Call Blocking? - Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers

On the Moto G4 Plus, is there a way without a third party app to block numbers? These telemarketers are brutal this year.
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Don't believe so. I use Truecaller. For my "land line", I use VOIPo, best service around. You can link it to Nomorobo and also block calls on your own, setting up incoming numbers to get a busy signal, go directly to voice mail, or get a "disconnected" message. Depending on your mobile service, you might give Nomorobo a try. If it will link to your service, and if Nomorobo detects that an incoming call is spam, your phone will ring once and stop.

sbs8331 said:
Don't believe so. I use Truecaller. For my "land line", I use VOIPo, best service around. You can link it to Nomorobo and also block calls on your own, setting up incoming numbers to get a busy signal, go directly to voice mail, or get a "disconnected" message. Depending on your mobile service, you might give Nomorobo a try. If it will link to your service, and if Nomorobo detects that an incoming call is spam, your phone will ring once and stop.
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I'll second Nomorobo. I was getting upwards of 10 calls a day on my landline and once I went to Nomorobo, they dropped to practically zero. Nomorobo requires call forwarding so all calls go their server and the ones in their database are blocked. The bad news is they now still offer landline free, but the only other option is landline + mobile is $4.99 a month.
I personally use AVG Mobile Security on my phone that I purchased while they had their mobile version on sale. It does block all calls that you manually enter into the app. The bad news is those companies just change their number to a new number once you block them. I received a call the other day from myself, showing my own number.

Block Calls:
Open the apps drawer
Launch “Contacts”
Go to “All contacts” and select the contact you want to block
Tap “Edit” > “Menu”
Turn on “All calls to voicemail”
Unblock Calls:
Launch “Contacts”
Go to “All contacts”
Select the contact you want to unblock
Tap “Edit” > “Menu”
Turn off “All calls to voicemail”

brunobdantas said:
Block Calls:
Open the apps drawer
Launch “Contacts”
Go to “All contacts” and select the contact you want to block
Tap “Edit” > “Menu”
Turn on “All calls to voicemail”
Unblock Calls:
Launch “Contacts”
Go to “All contacts”
Select the contact you want to unblock
Tap “Edit” > “Menu”
Turn off “All calls to voicemail”
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I've seen that solution but, IMHO, that's really a pseudo-solution, since you have to have the phone number in your contacts list to invoke blocking. I think what's being asked for here is to block a number either as it's coming in (with something recognizing it as spam) or with a number that was received without having to add it to the contact list.

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'Hidden Number' Application?????

Can anyone help with advice or an application for the following (if it doesnt exist it should-but it probably does!):-
I do some newspaper work and hence my phone number is in the paper every week. Im reviewing and it leaves me open to abuse and i occasionally get a mouthful from HIDDEN numbers.
It means that i now just dont answer any hidden numbers, which im sure several of which are genuine.
Is there an application/ way that i can make ALL incoming calls that have their number hidden IMMEDIEATLY go to a specific voice mail? (e.g. "Hi, this is **** ******. Hidden numbers are not accepted on this phone. Please ring from a revealed number, text or leave a vociemail and ill get back to you").
Have i any specific options???
GOOGLE AND INSTALL MAGICALL - it does everything you have asked for and more its awsome this is 100% the answer to your issue.!
An alternative may be is to call your mobile phone operator to see if they have a "block-the-blocker" (that's what it's called where I live) service: if the caller blocks/hides his/her phone number intentionally or by default, s/he is greeted by a system recording saying blocked ID calls are not accepted (followed by with instructions on how to unhide ID).
I think call firewall will do what you need, good luck.
Sounds like you may want to check out Google Voice.
Basically, you get a free phone number that forwards to the phone(s) of your choice, along with extensive call filtering options and a lot of other cool features.
It won't help you with the people who already have your number, but Google Voice allows you to set up call filters so that you can send unidentified callers straight to voicemail or reject them with a "hidden numbers are not accepted on this phone" message.
If you have a Google Voice number and a Windows Phone, you can get apps for dialing out through Google Voice so your GV number shows up when you return a call.
If you go this route, you'll want to check out the following apps:
iDialer (Google Voice version) - This program can be used to dial out normally through your cell phone, or initiate calls through Google Voice.
iContact - This program integrates iDialer with your phone contacts.
Green Button (sets up your phone's green "call" button to open iDialer instead of the default dialer)
Google Voice Easy SMS - sends texts from your phone through your Google Voice number.
I have this set up on my Tilt2, and I'm very pleased with it. Feel free to message me if you need any questions answered.
Geekaholic said:
Sounds like you may want to check out Google Voice.
Basically, you get a free phone number that forwards to the phone(s) of your choice, along with extensive call filtering options and a lot of other cool features.
It won't help you with the people who already have your number, but Google Voice allows you to set up call filters so that you can send unidentified callers straight to voicemail or reject them with a "hidden numbers are not accepted on this phone" message.
If you have a Google Voice number and a Windows Phone, you can get apps for dialing out through Google Voice so your GV number shows up when you return a call.
If you go this route, you'll want to check out the following apps:
iDialer (Google Voice version) - This program can be used to dial out normally through your cell phone, or initiate calls through Google Voice.
iContact - This program integrates iDialer with your phone contacts.
Green Button (sets up your phone's green "call" button to open iDialer instead of the default dialer)
Google Voice Easy SMS - sends texts from your phone through your Google Voice number.
I have this set up on my Tilt2, and I'm very pleased with it. Feel free to message me if you need any questions answered.
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Anyway u hook me up w/ an invite? i remember when Gmail frst came out they had this invite only thing and the people who have been invited can invite like 50 something people! Could you do that too? if yes, plzz could i get an invite! ... If yes.. u can PM me and i will give my email!
Thank youu
There is a service called Trapcall, google it. when somone calls you from an unlisted number all you have to do is press the call reject button then it will ring back with the callers unmasked number, and the caller never notices. its not an app and free.

What's the best way to go about using SIP/Voip on my HD2?

Hi all,
So I'm picking my HD2 up for my birthday next week and have already done a ton of homework (aka reading of the Leo forums here at xda) on the device but have a question...
I have a voipcheap.com account to make free/cheap international phonecalls from my computer. I assume it's viable to use SIP/this service on my HD2 (I've tried on old handsets with varying results, which seem to come down to the hardware being rubbish)
What's everyone using to make calls via their internet calling accounts, and have you successfully used the 'audio routing' tweak to route calls to the normal ear speaker?
Thanks
Mr Baig
I think the best way to go about SIP is using softwares like Fring or Nimbuz
lowcaller
Hi!
VoIPcheap.com is just another phone service offered by Betamax. For a full list, see this page: http://backsla.sh/betamax
For all the Betamax brands, there's a great way of doing VoIP calls from a WinMo phone: go to http://www.lowcaller.com/en/index.php , choose your service (voipcheap.com in your case) and download the cab for your phone (yes, there IS a version for the HTC Leo). Once you download it, it will create an icon on the start menu. Select it, input your voipcheap id and password and your mobile number and UNCHECK the "auto lowcall" (or whatever it is called) option. Tap on "Save".
From this point on, you won't need the lowcaller icon anymore.
To make a call, go to your contact, tap on Menu=>See more information, then Menu => [scroll the menu down] and you will see the Lowcaller options.
I've been using lowcaller for a while now, and it works very well.
Hope this helps...
ccristal
ccristal said:
Hi!
VoIPcheap.com is just another phone service offered by Betamax. For a full list, see this page: http://backsla.sh/betamax
For all the Betamax brands, there's a great way of doing VoIP calls from a WinMo phone: go to http://www.lowcaller.com/en/index.php , choose your service (voipcheap.com in your case) and download the cab for your phone (yes, there IS a version for the HTC Leo). Once you download it, it will create an icon on the start menu. Select it, input your voipcheap id and password and your mobile number and UNCHECK the "auto lowcall" (or whatever it is called) option. Tap on "Save".
From this point on, you won't need the lowcaller icon anymore.
To make a call, go to your contact, tap on Menu=>See more information, then Menu => [scroll the menu down] and you will see the Lowcaller options.
I've been using lowcaller for a while now, and it works very well.
Hope this helps...
ccristal
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Fantastic - sounds like this would do the job!
1 week 'til I've got my HD2 and I'll post back here with my results.
Just reporting back to say that lowcall appears to do the job perfectly (just made the 1 call right now, in a dodgy 3g area!)
Many thanks to ccristal for the tip-off, more people need to know about this little cab for sure.
Now for another question (sorry!) - is there anything that exists which takes advantage of the SMS service in Betamax clients like Voipcheap.com? I use the text service occasionally to text internationally so it'd be great if I could access this on my phone.
Trust the xda-devs to be on the case!
Actually, you can send sms using lowcaller itself. If you select a contact from the WM contact list (not the Manila one) and you open the menu, you will find a menu item to send a sms to that contact using lowcaller.
cccristal
SMS92 said:
Just reporting back to say that lowcall appears to do the job perfectly (just made the 1 call right now, in a dodgy 3g area!)
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It's important to point out, however, that the call is not a full VoIP call. When you use lowcaller, you actually call an access number in London, and it's only from that point on that the call is forwarded using VoIP. Here's how I think it works under the cover:
there are 3 numbers in the game here: your number, your contact's number and the lowcaller access number.
you select a contact in your list and call it using lowcaller;
a data connection is opened, and your own number and your contact's number are sent to the lowcaller server;
the lowcaller server associates the two numbers with an access number taken from a pool, and it returns the access number to the lowcaller client running on your phone;
the lowcaller client dials the access number;
the software running on the server identifies your number and the access number you are calling and retrieves your contact's target number from the mapping established at step 3, after which connects the call.
This has an interesting side effect: after the first call to a given contact, you can associate the access number that lowcaller actually called with the contact as if it were your contact's own number. From that point on, every time you dial the same access number, you will actually call your contact, without a data connection being opened at all, since the mapping between your number and the contact's number is already stored in the table for that access number.
Not sure if I've been clear enough... but please do feel free to come back to me for any additional question you may have.
ccristal
ccristal said:
It's important to point out, however, that the call is not a full VoIP call. When you use lowcaller, you actually call an access number in London, and it's only from that point on that the call is forwarded using VoIP. Here's how I think it works under the cover:
there are 3 numbers in the game here: your number, your contact's number and the lowcaller access number.
you select a contact in your list and call it using lowcaller;
a data connection is opened, and your own number and your contact's number are sent to the lowcaller server;
the lowcaller server associates the two numbers with an access number taken from a pool, and it returns the access number to the lowcaller client running on your phone;
the lowcaller client dials the access number;
the software running on the server identifies your number and the access number you are calling and retrieves your contact's target number from the mapping established at step 3, after which connects the call.
This has an interesting side effect: after the first call to a given contact, you can associate the access number that lowcaller actually called with the contact as if it were your contact's own number. From that point on, every time you dial the same access number, you will actually call your contact, without a data connection being opened at all, since the mapping between your number and the contact's number is already stored in the table for that access number.
Not sure if I've been clear enough... but please do feel free to come back to me for any additional question you may have.
ccristal
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do you have to associate the access number that lowcaller called to your contact or is it an option?
Audio Oblivion said:
do you have to associate the access number that lowcaller called to your contact or is it an option?
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No, you don't have to. If you don't, every time you call the same contact a new data connection will be opened, and a different access number may potentially be chosen. However, if you do associate it, you won't need to go to the WM contact page to get to the lowcaller menu, since the number will be visible from Manila and can even be saved as a shortcut.
ccristal

How to auto-reject calls

With the recent OS releases for the Epic, we've lost functionality to auto-reject calls or send them straight to voicemail. I searched here, but didn't find much. With all the "political survey" calls I've been getting lately, I figured there's got to be some way to do this, and for free.
There is.
First, you'll need "Any Cut" from the market. Create a "new shortcut" and then select "activity". Look for an activity called "call settings". Most likely there'll be two. The first one worked on my phone, I had to pick the second on my wife's phone, so this is a bit of a trial and error process. The one you want, when clicked, will give you a screen that has "All Calls" at the top.
For whatever reason, this is the menu that's hidden in the OS. It's there, but you just can't get to it...or at least I didn't find a way. At any rate, click on "all calls" and look for the "auto reject" selection, which is the second one. You'll have to click on "enable auto reject". Then you can start entering numbers into the "auto reject list". Hit the menu button to add numbers. The format for the numbers doesn't contain dashes, so for 123-456-7890, you'd enter 1234567890.
So, now when a number calls you, your device won't ring, you'll get a momentary dialog box that tells you a call was auto-rejected and they get sent straight to voicemail.
Enjoy!
Sleeb
For those who don't use google voice, this is great! Thanks!
I use mr number in play store. Its free and easy to setup. You can also set to block text.
If you don't want to install Mr. Number due to bloat of that particular app, then you can try the below paid app if rooted.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.pro
You can also achieve the same thing by logging into your account on Sprint website.
Go to "My preferences" tab and on the bottom in the section "Limits and permissions" you'll find Block Voice, Block Texts etc.
stud_muffler said:
You can also achieve the same thing by logging into your account on Sprint website.
Go to "My preferences" tab and on the bottom in the section "Limits and permissions" you'll find Block Voice, Block Texts etc.
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This is what I did when I got sick of my cable co.'s sales calls. It works well. That's a relief too because when I tried this feature before (on a different rom/radio, maybe that affected it?) it wouldn't allow any calls in or out while on roaming when used. But now it's fine.

Google Voicemail Not Working

For some reason my voicemails are not being sent to my google voice even though it shows that it is set up properly. Does anyone else have this issue? I am stock/rooted on att.
First check:
Phone -> Settings -> Call forwarding
and make sure your Google Voice number is listed under the 3 conditions. This is what sends the calls to GV. If your carrier number is there, try using the GV settings page on the web to turn it off, then turn it back on. If it still does not work, check with your carrier that "Call Forwarding" is supported on your plan. Many Pre-Paid plans do not support this.
Also check:
Phone -> Settings -> Voicemail
This is the number your phone calls when you press and hold 1 to dial your voicemail.
SpookyTunes said:
First check:
Phone -> Settings -> Call forwarding
and make sure your Google Voice number is listed under the 3 conditions. This is what sends the calls to GV. If your carrier number is there, try using the GV settings page on the web to turn it off, then turn it back on. If it still does not work, check with your carrier that "Call Forwarding" is supported on your plan. Many Pre-Paid plans do not support this.
Also check:
Phone -> Settings -> Voicemail
This is the number your phone calls when you press and hold 1 to dial your voicemail.
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Yeah the call forwarding is not set up right. When attempting to change I get an error "unexpected response from the network." I know my plan supports this because I had it set up on my old phone. Looks like I will have to call customer support. Thanks for your help!

Block/unblock number

In order to block a number from calling your phone, there's a section in the My Account Preferences within Sprint's dashboard that allows you enter the number you want to block and it'll stop calling you.
On the GS7, when you go to the call log and tap on the number, it gives you a screen where you can delete that log item or it says "MORE" in the top right-hand corner that gives you an option to "Block/unblock number".
I don't believe these two things are related but does anyone know how they differ and if I should avoid using the feature on the phone instead of going into the account?
asuh said:
In order to block a number from calling your phone, there's a section in the My Account Preferences within Sprint's dashboard that allows you enter the number you want to block and it'll stop calling you.
On the GS7, when you go to the call log and tap on the number, it gives you a screen where you can delete that log item or it says "MORE" in the top right-hand corner that gives you an option to "Block/unblock number".
I don't believe these two things are related but does anyone know how they differ and if I should avoid using the feature on the phone instead of going into the account?
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I personally think that they both do the same thing. It's not unheard of when dealing with Sprint. You can also do the same thing (block a certain number from calling you) within your messages app. Just open your messages app and select the message you want, then again in the top right corner of your screen select the "more" option and in the drop down menu almost at the bottom there's a "block message" option that if you select that, another pop up will come up that has 2 options: #1 is to block all calls from this number #2 is to block all texts from this number. All these things I believe do the same thing... IMO
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I personally think that they both do the same thing. It's not unheard of when dealing with Sprint. You can also do the same thing (block a certain number from calling you) within your messages app. Just open your messages app and select the message you want, then again in the top right corner of your screen select the "more" option and in the drop down menu almost at the bottom there's a "block message" option that if you select that, another pop up will come up that has 2 options: #1 is to block all calls from this number #2 is to block all texts from this number. All these things I believe do the same thing... IMO
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I called Sprint to verify that using the phone to block numbers does not relate to blocking numbers on the My Sprint account. I don't want to block #s locally because if I change phones I lose all those blocked numbers and have to start over again.
So yes, they might do some of the same things but one is localized to the phone and the other is global to the Sprint account for your phone number. I prefer the global blocking via the Sprint account since it should be phone agnostic.
asuh said:
I called Sprint to verify that using the phone to block numbers does not relate to blocking numbers on the My Sprint account. I don't want to block #s locally because if I change phones I lose all those blocked numbers and have to start over again.
So yes, they might do some of the same things but one is localized to the phone and the other is global to the Sprint account for your phone number. I prefer the global blocking via the Sprint account since it should be phone agnostic.
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Wow, i never realized that one was for local numbers and the other was for global numbers! Thank you soo very much master yoda for schooling me in the arts of call blocking [emoji6] (no sarcasm)
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