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Call Blocking on Digital Voice

I subscribed to the digital voice feature and a big reason was the call blocking feature.

There are 2 problems with this feature.

1. When I enter a number in the call blocking menu it does not block the call. I get a ton of phone solicitations. Last night i entered a number, varified it was on the list, and they tried to call me again this morning. It came through on my phone. This is not uncommon. That number and others are on my menu but are not blocked.

2. Why is there a 10 number maximum for call blocking? Many of these telemarketing companies have dozens of phone numbers they can use. There needs to be many, many more slots for entering numbers to be blocked.

Thanks in advance.

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TonyaD_VZ

Verizon support is in receipt of this issue. We will send you a PM to gather additional information.

Thanks,

Tonya D.

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Hubrisnxs

This might just be a flaw in how call block works. Unless digital Voice changes the old rules of Call block, I think you might have to expect a few calls to come through.

http://www22.verizon.com/residentialhelp/phone/calling+features/call+block/call+block.htm

Calls made to you from outside your local calling area, through operator assistance, or from cell phones and some business phones cannot be blocked.

WILPINCA

So, I can block calls with a 44 dollar phone answering machine, but Verizon cannot block same?

This seems silly. MOST calls that need to be blocked, - in my case all calls, are from out of the calling area. The come from east coast.

printphi@bestweb.net

Hubrisnxs: Thank you for explaining why call block is mostly useless. I've come across your answer on several threads. Unfortunately, your link doesn't work. ElizabethS gave a link to Call Intercept on another thread, and that sounded promising, but that link doesn't work either.

It would be nice if Verizon could have this information somewhere where we could find it. How about right on the Call Block page? This would save people a lot of time and trouble entering all those calls on their blocked calls list. All of my nuisance calls are from cell phones and/or outside my calling area (and yes, I'm on the Do Not Call list).

WILPINCA: It's good that you spoke up. People on these boards aren't shy about complaining, so I don't understand why there isn't more written about this problem. Maybe everyone has gone out and purchased their own call-blocking equipment.

Hubrisnxs

Hi Ann, I am not sure why the link doesn't work for you. It works for me ok, But what you might want to try to do is put into a google search the key words "Verizon landline call block"

and the link pulls up for me from there.

I took a screen capture in case you wanted to see it.

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