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Old 25-02-2011, 16:16
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Hope this is the right place to post this?

Anyway I was just wondering if there were any mobiles that had the ability to block/reject numbers on them? And if it worked on a txt message too? Or can this only be done through your network?

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Old 25-02-2011, 16:18
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Hope this is the right place to post this?

Anyway I was just wondering if there were any mobiles that had the ability to block/reject numbers on them? And if it worked on a txt message too? Or can this only be done through your network?

Thanks!
Its not possible to block numbers or text messages.
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Old 25-02-2011, 16:18
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AFAIK mobile networks can't block numbers or anonymous calls.
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Old 25-02-2011, 16:22
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Thanks guys!

Just a friend seems to think someone has done this to her
But I had never heard of it before ?
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Old 25-02-2011, 16:38
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I'm pretty sure old Samsung phones allowed you to do this but I don't think you can anymore.
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Old 25-02-2011, 16:49
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Well I guess she was told this in the hope she believed it and didn't bother to try ring /txt!
But that's probably a story for another thread lol!

Thanks again for replies!
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Old 25-02-2011, 16:57
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yeah some samsung phones you could block numbers but not texts
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Old 25-02-2011, 17:03
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Its not possible to block numbers or text messages.
Kaspersky do a security app for mobiles that lets you block numbers. Very useful for that purpose it is too. Can be downloaded free if you bank with Barclays.
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Old 25-02-2011, 17:12
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I don't know what kind of phone this person has-but they did seem positive they had the ability to block certain numbers-and had done it before.
I'm sure there is no way to know anyhow unless they tell you?
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Old 25-02-2011, 17:17
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As said, older Samsung phones had a block list you could add numbers to, so he may have had one that allowed it. Not sure on all modern phones, my current Samsung doesn't allow me to block numbers but my older one did.
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Old 25-02-2011, 18:03
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I've got a 2 year old Samsung G600 and I can block numbers so they just show as missed calls instead of ringing out. (I did this with British Gas who kept ringing me after I'd changed providers).
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Old 26-02-2011, 14:48
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My old Nokia phone had an app that could be used to block phone calls. Not sure about texts - maybe, but can't remember.
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Old 26-02-2011, 14:53
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My old Samsung allowed me to block calls and texts from specific numbers.

There is an application for android phones called 'Blacklist' which does the job quite well.
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Old 26-02-2011, 14:59
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Most phones allow you to put a number on silent which causes some phones to reject that call automatically.
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Old 26-02-2011, 15:58
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A friends HTC Desire has a call blocking app. It won't truly block the call from coming through to the phone, it will simply scan the incoming call number and then decline the call automatically.
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