09-23-2009, 05:23 PM

My Android phone (G1) allows me to add certain numbers to a blacklist. Text messages get blacklisted and voice calls get sent straight to voicemail. I was very impressed.

09-23-2009, 05:26 PM

If anyone is JailBroken there is an app called iBlackList, works perfect, you can even block certain numbers from texting you.

04-15-2010, 05:13 PM

Okay. I have the app! Go to iTunes Store...get to Applications..in Search box type in Blacklist. Download the app ($1.99..and well worth it!). Sync to your iPhone. You can now type in the numbers you want blocked and sync with all the unwanted tele-marketing numbers that are now able to call you on your cell phone.

05-06-2010, 05:21 AM

That blacklist app works, thanks for sharing.

07-12-2010, 04:53 PM

I don't know if anyone mentioned this, but you can actually block any number with Google Voice! Just type in any amount of numbers you want to block and they'll receive a "This number has been disconnected" dialogue.

Dig it

07-14-2010, 07:45 AM

Try YouMail. Great service. I use the free account and there is a pro account that you pay for as well.

The free account allows you to add contacts, and ditch certain phone numbers. Meaning they can still call you but you let it go to YouMail voicemail. You can set up the voicemail to have custom greetings for individual numbers. What ditch means is when the greeting ends, the call is ditched and the person on the other line is not able to leave a voicemail. I have used a custom AT&T "This number is no longer in service" custom greeting for certain phone numbers that I know are junk calls.

The only drawback is you lose visual voicemail on the iPhone because all your incoming calls are forwarded to your YouMail account. But they keep your voicemails in your account and you can listen to them on the web or in the free YouMail app in the app store. I have been using it for about three years now and prefer it to visual voicemail. Just a suggestion.

01-25-2011, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by savagehenry

Record 30 seconds of silence in Garage Band and make that your custom ringtone.... Might help for now.

Excellent idea! Here's an additional thing that I do for unwanted recurrent numbers: I create a new contact and name it "Spam" in company field. I assign it the "30 seconds of silence" ringtone (you can also use a specific ringtone for spam, like one that is very quiet or whatever). Anytime I get a call from an unwanted source, I just add it to my "Spam" contact. Viola! All those numbers just get added to that one simple contact and I never "hear" from them again!

01-25-2011, 03:02 PM

slightly off topic but, I haven't had my iPhone 4 long, and I have noticed that some missed calls in the recent section, are shown as blocked. Does this mean the number is withheld by the caller?

01-26-2011, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by neilf

slightly off topic but, I haven't had my iPhone 4 long, and I have noticed that some missed calls in the recent section, are shown as blocked. Does this mean the number is withheld by the caller?

That is correct.

03-16-2011, 03:07 PM

I just bought a Verizon iPhone 4. I had previously owned a Palm. I had blocked a certain phone number through the spam controls on my Verizon account page. I started receiving calls again after I bought the iPhone. I went to my account page & found that the option to block calls was no longer there. The only option available was blocking unwanted e-mails. I called Verizon & was informed that the option was not available on the iPhone. I told him it should not be a function of the phone, but of the phone SERVICE. He agreed & said I'd have to contact Apple or download some 3rd Party app. I called Apple & was informed that there was no way to block unwanted calls on the iPhone. Are there apps available where I don't have to "jailbreak" the phone? I don't use the phone internet a lot. I am a contractor who cannot & will not use a client/employer's internet. I already have the number listed on the registry. I googled it & the number is reported as spam (some fake drug company) that calls & hangs up, which has been going on several times a day. I will try several of your recommendations here. Thanks.

03-16-2011, 04:15 PM

I assign the contact as "DO NOT ANSWER", so when the number calls, I wont answer. Simple, but it works for me.

03-16-2011, 06:33 PM

Same here... DNA1, DNA2, DNA3, etc....

03-16-2011, 06:41 PM

Thanks. I downloaded a silent ring tone, synced it to my iPhone, made up the contact "Spam" and assigned it the ringtone. Thanks for the suggestions. All this work. Verizon DOES offer a Call Blocking option, but not on this phone. Amazing, stupid crap.

Nancy

03-17-2011, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by A15P

No wireless carrier has the ability to block individual numbers from calling you or texting you. You can either block all calls or texts or none at all

Actually you can on Verizon if you buy the parental controls package. Of course thats with a non-iPhone though.

03-17-2011, 10:29 AM

I was able to block calls on my Verizon Palm. That's how I noticed the problem with the iPhone to begin with. I've only owned it for a few days, and the number I had blocked started re-appearing. I went on-line to My Account-Spam Controls and saw that the block option was no longer there. There was a text block option still available, however.