Comments on: You Can’t Block Calls on iPhone, So Creating a Blocked List is the Next Best Thing

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:12:14 +0000

Thanks for this tip! I just finished letting AT&T know how disappointed I was that I’d have to pay extra to safeguard my privacy. Meanwhile, GV just gives them the ‘this # is no longer in service” spiel. Nice!

By: D_Y

D_Y — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:43:48 +0000

No, you don’t get it, a certain number keeps calling you for junk stuff, and what they mean by blocking is to tell the phone to ignore that certain number and not show the incoming call

By: gavin

gavin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:33:48 +0000

This isn’t blocking a call! the phone still rings you just cant hear it.

an easier method is to create groups at icloud.com and set ‘do not disturb’ – allow calls from.

it is crazy that the iPhone doesn’t have this feature. i remember being able to do this on the Nokia over 10 years ago.

By: Wiley

Wiley — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:27:31 +0000

Samsung have signed up to an anti-bullying pledge which sees them add this feature as default.

By: Selena

Selena — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:58:28 +0000

I have Samsung galaxy blaze and call blocking is still a built in feature.

By: Sprint Customer

Sprint Customer — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:28:57 +0000

I am a Sprint customer and have an iPhone. I have been receiving unsolicited calls several times a day every day of the week (recently the frequency has been increasing) and I was about to tear my hair out. I never answer the calls – this does deter them for a while – but then they start over again from a different number. Finally found that Sprint offers their customers a block call function – just go to your my accounts and then to preferences and you’ll see an option to block voice calls. I input all the numbers I have received unwanted calls from in the past and I am now experiencing blessed silence for the first time in months. Oh and not to be negative but you need to remember that the scammers are everywhere and they are never going to quit. Thank you Sprint!

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:37:56 +0000

Unfortunately this app isn’t available in the UK

I really don’t know why you can’t block calls on an iPhone. Prior to the smartphone era, I had three Samsung ‘slide-up’ phones, first the D500, then the D900 then the G600. All of these had the block calls (and texts) built right into the handset software. It was 2005 I got the D500. Look how things have moved on since then!

By: GoodScout

GoodScout — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:20:53 +0000

Download a Silent Ring ringtone, assign it to “Ignore This Call” and then you won’t even know they call!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:15:26 +0000

What about blocking txts? I have my txt display when phone is locked, easier to read a txt, but is there a way to not allow certain txts to be displayed?

By: stephen

stephen — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:36:49 +0000

AT&T does offer a blocking service for $5 for up to 30 numbers: http://www.att.net/smartcontrols-WirelessParentalControls. The caller just gets a recording and can’t get thru.

By: Petar Popov

Petar Popov — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:10:50 +0000

Well, this seems to be only in US + some other country.

In many countries only the caller is paying.

By: Viktor

Viktor — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:21:45 +0000

just tap the power Button twice for blocking incoming calls

By: Douglas Knows

Douglas Knows — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:35:18 +0000

Nope, and you can blame the phone companies for that. And why they don’t have a simple blocked calling feature in general. Why? Because more phone calls to your cellular plan means more minutes used means more money. It’s that simple.

By: Donald Eckhardt

Donald Eckhardt — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:52:17 +0000

Simple: just don’t answer blocked calls.

By: DCJ001

DCJ001 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:33:41 +0000

Google voice also allows me to selectively route specific callers to voicemail when the rest will ring my phone.