French Caller Display doesn't work in UK

DavidG

I bought a Siemens Gigaset 3015 DECT phone when I lived in
Switzerland and I now use it in the UK. The language is French, and
so I presume it was built for the French market. I have subscribed
to Caller ID from BT and I know it's enabled because I have a
separate Caller Display device, which is working fine. However, i
don't see any Caller ID on the Gigaset handset. Do I take it that
the French (Swiss) system is incompatible with the UK? I am tempted
to buy a new base station from Germany - but then the question would
be: is the German Caller ID system compatible? Any views?

David


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Peter Andrews

"DavidG" <> wrote in message
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>I bought a Siemens Gigaset 3015 DECT phone when I lived in
> Switzerland and I now use it in the UK. The language is French, and
> so I presume it was built for the French market. I have subscribed
> to Caller ID from BT and I know it's enabled because I have a
> separate Caller Display device, which is working fine. However, i
> don't see any Caller ID on the Gigaset handset. Do I take it that
> the French (Swiss) system is incompatible with the UK? I am tempted
> to buy a new base station from Germany - but then the question would
> be: is the German Caller ID system compatible? Any views?
>
> David
>
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There are two systems in use in the UK, I say 'systems' as there is no
defined standard - it is entirely up to your provider what he uses (Ofcom do
not regulate it). One system is used by BT and the other, a derivative of
the US Bell Core standard, is used by the cable operators, but they also use
the BT system - it is entirely dependant upon their switch provider in each
location, e.g. in Birmingham Virgin Media use both systems as they have both
NT DMs 100 and Marconi System X switches. (I have a copy of the cable
operators specification if you want it).

However as you have a BT line you will need to purchase a BT compatable
phone - Argos, Dixons, Currys, etc. It is unlikely that a German one would
work.

Peter

Andy Burns

On 06/10/2007 15:24, Peter Andrews wrote:

> There are two systems in use in the UK, I say 'systems' as there is no
> defined standard

It may not be an ETSI standard, but it is a BT standard

see SIN#227 and SIN#242

Herman

"Peter Andrews" <.uk> wrote in message
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> "DavidG" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I bought a Siemens Gigaset 3015 DECT phone when I lived in
>> Switzerland and I now use it in the UK. The language is French, and
>> so I presume it was built for the French market. I have subscribed
>> to Caller ID from BT and I know it's enabled because I have a
>> separate Caller Display device, which is working fine. However, i
>> don't see any Caller ID on the Gigaset handset. Do I take it that
>> the French (Swiss) system is incompatible with the UK? I am tempted
>> to buy a new base station from Germany - but then the question would
>> be: is the German Caller ID system compatible? Any views?
>>
>> David
>>
>>
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>
> There are two systems in use in the UK, I say 'systems' as there is no
> defined standard - it is entirely up to your provider what he uses (Ofcom
> do not regulate it). One system is used by BT and the other, a derivative
> of the US Bell Core standard, is used by the cable operators, but they
> also use the BT system - it is entirely dependant upon their switch
> provider in each location, e.g. in Birmingham Virgin Media use both
> systems as they have both NT DMs 100 and Marconi System X switches. (I
> have a copy of the cable operators specification if you want it).
>
> However as you have a BT line you will need to purchase a BT compatable
> phone - Argos, Dixons, Currys, etc. It is unlikely that a German one
> would work.
>
> Peter

Just for information, I have a rebadged Siemens phone (BT branded) which
seems to be compatible with just about every system in Europe. I always
assumed that Siemens did this as standard, but maybe not...

Andrew Gabriel

In article <>,
Andy Burns <.uk> writes:
> On 06/10/2007 15:24, Peter Andrews wrote:
>
>> There are two systems in use in the UK, I say 'systems' as there is no
>> defined standard
>
> It may not be an ETSI standard, but it is a BT standard
>
> see SIN#227 and SIN#242

Actually, it's also an ETSI standard. The ETSI standard
covers a few of the different methods used in the EU,
including BT's.

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