Section for blocking incoming calls

These steps will teach you how to block calls to your home or cell phone for the most popular carriers in North America.

1. AT&T and Verizon Residential

There are 3 simple steps to be followed:

• Go to the dial screen and call at *60;
• The recording voice will lead the way through step by step instructions that will tell how to add a number to the blocked number list
• Hang up the phone

2. AT&T Wireless

Before proceeding you should go to AT&T website  and get your own AT&T account  and, thereafter, follow the next instructions:

• Action Type > ManagerFeatures and log in your account. This enables you to sign up for SmartLimits for Wireless
• SmartLimits for Wireless offered by AT&T to wireless users is a service that carries a cost per line but it allows you to add up to 30 numbers to your Blocked Numbers List
• Select AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless that is under the Smart Solutions tab
• You will be guided step by step to add the Smart Limits feature to your account  (this action can be also done through adding AT&T Customer Service at 1-800-331-0500, or by visiting your local AT&T Retail Store;
• Once you have been added Smart Limits to the wireless account you are ready to go to the Blocked List.( MY AT&T ->SMART LIMITS for Wireless )
• Under the “Control” list select the “Blocked Numbers” tab;
• Merely enter the 3-digit area code and 7-digit phone number that you wish to block, within the field “Add New phone numbers”
• Click “Submit” to add this number to the Blocked List.

This action will not only block the calls but also messages from the selected number

3. Verizon Wireless

Block the calls following the next steps:

• Go to Verizon Website
• Sign in with your phone number and password
• Under “Plans and Services” go to “My Verizon > Manage Verizon Safeguards”
• Click “View Details & Edit
• Click “Add Blocked Contacts”
• Click “Add Blocks“
• Now, it is time entered the name, phone number, and number type of the person that you want on the blacklist;

Note:  You can enter up to 20 numbers to the list.

4. Sprint Wireless

To block the calls, please  follow the steps presented below:

• Log in to your account set up at Sprint
• Click the “My Preferences” tab
• Click “Block voice” under “Limits and Permissions“
• Now, select the phone you would like to add blocked numbers
• Select “Block only the following phone numbers for inbound and outbound calls”. Enter the number that you want to block and click “Add number”. ( you can remove it by clicking “Remove”
• Click the green check mark to pinpoint that you have already set the restriction level
• Click save
• Turn phone off and back on to activate the changes 

5. National Do Not Call Registry (USA)

   Please follow the below instructions, and it will be illegal for telemarketers to call you:

• Go to the site of the National Do Not Call Registry
• Enter your phone number
• Enter your email address
• Confirm your email address and click “Submit”
• Check for eventual errors and then click “Register”
• Click your email, you will receive from [email protected] a link that will allow you to complete the registration

NOTE: Another method would be calling 1-888-382-1222

6. National Do Not Call List (Canada)  

Please follow the below instructions, and it will be illegal for telemarketers to call you:

• Go to the site Canada’s National Do Not Call List
• Click on the “Register My Number” button, found on the left side of the page
• In the bottom, please enter 3-digit area code and 7-digit phone number that you wish to add to the list.
• Click ” Continue”
• Confirm on the next page that the number that you have just entered is correct. If you made an error in typing the phone number, click “Change Number” and enter the correct one -> Register -> Continue
• The next page will approve your registration
• Whether you would like to add another number, just click on “Register Another Number”

7. Do Not Call Register (Australia)

Please follow the below instructions, and it will be illegal for telemarketers to call you:

• Go to the site for Australia’s Do Not Call Register
• Click on the “Online Registration” button in the middle of the page
• On the Start Page, please confirm that you are either an account holder or an authorized to act for an account holder.
• Select the appropriate radio button (my number, family, friend’s number) and then click “Continue”
• Now, enter your first and last names and email address, confirm email and click “Next”
• Enter the phone number(s) you would like to register
• On the Confirm Details Page, you have to check the box that indicates “I have read and agree with these statements”.
• Enter the text that appears in the box at the bottom of the page into the text field and click “Submit”.
• The final step would check your email  – open up the message from the Do Not Call Register and click on the link in the email to confirm your registration.

8. Telephone Preference Service (United Kingdom)

Please follow the below instructions, and it will be illegal for telemarketers to call you:

• Go to the site  for the Telephone Preference Service 
• Click the “Register ” button that is on the left side of the page
• Now select the option that assigns  to the number you wish to register (Residential or Partnership)
• Click ” Continue”
• Next step is to enter the number you wish to register and then click ” continue”
• Please enter the postcode of  the address you wish to register and click “Continue”
• Complete your registration

9. Do Not Call List (New Zealand )

Please follow the below instructions, and it will be illegal for telemarketers to call you:

• Sign up for the Name Removal Service
• Click on the link that says “Click here to add yourself to the Do Not Call List “
• Introduce in the assigned fields the next info: first and last names, phone number and postal address
• And now, the final step, check the box of the page next to “I agree” and click on the “Save” box

NOTE: the New Zealand Name Removal Service is run by the Marketing Association of New Zealand, not the government. It only prevents you from receiving telemarketing calls from the members of the Marketing Association.

10. iOS

You have merely to scroll down and tap on “Block Caller“, on the contact you want to block.

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