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Rhodyspit75

Rhodyspit75

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Does anyone know how to block unwanted cell phone calls from a plain old cell phone. My wife and I are receiving 4 0r 5 calls daily from the same number. Sometimes we answer and get a computor selling alarm systems sometimes nothing. I have a Droid and blocked all callers not in my contacts. My wife still gets called several times , same number. Any ideas?
 
Not good news I'm afraid. I've spent a year trying to figure this out, and have learned you can block a few individual numbers, but the marketers use dozens (hundreds) of numbers, calling through computer calling systems.

You can't block them all.

Usually, you can block up to a dozen or so, but as they change their number, good luck in blocking them all.

If all your calls are definitely from the same number, you can block it. But how do you know the number that shows on the Caller ID is actually the number they're calling from? And if you block that one number, they'll probably just use another from their "pool".

Oh the stories I could tell ...

One technique: completely turn off the ringer, and let callers leave a message. Then call them back if you want. Nine times out of ten, marketers don't leave a message.

Tom
 
With my AT&T plan I can log into my account online and put numbers in a list which will be blocked.
 
Thanks gentlemen, I was able to block numbers through my Verizon online account.It has only been one persistant number so maybe that will work. I like the feature on my Droid that lets me only receive calls from contacts. I just have to remember to not give my cell number when someone needs a phone number.
 
NutmegCT said:
One technique: completely turn off the ringer, and let callers leave a message. Then call them back if you want. Nine times out of ten, marketers don't leave a message.

Tom
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I normally do this, but right now my cell phone number is on the "For Sale" sign on our campground unit we are selling in the Poconos, so I need to answer in case it is really a buyer. But since I have been having problems with a company from Oregon using the 503 area code, I do not answer any 503 numbers right now. I hope to sell the unit soon (if anyone is interested, it is really a good deal) so I can just revert to my "I hear nothing" routine...
 
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