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Blocking a number on a mobile phone?
jimbojones
25-02-2011
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!
Ray Jar80
25-02-2011
Originally Posted by jimbojones:
“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.
Bagpipes
25-02-2011
AFAIK mobile networks can't block numbers or anonymous calls.
jimbojones
25-02-2011
Thanks guys!

Just a friend seems to think someone has done this to her
But I had never heard of it before ?
sahalouise
25-02-2011
I'm pretty sure old Samsung phones allowed you to do this but I don't think you can anymore.
jimbojones
25-02-2011
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!
fi~
25-02-2011
yeah some samsung phones you could block numbers but not texts
PeteA
25-02-2011
Originally Posted by Ray Jar80:
“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.
jimbojones
25-02-2011
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?
captainkremmen
25-02-2011
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.
Cax
25-02-2011
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).
ih8mondays
26-02-2011
My old Nokia phone had an app that could be used to block phone calls. Not sure about texts - maybe, but can't remember.
cavalli
26-02-2011
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.
mad_dude
26-02-2011
Most phones allow you to put a number on silent which causes some phones to reject that call automatically.
carguy143
26-02-2011
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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