How to block numbers?

Valentino · 11 May 2011 at 17:15

Is it possible? Is there a lot of hassle involved?

Basically, i get these seriously annoying silent calls, sometimes there is an Indian on the other end trying to sell me a garage door for my kitchen or whatever and it just annoys the hell out of me.

When i get emails about 'inserting viagra down my japs eye to make it grow two inches in 30 seconds' i can hit the spam button and i won't get another email like it. How can i combat this on the phone?

This is my mobile i'm talking about btw, on O2. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience blocking numbers.

aspirins · 11 May 2011 at 17:24

If you know the number to have it blocked, why not just not answer the phone.

also:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18271884

Reaper 392 · 11 May 2011 at 17:24

not exactly what your after, but this might work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7OgWcwgB50

Valentino · 11 May 2011 at 17:39

aspirins said:
If you know the number to have it blocked, why not just not answer the phone.

also:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18271884

I want it blocked because i don't want them ringing me, why would i want to answer the phone to a number i don't want calling me :confused:

G|mp · 11 May 2011 at 17:40

Answer the phone and just talk to them calmly in a really bad Indian accent and when they ask you to repeat things say "Can't you bladdy speak the English!!"

Craig1981 · 11 May 2011 at 17:50

Just scream at the top of your voice into the phone. Deafen the cold calling *****

Kaeo · 11 May 2011 at 17:51

Just phone 02 and get them to block it? o.o

SiriusB · 11 May 2011 at 18:16

Tell them you work for the same company.

Cleeecooo · 11 May 2011 at 18:19

Ask them when the curry's arriving

Valentino · 11 May 2011 at 18:56

I always liked the idea of asking for their personal number, they say "no why do you want it?", then you say "so i can phone you", they say "i don't want you to phone me", then you say " now you know how i feel". Then you can spend the next 5 or 10 minutes feeling smug

It's more the silent calls i'm annoyed about.

mattyfez · 11 May 2011 at 19:02

If you have an android phone, there's an app called blacklist, which does pretty much that.

Feef · 11 May 2011 at 19:12

As far as I'm aware, O2 don't offer any service themselves to block numbers - I remember looking in to it a while ago when someone wasn't taking a hint to leave me alone, and they just suggested changing my own number. As pointed out though, there are ways to do it on your handset, either with an app as above or built in on some phones.