Block Any Number

Posts: 7 · New Forum Member Joined: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 7

Vonage should allow you to block any phone number.Telemarketers or people you just dont want to hear from.You can block Email,why not Vonage phone.I know other phone companies have this feature.,Cmon
Vonage. Very Happy

Posts: 4 · New Forum Member Joined: Jul 21, 2006 Posts: 4

It would be nice to know that this feature was available just in case. Good idea.

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 2

I'll add my vote to the list - this would be a handy feature, for exactly the reasons mentioned.

Posts: 63 · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject:

I also add my hearty vote for this. Just started getting telemarketing calls recently and am not happy about it. No idea how they got my number.

Posts: 426 · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

Some telemarketers just dial every number. The hope is a few "cold" calls will be more than just "hot" hang-ups.

Posts: 6 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 6

[font=Arial] [/font]I have been asking the folks at Vonage about this concept for over 6 months now. Their response has been very non-responsive so far. The idea that I can block spam e-mail with a simple click and not be able to do the same with my IP phone service in ridicules. Come on Vonage, if want stand out from all the other IP phone services you'll need to give your customers more control over their phone. Because right now you are about the most expensive of them all and you offer nothing more. Confused

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Jan 23, 2006 Posts: 1

This is my request. I could do it with BellSouth. I have had fax machines calling my phone in the middle of the night for nights upon night. I have no way to block that number with Vonage.

Posts: 41 · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:48 am Post subject: Block any number

Mike Sandman had a device that would trick automatic dialers into thinking your telephone number had been disconnected. I see it is not currently available but may be soon. The web site is http://www.sandman.com/taliban.html . Ignore the top part of the site and go toward the bottom. This device (I am told) works great to block telemarketing calls.
As for the fax tone, you can buy a cheap fax tone detector that will take the fax call and move it to a port that does not have any phone attached.
I know this doesn't solve the problem, but they are workarounds.

Posts: 10 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 10

Add me to the list! There is a telemarketing company that calls me several times a week - sometimes more than once a day! I'd love to be able to block their calls before the phone even rings. The calls always come from the same number and always show up as "800 SERVICE" on caller ID. This would be a great feature.

Posts: 176 · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

jwknecht wrote:

This is my request. I could do it with BellSouth. I have had fax machines calling my phone in the middle of the night for nights upon night. I have no way to block that number with Vonage.

Are you registered on the DNC list? If so, report the offending number, any call after 9PM is illegal. If not, register your number and then report the offending number.