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how to block prefix "300", not the area code

For weeks, I am getting calls from 832-300-_ _ _ _. I block each call, but it just continues with a different "last 4 digits. I do not want to block the area code of 832, just the "300" prefix. Is it possible to block an entire prefix? I have an I 11 Apple?

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on May 12, 2023 8:21 AM

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Posted on May 14, 2023 2:00 PM

Per Lawrence's idea:


Sorry, it isn't yet possible to block a range in iOS. But, there is a $2.99 item in the App Store that supposedly works very well for that.


https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-shield/id1319082167


There's also Simple Call Blocker, which is free.


https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-call-blocker/id1409872025

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May 14, 2023 2:00 PM in response to pmtexas

Per Lawrence's idea:


Sorry, it isn't yet possible to block a range in iOS. But, there is a $2.99 item in the App Store that supposedly works very well for that.


https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-shield/id1319082167


There's also Simple Call Blocker, which is free.


https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-call-blocker/id1409872025

May 14, 2023 1:39 PM in response to Kurtosis12

Thanks for your suggestion. I did contact my carrier (Cricket) and it was very frustrating. Probably got a foreign country, difficult to understand and they didn't know what a "prefix" was. She offered to change my cell number - really! Then offered to block all incoming call that were not in my contact list- I can't do that. Then gave me a number to call - which was the Do Not Call Registry, which I'm already on - totally useless!!!

May 14, 2023 1:48 PM in response to Kurtosis12

I maybe should have shared that a couple of years ago, I had a relentless call (up to 5 times a day), offering to lower my interest rate on my credit cards. I asked and asked to be removed and was told each time that they would - didn't happen. After months, I decided on a different direction. I acquired a police whistle. Next time I got a call, I went thru all the prompts until I got a real person and then blew it. The calls stopped shortly after that. That may be what I have to do to stop these calls.

May 14, 2023 1:53 PM in response to pmtexas

What you call a “prefix” is called “NXX” in telecom terminology (A full phone number in the North American Numbering Plan [NANP] is NPA-NXX-XXXX) But that is irrelevant to your issue. There were apps in the app store that will allow you to block numbers using wildcards, so you could specify the block as ***300****. I used to know the name of a recommended one, but I’ve forgotten it. It might have been True Caller, but when I just read the description it didn’t mention that feature.

how to block prefix "300", not the area code

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