Potential new referral - 'Choose to Refuse' query

[#1]

I have a potential new referral for BB and Home Phone, who is prevaricating only because she is currently using the free trial period of BT's 'Choose to Refuse' service to avoid a malicious caller.
Digital Care's Alex Rolls advised in this thread that PN's 'Choose to Refuse' is available free for three months and chargeable at £2/month thereafter.
Can anyone advise if this still applies?

[#2]

Hi 4C,
Yes, it's still available. Once the first 3 months are up though it's charged quarterly rather than monthly so it's £6 every three months rather than £2 every month.

[#3]

Thanks Matt. 
I'll pass on the good news.

[#4]

ps
Just out of academic interest - with Choose to Refuse in operation, does the caller get a recorded announcement, Number Unobtainable tone, or something else?

[#5]

I believe they'll get a standard ring tone until the call is either answered or refused, when it's refused they hear a message saying the call has been blocked.

[#6]

OK Matt, thanks again.

[#7]

Pity it doesn't block international calls
How does it work with "Number Unobtainable" such as number withheld or someone phoning via a PBX - does the "xx" feature work in both cases

[#8]

If plus Net could block the International calls my inlaws would switch to you tomorrow and pay over the odds for the service.
They are so fed up that I now answer International calls for them and tell them that they have call a funeral parlour - its the only way to get them off the phone and to start to get the number removed from their lists.
So plus net - is there any chance this feature could be introduced and if not can you explain what the technical reason is behind it as I am very curious to know

[#9]

Hi BRABUS,

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is there any chance this feature could be introduced and if not can you explain what the technical reason is behind it as I am very curious to know

It's not something our suppliers offer as a call feature, such things are determined by them and not by ourselves I'm afraid. Besides, in all honesty I can't imagine that would be a very popular call feature to offer.

[#10]

I've been looking at these  http://www.truecall.co.uk/
I've read a lot of good reports about them, in a number of internet forums.
Regards  Nick

[#11]

Re: the “International Calls” - I have Caller Display and, if it indicates such a call, I never take it - I leave the phone’s Answering device to click in - and no-one ever leaves a message!    On the one occasion I answered the phone (without checking the screen message) - I knew, from the amount of noise from the Call Centre that I didn’t need to speak to them!

[#12]

My problem is I have a daughter who lives in Spain and one in Ireland and even though I pay for caller ID it only says International, so I don't know if its them or one of the many cold calls I get every day. I wish PN would change this so I could see their numbers.

[#13]

Is it that British telephone service providers do not display the numbers or that the overseas telephone service providers do not supply them?

[#14]

Probably that the foreign service does not have that ability. When I receive such calls, if I am not busy I like to string them along, if I am busy I just hang up.