

This app will house a database of phone numbers that have been reported and collected over time. If you own a smart phone, let it do something smart for you! Apps like Truecaller can be downloaded for free. For every other operating system, consult Google. For Android select the number you want to block, then hit More or the 3-dot menu icon in the upper-right corner and choose Add to reject list. For iOS click the ‘i’ symbol next to the unwanted number, scroll down and tap Block this Caller, then confirm your decision. Whether your phone operates on Android, iOS or… whatever else, they’ll usually have a method to block a caller you’ve received a call from.Many people may have heard about the do not call register above, but thought it was just for landline numbers, register your mobile phone too! Here.Available as a corded and cordless option here A really simple and sophisticated way of handling spam callers.

If the caller does mention “Geoff from Toys R Us” then when your phone rings you will be prompted with “would you like to take this call from Geoff from Toys R Us?”, you then select to answer or block. The call comes in, if it isn’t on the contact list the phone will ask the caller to identify themselves, usually a spammer will hang up by this point and your phone wont even ring. This is also a replacement handset with a large block button but it works in a different way. We’ve seen various handsets with this feature, this one from Panasonic allows you to block a phone number after you’ve decided it is a nuisance call. Use a phone with Call Blocking features.It is an initiative by the Australian Government to reduce the calls you’ll receive from telemarketers. The first thing to do is register your phone number on the Do Not Call register.Here are a few handy tips we’ve found for reducing unwanted calls, regardless of a mobile or landline phone. We’ve all experienced it, we’re enjoying a meal or time with friends, the phone rings, you interrupt a conversation to answer the call and it’s a telemarketer, or “Microsoft” calling about a virus when you own a Mac…
