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Kahuna2014
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Q: How can I block unknown callers?

if this isnt possible on the iphone then they should make that in the next ios update.

Posted on Apr 14, 2014 7:58 PM

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Kahuna2014

Q: How can I block unknown callers?

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  • by Chris CA,Helpful

    Chris CA Chris CA Apr 14, 2014 8:30 PM in response to Kahuna2014
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    iPhone
    Apr 14, 2014 8:30 PM in response to Kahuna2014

    It would be a cell provider action, not a phone action.

    Try dialing *77 which is Anonymous Call Rejection used by many phone companies.

    *87 turns it off.

  • by clahr,

    clahr clahr Dec 16, 2014 4:01 PM in response to Chris CA
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    Dec 16, 2014 4:01 PM in response to Chris CA

    YOu can use a program called callfilter. It's a bit expensive but worth it! I've been using and it's done the job.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Dec 16, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Kahuna2014
    Level 8 (37,982 points)
    Mac OS X
    Dec 16, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Kahuna2014

    Kahuna2014 wrote:

     

    if this isnt possible on the iphone then they should make that in the next ios update.

    That's probably a bad idea, because with carriers rolling out Voice over LTE any call from a switchboard (PBX) will show as "unknown caller." It's a bug in cell phone networks, but it affects all of them.

     

    Anyway, blocking calls on the phone is not really blocking; only a carrier can actually block a call. Once it reaches the phone all you can do send it to voicemail.