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call blocking

  1. Huntn

    Call Blocking Mechanics on iPhone

    I have an iPhone XR and have been getting calls from a bill collector looking for someone else. This person has the same name as me, but a different middle initial, and I have been plagued for the last 30 years, no exaggeration by different bill collectors looking for this guy. Now it's not even...
  2. AnthonyG6

    iPhone X Blocked Numbers Getting Through

    Something I find very annoying is that, say you have a contact on your phone and you have 'blocked' said contact, when you have 'Call Forwarding' activated on the phone, the 'blocked' contact gets through to your diverted number! Does anyone else have this problem and is there a way around...
  3. U

    Blocked Contact - Phone still rings

    I'm receiving repeated spam calls from a phone number I've blocked, but the iPhone still rings and shows the number on the screen as-if it's not blocked. I'm not using any 3rd party tools to block calls -- just the built-in "Block this caller" link on the call history screen. Call blocking has...
  4. valerii

    WideProtect: Call Blocker

    Hi everyone! I've been developing Call Blocking application for iPhone, and I'd like to know any thoughts about it: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wideprotect-call-blocker/id1171024059 The main idea is blocking phone numbers using prefixes, so you can block entire area code, for example, or...
  5. willmtaylor

    TrueCaller vs. Hiya

    I'd like to know who is using which app for call blocking and robocall/spam call filtering for iOS 10? Which one did you choose and why?Does it work? Have you tried either or both? Are you happy?