every once in a while i would get automated voices calls about second warranty on cars and others calls that is non-english which i have no clue about? Wonder if there is a way or program to block these numbers?
Since your location states as Virginia I believe you are in US. Try this out and register your phone here:
https://www.donotcall.gov/
If you still get it make sure you are not getting any kind of service with the callers, like its not your bank, your automechanic shop, because they can call you since you may've 'checked' 'yes' for something while signing any paper. If so call them and tell them not to call.
Wait 31 days.. file a complaint in the above site.
Alternative Option:
If you get a number - add to your contact and select a custom ring tone. Select a dummy 'silent' ring tone. If you dont have one create one mp3 with just a second of silence. You may not get a ring if it comes from same number.
Use the XDA Google serach "CallFirewall" very handy bit of software thats free.
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Does somebody know a free app that gives me the possibility to block all Unknown Calls?
Yes, I did search, found some links, like here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307178&page=49&highlight=call+block
But following those links, some apps are paid, others still ring once, etc.
So, just wondering if somebody knows of another app that does what I need?
(marketeers are driving me crazy
Thnx,
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Search "MagiCall"
magicall is the best of the best
question for magicall users,
what the calling person hears?
like phone is no available or like i hang up on purpose?
bnm7bnm said:
question for magicall users,
what the calling person hears?
like phone is no available or like i hang up on purpose?
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Phone ring once and cut off.
I am also looking for an app that block unwanted calls and the caller won't even hear any ringing.
What you need is impossible
It's because ringing tone is generated by GSM provider when starting from the moment that cellphone is reached in the network.
Then PDA software must do something with it. It can get it or drop it.
But... try your self, and check how many seconds is the delay between reaching destination and PDA's reaction.
This is my first Andoird, I'm coming from a Blackberry Curve. On the Blackberry I had an option to block my caller id when I make calls. Is there an app or setting for the Evo that can do this for me?
The reason I'm asking is I'm on call for work one week a month, and when I'm on call I take about 300 after hours calls a week and I don't want customers getting my cell phone number. And I really don't want to dial *67 before each call.
I did some searching and wasn't able to find anything. I checked the market and found a prefix dialer, but going off the description and the reviews it didn't look like anything I wanted.
I am rooted and running Baked Snack 9.7.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Maybe get a google voice number? It will allow calls to show your google voice number or a random number, you can enable and disable it as needed. I don't have one personally but i do know a few people that do. Might be a pain in the butt for you though.
Google voice is your best option. No pain either. You get an extra new number and when you dial out gv will ask what number you want to use.
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yea google voice is the awesome !!!!
Either google voice or you could call customer service and ask them to turn on block caller id for your phone number so it will block all the time. I don't know if they do that now but years ago I did that with sprint. I would say google voice is the best bet. It's kinda confusing at first but just keep reading and googling. I'm only using it for voicemail. You could, if you are lucky, choose/search for the same number you have now, just with a different area code. You better check your plan and talk to customer service to make sure you don't get charged for conditional or unconditional call forwarding. The kitchen sink plan, don't worry about it. Lesser plans might charge for full call forwarding and not conditional (your phone rings, and if you don't answer, it will forward to gv. I could go on and on explaining this...
Verify with your plan, and the fine print, if you are charged for any type of call forwarding or if goes against your monthly allotment of minutes. Make sure before you do this so you won't get hit with surprise charges.
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Thanks for the information. I just setup a Google Voice account. It's not quite what I'm looking for beacuse customers will still get a number to call me on, but at least now when I answer it'll ask me if I want to accept or decline the call when it goes through Google. That way I'll have an idea how's calling me. And my plan should be fine. Due to the number of calls I take they have me on an unlimited plan.
Thanks again.
You can disable the number when needed by setting it to do not disturb.
Yeah but you can have it so it displays the google voice number instead of your real number if you call someone. I don't know how your work sets it up but maybe they could, if they're call forwarding to your phone, have them call forward to your google voice number instead. That way you might be able to take advantage off all the bells and whistles gv offers. Like say, monitoring someone leaving you a voicemail and you decide if you wanna talk to them. Kinda like if you had a physical answering machine at your house, idea.
Wrong word choice and misspelling courtesy of swype.
There's a lot of stuff that can be done if you can get them to call the gv number instead of your real number.
I hate it when customers get my personal number and call when they have a complaint. Speaking of which, I need to see if I can change my settings so that my outgoing caller id shows my google number instead of my personal one.
Wrong word choice and misspelling courtesy of swype.
The "do not disturb" option is just what I was looking for. Thanks again.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+Call+%26+Block+Your+Number+With+Sprint
My Evo had a nice call blocking setup built in (may have been after I rooted but am not sure) where you had the option in the edit contact menu to block them. It would not ring through unless I was on the other line which was fine and it would push them right to voicemail.
I just got my Note 2 and have not been able to find a way to do this. It has that block call built in that will disable all calls but that is far from ideal because I would need to allow permissions for every other contact and then I would have the call block icon on the top all the time.
Any ideas? I already did a search and came up empty save for a few apps that have their own caveats.
I use Google Voice for this. I think is better than blocking on the Note 2 (dunno about the setup on your Evo) because all blocking on the Note 2 does is make it so you don't get the call. On their end they still hear it ring four times and then go to voicemail. With Google Voice if you set it to block it tells the caller that the number has been disconnected. If you set it to send to voicemail, it doesn't even ring on their end, it goes straight to voicemail.
There is also call screening. You answer the call and then press 1 to let them through or 2 to send them to voicemail. I you send them to voicemail, you can hear what they are saying and can pick up at any time. And there is setting to have unknown callers say who they are before you decide to let them through or go to voicemail.
Plus it has really cheap international calling (my Dad goes to Thailand all the time for work and I can call his Thailand number for $.03/minute (yes 3 cents). I think Sprint charges over $3/minute unless you sign up for their international plan for extra monthly, and even then it is a lot more expensive).
And you can send and receive text messages for free from any computer in the world (and it will show up as your Sprint number so long as you choose to have your Sprint number be your GV number.
And probably more I am forgetting.
And all free. Well, except international calling. You have to pay (a little bit) for that.
bill323 said:
My Evo had a nice call blocking setup built in (may have been after I rooted but am not sure) where you had the option in the edit contact menu to block them. It would not ring through unless I was on the other line which was fine and it would push them right to voicemail.
I just got my Note 2 and have not been able to find a way to do this. It has that block call built in that will disable all calls but that is far from ideal because I would need to allow permissions for every other contact and then I would have the call block icon on the top all the time.
Any ideas? I already did a search and came up empty save for a few apps that have their own caveats.
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I hear ya on that one, I came from the Evo4G also and no you are not mistaken it was a stock option to send contact to voicemail. I too was amazed that this phone didn't have that option in the contact window/menu. As of right now unless you download a 3rd party app to setup a call blocker/blacklist that will either send to voicemail, answer+hang up, or block. Otherwise you have to do like you stated and create a block list and allow everyone but the specified contact which is just ridiculous. Cause in that instance you cannot let through people who are not on your contacts so basically if you want to block a certain contact you have to go to the market to the best of my knowledge. But I had the same issue the other morning, I had someone blowing my phone up when I was sleeping. I looked on my phone forever then went to google search and the forums, and came up with no STOCK resolutions to the issue.
Try hitting menu from the call log screen then call rejection
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Thanks man, that did the trick.
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Try hitting menu from the call log screen then call rejection
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I just switched carrier and the new number they gave me clearly used to belong to a delinquent account because the first week I got deb collectors calls from numerous places. Most places I told them I wasnt the person they were looking for and they left me alone. BUT one collector calls everyday at 10am and sometimes at 2AM!!! and they ignore my request to be removed. I added them to call rejection list in the stock phone app but they still leave voicemails.
Is there any way on the note or 3rd party to completely block them or do I have to go back and get a new number?
TL;DR The call rejection list in the stock phone app still lets people leave voicemails and I want to stop that.
Tell them if they don't stop calling you will file a harassment complaint. That should shut them right up.
el_roy1985 said:
Tell them if they don't stop calling you will file a harassment complaint. That should shut them right up.
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i tried that but, im guessing a debt collector shady enough to call people at 2 in the morning does not care about its reputation.
Use Google Voice for your voicemail and enable the anti-spam, will probably stop most if not all from being in your voicemail (will be in your spam folder instead).
Or, get the program Call Control ($7.99 to buy) and enable both the Community Blacklist, and the Pickup and Hangup Blocked Calls option.
Sure there are other programs like that, thats the one I use to stop SPAM calls.
I found a way to get the caller's name to be spoken -- but I guess there is no built-in way to get this to happen for a text message? I would be nice to know who is texting without having to look at my phone.
TechnoHippie said:
I found a way to get the caller's name to be spoken -- but I guess there is no built-in way to get this to happen for a text message? I would be nice to know who is texting without having to look at my phone.
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I found a way, but it's not built-in and I think you'll need root.
I installed 'text to speech' from the play store, typed in 'messge from .........' saved all the names I wanted and transfered them to system/media/audio/notifications/sound theme/calm (root needed?)
Then chose their name as the ringtone, works in whatsapp aswell.
i did something somewhat related as well. i went into a text to speech website and created both a ringtone and an sms tone for specific contacts only. so say if i'm driving and the sound comes "liam calling" or ä message tone of "sms from liam", that will be from my son which i need to address as it might be urgent. but if the generic tone "sms" or my usual ringtone comes up, i don't address it right away. i went one step further for the other notifications. i created ones for teams, messenger, office email etc.. so say when the tone "front door" sounds, this is the camera in front detecting a person.