0845602111

This telephone number has been persistently calling me every 20 minutes.

Received an SMS text from this number telling me that my mobile phone had been stolen. It hasn't.  My landline is not with B T. Do I need to take any action?

This number calls with an automated number about 6 times a day - this morning at 7.00 - but what can be done and what is done about it? Looking at these posts it has been going on for 6 years.

You could grasp the basic concept that this number is a perfectly legitimate BT text to voice service and then call the 0800 number (mentioned on numerous occasions elsewhere in this thread) and turn the option 'off' on your landline account ...

The service is used by quite a few different landline Service Providers.     It would be worth checking your own ISP's website to see how they use it and perhaps change the settings.

This is the BT spiel about the service.   Note that they confirm it is also used by other Companies.  Also note that phone subscribers have been  automatically  OPTED-IN to the service for many years, whether they know it or not.

"Stop unwanted texts and text to speech calls

You may occasionally receive text messages on your home phone. These can either appear as a text message, or will be translated into speech using an electronic voice. Find out more about BT Text messages, and what to do if you don't want to receive them.

   More about
   What is BT Text – and why have I received a text message call?

   Somebody you know may have sent a text message to your phone instead of calling you. This can be confusing if you're unaware of this service or if the message came at a strange time of day.
   How will I know it's a text call?
       If you have a text enabled phone and BT's Caller Display service, your phone will let you know when you have received a text message – and you'll be able to read the message on your phone screen
       If you don't have BT's Caller Display service or haven't previously registered with BT Text, you'll receive your text messages as automated voice messages (text to speech)
       Texts from BT landlines can always be identified by number on Caller Display or after dialling 1471 will detail 0845 602 1111 as the number that called you.
   How do I know who sent the message?

   The telephone number of the person who sent the message will usually be shown in the BT Text delivery message. Occasionally, someone may send you a message in error intending this for someone else.
   I don't like receiving BT Text messages on my landline – how can I opt-out?

   Dial 0800 587 5252 (the text message options line for BT) – you must dial this from the landline you want to stop receiving text messages on.
       Please listen carefully to the initial recording, which will then give you 5 options to amend the curfew period on your line (so you don't receive texts or text to speech messages).
       You can either set a curfew between specific times of the day or you can opt-out of receiving text messages altogether.

   During the call you will be presented with the following curfew options;
       Standard curfew: turn off messages sent between 11pm to 8am
       Watershed curfew: turn off messages sent between 9pm to 9am
       Late night curfew: turn off messages sent between Midnight and 6am
       Turn off receiving ALL messages
       Anytime (no curfew): allows you to receive text to speech messages at anytime of the day or night

   Please Note: other communications providers also offer text to speech services. We suggest you ring the number left on Caller Display or 1471 to identify the number to call for other providers' Text to Speech services."

WATCH OUT - automated message received. Suggested that a text message was sent whichsounded like a family number. It said to press 1. I Pressed 1 and very quick 3 second garbled message sounded like you have been charged £70+ - then it went on to say if you want to hear message again press one again - press 2 to save. when I hit re--dial it gave an entirely different number 0845602111. checking TPS it said dont use this line. Can anyone help?

Received several calls to my landline from 08456021111 which turned out to be the BT message recording service. Apparently I'd been left a message by someone unknown to me with the mobile no. 07537415266. This is a vodaphone number. If it was someone important/relevant to me they'd call my mobile (I seldom use my landline). I haven't called the vodaphone number, so I haven't a clue who it is, or what their message was about.

I've now followed the instructions given in Tam's post (4th Sept), and hopefully this will stop the calls.    

Received call at 22.42 hours sunday. Not pleased so late. Did not reply and cancelled call.

called to say tht I had an appointmtnet on 7 Nov with Lloyd.

This number has call me in the morning, but i don't know the number.

this number calls meat 1pm im fuming

Thanks.  Saved me a lot of grief.  Rang the 0800, and chose options to switch off SMS receiving.

This is the official BT service to read out a text message that has been sent to your landline. Probably one of your friends texted you but chose the landline number out of their contacts list instead of the mobile number.

You got the story OK but the wrong number! Take a butchers at 0845 602 1111 which has 180-odd pages or 3,800 something posts (many as misguided, confused and misleading) as this set appears to be.

ringing all day saying its a bit text I'm telephone preference and don't want these calls

This number telephoned my number 22 times today sat 07/11/2015,totally unacceptable,i have an answer phone so i do not answer calls unless i have asked for a call,or i know the person ringing

Had a call after midnight.
Took me a while to answer. Just silence.
Will block this one.

Christmas morning nuisance call 2am and again 8am and 830am!!!!
Who the heck do they think they are !

note the extra digit (there are four "1"s) - guess it one of your friends sending Christmas text to your home phone number in error. It happens. You'll live.