How to block incoming calls from strangers on your mobile
The phone calls from unwanted callers, the hidden numbers , telephone companies and commercial offers are often a nuisance to users, more even when they occur at odd hours However, there are different solutions to avoid being bothered by these kinds of calls. Although, it must be said that not all of them are comfortable or really functional, depending largely on the operating system of the smartphone, or of the possibilities of the application that is installed .
Thus, we see that, among the different operating systems on the current market, Android is the one that presents the clearer and more complete options to perform this block unwanted calls Just go to the menu Call settings of the terminal. On this screen it is necessary to click on the option All calls, which takes us to a new menu with different parameters. The one we are interested in is called Automatic rejection Here we must activate this option and establish a list of numbersto which you want to reject the call automatically automatic The good thing it offers Android is that it is not only possible to add numbers from the phonebook, but it is also possible reject unknown numbers
But if touching the settings menus is too complicated for the user, you can always use an app to configure these things. One of them is Call Blocker The positive part of this application is that it not only allows to configure which numbers you want to block , but it is also possible to do a complete management of private data shared through messages, reaching power delete everything that could compromiser the user, or protect it with a password
For their part, iPhones do not have call management options Their restricted operating system iOS doesn't seem to allow this kind of setting. However, there is a solution: the applications Of course, these must be based on the system jailbreak to achieve management permits that otherwise would not be available.After bypassing the limitations it is possible to use Cydia as an alternative to the official application market ofApple, the iTunes AppStore, where there are many others capable of offering services like the one we are looking for . The only problem is that, since there is no alternative, these applications are usually paid for
The most economic option in the Cydia market is calls Call Blocker It is an application very simple in which you only have to entera name and phone number to block calls from that contact The good thing is that you can download completely free However, the best known is called iBlackList It is a complete tool to manage two types of contacts: restricted and those that are not, which are grouped in the BlackList(black list) or WhiteList (white list).Its use is very simple, although it is in English. All you have to do is add contacts to one list or another In addition, you can do the same with messages SMS, including the ability to block calls from unknown numbers The downside is that you have to pay to use it after a short trial period.
Mobile users Nokia with operating system Symbian also They have the same problem as those of iPhone, there is no way to block calls with the original options of the terminal. This occurs in the various versions of Symbian, known as S40, seen on terminalswith keyboard full; S60, with which the touch mobiles work; and Symbian^3, which is installed on the latest models before the merger with Windows Phone 7 It should be noted that the S40 have the added problem of not being able to use applications like the rest of versions. Something that makes these terminals the most defenseless when it comes to blocking calls
For the rest of the versions Symbian there is the mentioned option of the applications A good option is Advanced Call Manager, which is now available to purchase completely freefrom the Nokia Store Again, it works by creating a contact blacklist , only that it also allows manage hidden numbers, and the possibility of answering missed calls with pre-recorded text messages This application is also surprising because of the profiles function, which allows you to configure the forward, silence or block calls based on time of day or other user preferences.
Unfortunately, mobile phones with the operating system Windows Phone 7 still do not present solutions for this problem Neither natively, through the call setting menus, nor through applications For now, users of these smartphones will have to wait until developers create application tools call management, or perhaps, to the introduction of these options with the new version of this operating system, which for now has the code name of Apollo
