the brighton area yet??

[Guy T]

I did my 6 monthly check yesterday via the upgrade your services page on the website and was stunned to have my order for Caller display accepted - even more stunned to receive an email this morning at 07:30 saying it had been activated.
Totally unsurpised though when I called CS tonight to ask why it wasn't working to be told it's not available !!!! - the sales team had however managed to get it onto the billing system despite there being no chance of receiving the service.
Does anyone know when the DB1 switch is being upgraded to support CLID ??

[mykiemike]

Anyone know if its available in the PO12 Gosport area???

[AlabasterLyn]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Well I called VM yesterday and they said that CLI (Caller Id.) is available in my area (Aylesbury/Watford) so I've had it activated (again) for £1.75 per month. They say that it can take 24 hours to come into effect but with three hours to go there's still nothing. Of course I may not have a compatible 'phone and stand-alone caller id. unit but both work fine on our BT line.

Any suggestions? Perhaps I'll send myself a text message.

I just phoned CS as I am in Watford and have been waiting for years for Caller ID. I was told, yet again, it is not available here. Would be interested to see if yours does work though.

[LaupSavea]

I have just this morning spoken to customer services about CLI for KT17 area - in addition to telling me it still wasn't available they also told me that Virgin was looking to do away with CLI altogether so I was unlikely to get it ever.

[Felim_Doyle]

Still, it seems a bizarre thing to say that they may be doing away with CLI!!!

I was surprised to find out that my brother's phone line with UPC/Chorus/NTL in Dublin comes down the coax along with the TV and Broadband signals. I'm not talking about the Siamese twin cable used by VM with coax and four-pair telephone cable joined together but an actual digital signal on the coax that goes through a converter box which you plug your analogue lines into. That technology may do away with traditional exchange equipment altogether at some point although I suspect that it's a hybrid set-up at the moment.