On Jan 8, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >> My iPhone rang at 1 a.m. this morning. The caller ID said "Blocked" but it continued to ring. There is no phone number showing at all, just "Blocked" call.
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> >> Any explanation? I do not want any more calls like this. My son is very ill so I hesitate to turn off my phone even at night in case he is worse or needs help.
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> > Blocked means they blocked their number from being sent to your phone.
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> On my land line I pay for a service from Verizon that automatically deals with "caller ID blocked" calls. The caller gets a recorded message stating we do not accept blocked calls and inviting the caller to state who they are. If they do, then my phone rings with a special tone, and I hear the statement of who is calling before I am fully connected.
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> The caller can choose to NOT state their business, in which case my phone never even rings. I can choose to not accept, and just hang up.
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> I don't know if anything like this is available for cell phones.
This won't help with the 1am drunk dialers with blocked number, but...
I don't answer blocked or unknown calls. I silence it and let it go to voice mail, where I included a message that I don't answer blocked calls. That is about as close as I have been able to get to that service Vz landline is providing Jim.
I just wish there were an app for the iPhone like CallFilter for the Treo. I had a boss that used to call at inappropriate times for unimportant things that could be dealt with at work in the am. CallFilter would either put him through to voice mail or hang up on his calls depending upon the day of the week and the time of day. I think it also had a feature for blocked or unknown callers. But apparently, it needs access to areas that Apple holds off-limits.
Brent
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