Is there any Verizon phone that allows the user to block an incoming text message when the sender is not listed in the phone's Contact List? I know that the function works for telepone calls, but I am looking for a similar feature for text messaging. It seems like a rather basic function given that a phone displays the telephone number or the name of the contact that is texting you. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks.
tmp585 wrote:Is there any Verizon phone that allows the user to block an incoming text message when the sender is not listed in the phone's Contact List? I know that the function works for telepone calls, but I am looking for a similar feature for text messaging. It seems like a rather basic function given that a phone displays the telephone number or the name of the contact that is texting you. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks.
No I don't think a phones have that option. On my Env2 I have the option to block all incoming & outgoing messages.
If you want to just block incoming text messsages from a certain phone number you can just use the free Spam Controls on your online account. You can block up to 5 numbers for free. The block will last 90 days.
Blocking specific phone numbers does not help at all, since spammers can regenerate a new fake phone number at will for each spam message. I need the ability to block all messages from non-contact origins and send them to a spam folder. It seems like this would be a simple function for the programmers to provide, and so very useful to so many users, it's hard to understand why they haven't provided it.
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