How fucking stupid is that? Sorry, but not having a good morning. This is like when I found out you can’t set the number of rings either. Sometimes I just want to smash all my tech and go back to rocks, sticks, and leaves.

  • ultratiem@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Only your carrier has the ability to block a call. And when they do that, the caller would receive a brief message letting them know that the number is blocked.

    Anything outside of that simply doesn’t answer the call. If you have voicemail active, obviously the caller will be given the option to leave a message.

    There is no service that will give you a true number block outside of your carrier.

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      1 year ago

      I believe if you use a service like Google Voice you actually can block numbers. You can even set filters and play specific messages for different numbers (I sent “unknown” numbers to a recording that told them they need to unblock caller ID)

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        You’re talking about VOIP and other such features that simply require an internet connection. We are talking about traditional cell service which can only be controlled by the line’s operator.