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Call blocker app
« on: September 13, 2017, 12:21:43 PM »
Anyone know of a good call blocker for android.
I was using trucaller but it only dumps calls to voice mail not disconnect.
Freaking dot head Viagra pushers are now leaving robo voice mails.
I'll even pay for the app.
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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2017, 12:48:59 PM »
I want one that does real blocking, as in dropping a 30 ton stone block on the caller.

Will pay up to $3.99.

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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2017, 05:22:44 PM »
Why do you need an app? My Galaxy S111 has a feature called "Add to Reject List." If I get a call from a marketer, I just add it to the reject list, and I never hear from them again. Not an app -- it's built into the operating system.
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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2017, 05:46:17 PM »
National do not call list works for me...
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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2017, 05:52:20 PM »
I am about to change cell numbers I get so much crap.  Mostly because my number (after some research) used to belong to a now defunct lawn service run by a "Michael" in another town.  It is still listed on Manta and they have promised then failed to remove it several times. 

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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2017, 10:45:57 PM »
On the do not call list.
They are scammers that don't care.
I can't seem to fathom why they would keep calling after some of the responses I have given them.
Why do you need an app? My Galaxy S111 has a feature called "Add to Reject List." If I get a call from a marketer, I just add it to the reject list, and I never hear from them again. Not an app -- it's built into the operating system.
I have a Motorola droid something or other. Where is the setting on yours?
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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2017, 06:07:15 PM »
Why do you need an app? My Galaxy S111 has a feature called "Add to Reject List." If I get a call from a marketer, I just add it to the reject list, and I never hear from them again. Not an app -- it's built into the operating system.

I have the same built-in app on my Galaxy S4 (yeah, old tech). It does auto-reject calls on the list, but they can still leave a voicemail.  Quite annoying.
I was researching an alternative late last night just before going to work.  No good alternatives that could prevent voicemails from blocked calls came up in the search.
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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2017, 08:57:29 PM »
National do not call list works for me...

Doesn't work for me. I've had my two home phone numbers and my cell phone listed for years -- I still get barraged with marketing calls.
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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2017, 09:06:50 PM »
I have a Motorola droid something or other. Where is the setting on yours?

It's not a nuclear setting. It works on a call-by-call basis: https://www.greenbot.com/article/2955477/android/how-to-block-a-phone-number-on-your-android-phone.html

You can also manually add numbers to the reject list, but I just add them when I get calls. My phone is a Samsung. The way it works for me is:
  • Tap the "Phone" icon
  • Select "Recent"
  • Select the number I want to block
  • When the screen for that number pops up, tap the main menu bar at lower left
  • Select "Add to reject list"
  • Done


There's another option, though, which I have not tried: https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-expand-the-reject-list-on-an-Android-Phone
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Re: Call blocker app
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2017, 09:09:53 PM »
I have the same built-in app on my Galaxy S4 (yeah, old tech). It does auto-reject calls on the list, but they can still leave a voicemail.

I didn't know that. I've never had a second voicemail from a number I've added to the reject list.
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