This is BT's own ludicroulsy pointless text-to-call system. Presumably this is one of BT's "services" which BT thinks is being useful. In reality it just annoys people. Any reference numbers contained in these robot-toned message are converted to real numbers, which adds an extra craziness to the whole thing.
Who called me from 08456021111? This phone number belongs to BT and is used for BT Text, a service used to send text messages from mobile to landline. If you are not registered in BT's Caller Display service, you will get your text as a voice message.
This appears to be "BT Text". Presumably, someone has sent a text message to your non-text enabled landline phone. If you didn't have an answering machine, it would probably have simply called you later. But now, as far as they are concerned, you've already heard the message.
The best way to find out who called you from a phone number is to use a reverse phone lookup service such as TruthFinder, Intelius, Instant Checkmate, Spokeo, or BeenVerified. A reverse phone lookup is a simple, quick way to find information about the owner of a phone number.
It is possible for someone to find your location by texting you if they have access to your phone's location information or if you share your location with them. For example, if you receive a text message with a link to a location, clicking on the link could allow the sender to track your location.
How do I switch the Voice Text feature with BT Text on or off? If you don't want to receive Voice Texts type *1# and send to 00000.
Text message or SMS phishing—also called “smishing”—occurs when scam artists use deceptive text messages to lure consumers into providing their personal or financial information.
Re: calls/messages from 08456021111
Spoofed numbers are unsafe if you respond to the call, especially if you're invited to press a number to learn more. Provided that you preface the number with 141 to avoid divulging yours, calling back to try to identify the source is secure enough.
Just dial Text store 0845 602 1111 to listen to the spoken text messages. Please remember that we can only save messages here for 24 hours. If you want to be in complete control and save spoken text messages, it may be worth getting an answer phone or the free BT Answer 1571 service.
What is BT Text? BT Text allows you to send and receive text (SMS) messages to and from other landlines, and mobile phones. It means if you don't have a mobile phone you can join in sending and receiving texts. If you're on pay-as-you-go mobile and you run out of credit you can still stay in touch.
Protecting yourself. The customers spoken to say they had to argue with their phone providers at first, but they now see it as a scam. If you receive a call from a suspicious 0845 or 0843 number, make a note of it and check your next mobile phone bill.
BT Call Protect sends calls to a junk voicemail rather than actually blocking them. Recorded messages can be listened to by dialling 1572 from your home phone. If you'd like to receive calls from a number that's been sent to your junk voicemail, you can add them to your 'VIP list'. Calls to 1572 are free.
That said, people use landline texting for personal communications with their friends and family as well as for business purposes. Landline texting also supports mass texting – sending the same message to various phone numbers.
Block a conversation
Open the Messages app . On the Home screen, touch and hold the conversation you want to block. OK.
If you receive three kisses in a text message, someone is trying to let you know how much they care about you or how much they have feelings for you in a romantic and/or sexual manner. Three kisses suggest that the other person might like you.
XX is a sweet, romantic gesture that indicates 2 kisses.
Basically, the other person is indicating that you're important to them and they either really love you, or they really want to smooch. If someone uses a lot of XXs but they use them with everybody, it's a big sign that they aren't being flirty.
No—unless you hit a link included in the text. To avoid getting hacked, do not hit any link that comes with a text or email—unless you are absolutely sure of the sender's identity.
Go to Settings – Applications – Manage Applications or Running Services, and you may be able to spot suspicious looking files. Good spy programs usually disguise the file names so that they don't stand out but sometimes they may contain terms like spy, monitor, stealth, and so on.
Regardless of whether you use an iPhone or an Android smartphone, it is possible for someone to install spyware onto your phone that secretly tracks and reports on your activity. It's even possible for someone to monitor your cell phone's activity without ever even touching it.