How to block EE spam calls ????

Legacy_user

I have started to receive calls from a robotic female voice telling me my internet connection has been compromised and to give them my IP address. Have hung up. Each call has come from 01264 360344 and 01225 37984 and 0191 5165054

Googled and these appear to be prolific. I am with EE who don't appear to have a blocking system, that is, unless you know better.

AndyPix

If it is android you can add the numbers to reject list ..


Is it ?

DoaM

My Android phone (Huawei P9 Lite) doesn't have an easy-to-access block list - you have to click on the call in the call history (the (i) symbol), click the 3-dots for More, then select Add to blacklist).

I use a call filter app called Should I Answer ... seems to work well.

AndyPix

DoaM wrote: »

My Android phone (Huawei P9 Lite) doesn't have an easy-to-access block list - you have to click on the call in the call history (the (i) symbol), click the 3-dots for More, then select Add to blacklist).
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To be fair, that is still quite easy to access

[Deleted User]

Nothing to do with your carrier, you either already have built in call blocking or just download an app such as Mr Number.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker&hl=en_GB

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mr-number-call-block-lookup/id1047334922?mt=8

DoaM

AndyPix wrote: »

To be fair, that is still quite easy to access

On my Windows phone you simply long press the number in the call history and choose to Block Number - much easier.

The app I referenced has an online database of nuisance numbers so will automatically block such calls (if you configure it to do so).

System

AndyPix wrote: »

If it is android you can add the numbers to reject list ..


Is it ?

Sorry Andy, as usual, half a story.should have said landline.

DoaM

Get a phone with trueCall technology. (e.g. BT8600 has Call Guardian which is their version of it). It'll automatically block international and withheld numbers, and you can set it to voice prompt for numbers not stored in your contacts list which means you can accept or reject each call / add to the block list.

[Deleted User]

islandman wrote: »

Sorry Andy, as usual, half a story.should have said landline.

Forget the Android & iOS apps then...



Time for a new phone:-

https://www.shop.bt.com/category/electronics,telephony,telephones/11206-58450000

System

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

Forget the Android & iOS apps then...



Time for a new phone:-

https://www.shop.bt.com/category/electronics,telephony,telephones/11206-58450000

Ours is a sainsbury special, three handsets, gigaset a420a

[Deleted User]

islandman wrote: »

Ours is a sainsbury special, three handsets, gigaset a420a

No call blocking on those I'm afraid:

http://www.ligo.co.uk/data/manuals/Gigaset%20A420A%20-%20User%20Manual.pdf