Questions about methods to block or otherwise handle calls from specific phone numbers.
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How can I reliably screen or block callers on a number-by-number basis?
Last night I got a telemarketing call on my Verizon Droid X. I was horrified, to say the least. I absolutely do NOT want telemarketers wasting my time and minutes with their B.S.
I looked into ...
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Call blocking with spoken message?
Does anyone know of a call blocker that will let you create a voice message for blocked calls?
What I want is to block calls from hidden numbers. This is almost always salespeople so I want to just ...
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Any apps that will allow me to set a profile that only allows emergency calls through?
I work third shift so I sleep during the day but I get calls all day long so I shut my ringer off. I would like to be able to set a couple phone numbers that can ring through no matter what. Using ...
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Block incoming and outgoing calls and texts
I have a strange request.
Does anyone know of an app that can block incoming AND outgoing calls and texts from certain numbers as well as be password protected (e.g. you need a password to edit, ...
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Withheld, unknown or new number filtering - by asking caller to state their name
How can I make my phone do the following if the number is unknown:
Answer the phone
Play a message that says "As you are calling from an unknown number, please State your name"
Record their reply
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How can I distinguish important calls?
I'm a freelancer and have a somewhat erratic work schedule, so it is rather difficult for me to tell people at which times I'm available, which means that occasionally people call me while I'm at a ...
