Barring a number from calling you

[wjwren]

How can I bar a number from calling me, leaving voice mails or text messages etc. I phoned Three and after half an hour faffing about they say they cant do it now.

[anonymous-user]

my phone has an option to block any number thats previously called.

tried that?

[wjwren]

yes but they can still leave vm's. It's a Motorola phone

[The Mad Monk]

https://uk.pcmag.com/smartphones/39654/how-to-bloc...

No?

[Lemming Train]

wjwren said:

How can I bar a number from calling me, leaving voice mails or text messages etc. I phoned Three and after half an hour faffing about they say they cant do it now.

If you're running Android just add the number to your reject list. It doesn't even ring at their end, just instantly cuts off.

[Slushbox]

If the phone is turned off/out-of-cell area, nuisance calls will still get through to Three voice-mail as Android call-blocking is at the handset level.

If you don't need the VM for anything else, Three customer services can disable the VM on your number:

"Turning off voicemail. If you want to turn off your voicemail, you'll need to call us on on 333 from a Three phone or 0333 338 1001 (standard rates apply) from any other phone. Once you've turned off voicemail, you'll have to call us again on the same number if you want to set it back up again."

Incoming (wanted) calls will still show up as 'missed calls' in the notification area.

If all else fails, and you still need voice-mail occasionally, PAC-ing your number to another provider where you can disable/enable VM from the handset might be a (faffy) option. EE, O2 and Voda all offer this option.

After a plague of psycho nuisance calls a few years ago, I asked Three to turn off my voice-mail, and haven't missed it. Call/text blocking takes care of the psychos.

Text blocking on Android:

https://www.ubergizmo.com/how-to/block-text-messag...

Edited by Slushbox on Monday 25th March 07:45

[wjwren]

OK maybe better to turn vm off then

[cobra kid]

My Huawei has the call and message blocking feature. However, it's ruined by the fact it tells me when these people have tried to call or message me. Still an intrusion.

[Slushbox]

^^^
Notifications seem to be handset specific. (?)

Just tried call blocking my home phone on my Moto E4 (Android Nougat). Moto doesn't give any on-screen notification or sounds.

However on previous phones the caller gets an immediate 'one ring then unavailable' tone. With the Moto the caller's phone just rings constantly. (On Three) .

Also the call doesn't show up in the Moto's call History, although manually declined calls do.

Blocking the number also seems to block texts, no notifications or history at all.

[bingybongy]

App called Calls Blacklist.
I used this on a phone without blocking available, works a treat.