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TPG's range of services and features help you make the most out of your home phone.

Call Features & Services Description Rate
Call Barring Allows you to restrict certain call types that can be dialed from your home phone more Free
Number Display / Number Block Select whether you would like your caller identity blocked or displayed when calling other parties more Free
Call Waiting Notifies you of an incoming call on your home phone while you are already on a call. You can place your call on hold to answer the incoming call more Free
Call Forwarding Allows you to divert calls from your home phone number to a different number more Standard call rates apply to forwarded calls.
Caller ID Allows you to see the phone number of the person calling you on your home phone service (Only applicable on phones that supports Caller ID) more $0

Call Barring

Call Barring allows you to restrict certain call types that can be dialed from your home phone. You can choose to bar the following call types through the Home Phone Service Control Panel Tool within Your Account:
  • Outgoing national long distance calls (STD)
  • Outgoing calls to mobile phones
  • Outgoing international calls
Please note Call Forwarding features will not work if you have barred outgoing national long distance calls.
Pricing
This feature is free to customers on ADSL2+ Home Bundle Plans.
Activating This Service
This feature is ready to use and doesn't require activation. Log into Your Account to configure Call Barring through the Home Phone Service Control Panel Tool:
Call barring config

Number Display/ Number Block

With Number Display/Number Block, you can select whether you would like your phone number displayed or blocked when calling other parties.
Pricing
This feature is free to customers on ADSL2+ Home Bundle Plans.
Activating This Service
his feature is ready to use and doesn't require activation. Log into Your Account to configure Number Display/Number Block through the Home Phone Service Control Panel Tool:
Number display

Call Waiting

Call Waiting notifies you if someone is calling on your home phone while you are already on a call. You can place the first call on hold to answer the second incoming call, and switch back again. To use this feature your phone will need to have either the 'recall' or 'flash' button.
Pricing
This feature is free to customers on ADSL2+ Home Bundle Plans.
Activating This Service
This feature is ready to use and doesn't require activation.
Using This Service
If you hear a beep while on a call, you simply press the 'Recall' or 'Flash' button to switch to the second call. Once finished you simply press 'Recall' or 'Flash' button again to return to the original call.

Call Forwarding

Call Forwarding allows you to divert calls from your home phone number to a different number.
You have the options to forward the following call types:
  • All incoming calls
  • If no reply
Please note 'Divert if no reply' will not work if you have chosen to divert all incoming calls. Call forwarding to international numbers is not supported.
Pricing
Standard call rates apply to forwarded calls. Call forwarding for Bundles and Add-ons explained.
Activating This Service
This feature is ready to use and doesn't require activation. Log into Your Account to set up Call Forwarding through the Home Phone Service Control Panel Tool:
Call forwarding setup

Caller ID

Caller ID allows you to see the phone number of the person calling you on your home phone. This feature is only applicable on the phones that supports Caller ID. Please note not every number will show up, unlisted numbers, numbers blocked by the caller, international calls or calls from some areas within Australia will appear as PRIVATE or UNAVAILABLE.
Pricing
This feature is free to customers on ADSL2+ Home Bundle Plans.
Activating This Service
This feature is ready to use and doesn't require activation.