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Q: how can i block unknown callers

how can i block unknown callers

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Sep 21, 2013 3:56 PM

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Q: how can i block unknown callers

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  • by Robert.Love,

    Robert.Love Robert.Love Mar 25, 2014 11:01 AM in response to Peter Pawinski
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    Mar 25, 2014 11:01 AM in response to Peter Pawinski

    Cool. Yeah, so try using "Unknown" for First, Last, Company, and Phone number entries. And then of course block the ID

  • by Peter Pawinski,

    Peter Pawinski Peter Pawinski Mar 25, 2014 11:02 AM in response to Robert.Love
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    Mar 25, 2014 11:02 AM in response to Robert.Love

    Yep, done and done. We shall see....

  • by phoeber5,

    phoeber5 phoeber5 Mar 26, 2014 11:12 AM in response to ovelez25
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    Mar 26, 2014 11:12 AM in response to ovelez25

    Just switched to an iPhone 5C from a Galaxy. Really excited, but now a little bummed to find out the blocking option doesn't exist. How can this be Apple?

     

    With an app called Call Blocker on the droid - you could choose to put blocked calls, no id call, unknown calls, restricted and specific numbers direct to voicemail or have the phone automatically pick up and hang up. This was genius as I have a ton of solicitors calling me daily.

     

    I'm going to try the pasting "UNKNOWN" into my contacts route and see if that works. Update to follow...

  • by Peter Pawinski,

    Peter Pawinski Peter Pawinski Mar 27, 2014 9:55 AM in response to ovelez25
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    Mar 27, 2014 9:55 AM in response to ovelez25

    Darn it! I was hopeful after yesterday came and went without an "unknown" call, but no such luck today. Looks like the cut & paste solution doesn't work for me, and I tried three contacts and three numbers: "Unknown," "Unknown Caller," and "UnknownCaller." Grump.

  • by AztecCherokee,

    AztecCherokee AztecCherokee Mar 27, 2014 10:12 AM in response to ovelez25
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    Mar 27, 2014 10:12 AM in response to ovelez25

    Apple has new app in itunes store called trapcall.  To learn more about this issue and solutions of "UNKNOWN" callers visit http://www.trapcall.com/  It's not free :-(

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Mar 27, 2014 10:33 AM in response to AztecCherokee
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    Mar 27, 2014 10:33 AM in response to AztecCherokee

    AztecCherokee wrote:

     

    Apple has new app in itunes store called trapcall.  To learn more about this issue and solutions of "UNKNOWN" callers visit http://www.trapcall.com/  It's not free :-(

    Not only is it not free, it doesn't block calls on iPhones.

  • by Peter Pawinski,

    Peter Pawinski Peter Pawinski Mar 27, 2014 10:38 AM in response to ovelez25
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    Mar 27, 2014 10:38 AM in response to ovelez25

    Yeah, trapcall doesn't just generically dump unknown numbers to voicemail or block them. What it does is actually tell you the number of the blocked call (don't know how it works with "Unknown" numbers)...which is cool. But most of us just want to block or send the "Unknown" or "Blocked" numbers to voice mail. Seems like it should be a far simpler solution, but apparently not possible at this time for whatever reason.

  • by Ronj218,

    Ronj218 Ronj218 Apr 9, 2014 4:49 PM in response to ovelez25
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    Apr 9, 2014 4:49 PM in response to ovelez25

    Well here's proof that, that didn't work. For Unknown or No Caller ID  now what? I choose block  on these callers but they still got through. ****!

    IMG_1034.PNGMaybe in ISO 8? I DID JUST WHAT PEEPS SAID about how to enter these in the contact list but obviously does not work.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Apr 9, 2014 5:43 PM in response to Ronj218
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    Apr 9, 2014 5:43 PM in response to Ronj218

    Read the first five posts (up to and including Meg St. Clair's second post) in this thread.  Those five posts tell you all you need to know.  There is no way for a non-carrier to block calls that come in without Caller ID.

  • by Ronj218,

    Ronj218 Ronj218 Apr 10, 2014 5:50 AM in response to ovelez25
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    Apr 10, 2014 5:50 AM in response to ovelez25

    Well that's what I thought but everyone was telling me just do this but obviously that does not work. I have iso 7. if it triggers unknown or no caller id then there should be someone out there to make an app to divert the call or just hang up. Or force the caller to show his number so one could block it.

     

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    Re: how can i block unknown callers

    Sep 21, 2013 3:57 PM (in response to ovelez25)

     

    Either update to iOS 7 or contact your carrier and find out what options they offer. NO

  • by TJBUSMC1973,

    TJBUSMC1973 TJBUSMC1973 Apr 10, 2014 6:06 AM in response to Ronj218
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    Apr 10, 2014 6:06 AM in response to Ronj218

    Well aren't you just a happy ray of sunshine!

    Why don't you explain, in technical detail, how this problem can be solved, and then write up the software code or design the hardware that implements your solution?

  • by DPD1969,

    DPD1969 DPD1969 Apr 25, 2014 2:22 PM in response to TJBUSMC1973
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    Apr 25, 2014 2:22 PM in response to TJBUSMC1973

    Give Ronj218 a break.  The technology obviously exists because it's a built-in option on Android phones. It's really maddening to be getting these calls because there seems to be _nothing_ you can do without paying extra - and in the case of Verizon, it's not at all clear that the extra service will actually do this.  The sad thing is that it's illegal to make robocalls with caller ID blocked, so the Telecoms should be helping catch these lawbreakers instead of making money off of an illegal activity.

  • by Ronj218,

    Ronj218 Ronj218 Apr 25, 2014 3:11 PM in response to DPD1969
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    Apr 25, 2014 3:11 PM in response to DPD1969

    Thanks DPD1969 I wish I knew enough to make an app I would. I stopped in and asked my AT&T store they said no they couldn't block those.

    We're sorry, but at this time Smart Limits service cannot be used to block inbound calls and messages received from anonymous or unknown callers.

    from the AT&T website.  Calls and texts from anonymous or unknown numbers

     

    http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB102428&cv=820#fbid=H10prcYoUSf

     

    So there it is anyone with an apple IPhone is screwed you can't block an unknown caller, No caller ID, Unknown regardless of what anyone says here. It doesn't help to put in NoCallerID or Unknown caller in the phone area I think I proved that in a previous  reply I did with pictures. So lets put this to rest. As far as this date it cannot be done, by an app or by AT&T carrier PERIOD. So all you know-it-alls can stuff it because as of this date it cannot be done no matter what you do. So all of these helpful hints all they do is take up space on your phone.

    Thanks for all your ideas but they make as much sense as me going to a crack dealer for an energy drink.

  • by Peter Pawinski,

    Peter Pawinski Peter Pawinski Apr 29, 2014 8:30 AM in response to ovelez25
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    Apr 29, 2014 8:30 AM in response to ovelez25

    I'm pretty sure, as I said above, that there is no easy third-party way of doing this. I only dabble in programming, but I've played around with the iOS SDK and, as far as I can tell, there's no access to that part of the OS. You can't access voicemail, call forwarding, any of that kind of stuff from the official SDK. I'm also not sure there is a way to have an app sitting in the background constantly and intercepting phones and doing anything programmatically with them. The app will be aware of when a phone call comes in, but the Apple SDK does not allow access to get what that phone number is from an incoming call for security reasons.

     

    So far as I can tell, this sort of feature would have to be integrated with the OS or it would be some sort of non-official program for jailbroken iPhones. If you're waiting for something to show up in the app store, I think you'll be waiting a mighty long time. Conceptually, the app is straightforward. If there were an approved way of getting it done, you bet it'd be in the app store by now, making the programmer some decent cash.

  • by Ronj218,

    Ronj218 Ronj218 Apr 30, 2014 5:49 AM in response to Peter Pawinski
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    Apr 30, 2014 5:49 AM in response to Peter Pawinski

    Thanks Peter Pawinski I appreciate it I was considering buying a Mac paying for some education and then purchasing the program to make an app then there are some other costs, I'm glad you chimed in, I wondered why no one ever put up an app now I see why, they have some that are close but nothing one can do with the way the cell phone works by using the block feature. Yeah if you can't access that part of the os that *****. Hopefully Apple with get their **** together and come up with something like the android. I'm alot of people have this problem. Thanks again for shedding some light on this topic.

     

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