When someone calls who is on the blocked caller list, does the phone ring once? And if not, is there some way to see if anyone has called and who they are?
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You can either have the phone ring once - or not at all - with someone on the blocked caller list. While it won't show up as a missed call - it will however register that someone on the list did call. There is a CID menu button that you can check to see if there has been any calls or not. If you do a close up of the phone it is the first soft button on the right under the display screen.
201091
You can program the phone to give you one ring or no ring at all for blocked callers. The blocked call numbers will be listed in the call log with a special symbol.
201092
Yes there is but I don't want to take up a long time explanation here. Just go to Panasonic online a get a copy of the users manual for free and it explains all the functions of this phone.
1228082
I can't say it any better than the previous responders, they are right on. If you want to actually block a specific number, that is probably a function of the capability/capacity of your telephone provider. I truly have not had to enter numbers to block since I bought the TeleBouncer.
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Dear Nancy,We have had the Digitone Call Blocker for about a year. I has cut down on annoying call of all types and IT DOES WORK!! It will block unlisted and private numbers that come in as unknown name/number and will indicate to you where the call came from. At this point you can BLOCK or INVITE the call. If we don't know who it is they are blocked. You can block entire area codes also. My suggestion to you is to visit their website. Any and all questions are answered there. If not call them direct they are GREAT to talk with, I did. It is the only workable and worthwhile investment. Easy to install and the instructions are easy to understand. Read my Post on Amazon. Top of the line call blocker!!! Dear Nancy,We have had the Digitone Call Blocker for about a year. I has cut down on annoying call of all types and IT DOES WORK!! It will block unlisted and private numbers that come in as unknown name/number and will indicate to you where the call came from. At this point you can BLOCK or INVITE the call. If we don't know who it is they are blocked. You can block entire area codes also. My suggestion to you is to visit their website. Any and all questions are answered there. If not call them direct they are GREAT to talk with, I did. It is the only workable and worthwhile... » Read More Dear Nancy,We have had the Digitone Call Blocker for about a year. I has cut down on annoying call of all types and IT DOES WORK!! It will block unlisted and private numbers that come in as unknown name/number and will indicate to you where the call came from. At this point you can BLOCK or INVITE the call. If we don't know who it is they are blocked. You can block entire area codes also. My suggestion to you is to visit their website. Any and all questions are answered there. If not call them direct they are GREAT to talk with, I did. It is the only workable and worthwhile investment. Easy to install and the instructions are easy to understand. Read my Post on Amazon. Top of the line call blocker!!! « Show Less
800393
You can not manually block calls by 'name'. You must enter a number. However, by default, calls like Anonymous, Out of Area, Private and Unknown displaying no phone number are blocked.
1937743
You can manually enter the numbers using the 4 arrow keys (slow and painful, but works) or you can select from the recent Caller ID log and chose to add numbers to the lists. One problem with selecting from caller ID is sometimes, for example, Caller ID may show 1-555-555-5555 but in order to block you actually need 555-555-5555, which are not recognized as the same number. Not a big deal, but test to make sure.
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I set my call blocker to block every call and then just allow the area codes and numbers of the folks I want to call me. That way all calls with "Toll Free", "Private" or "Unknown" caller IDs are blocked. If you see a legitimate call blocked you can easily add them to your VIP list to unblock them. This was the best $100 I ever spent. Try it.
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Additional---If one likes,the blocked calls can be heard in real time if the volume on the answering machine is turned up. I like the idea that blocked calls never ring and I don't have to even hear them (my volume is completely off!!) except to check and erase occasionally. It works and has completely eliminated a huge frustration in our lives from, "Rachael at credit card services."
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If you have caller id service from your phone company, you probably have a feature you can enable called Anonymous Call Rejection. That feature will block any call that does not have a number associated with it. Then any call that comes through would have a number unless it is an "out of area" call. The T Lock, problems not withstanding, can block any number you put on the blacklist. Be aware of the following: Caller ID blocking ONLY WORKS FROM RESIDENCE TO RESIDENCE. Commercial users can retrieve your number with an ANI box even if you block your caller id. I got that surprise one day when a business I called for price and availability on a local number with my caller id blocked, called me back on my number to tell me that they found what I was looking for. What a shock and an education I got.
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Yes, but some still come through. If callers conceal their number, it won't ring. But, if a valid number calls, even if the name is blocked, it will ring. Still, you can individually block any specific number, so a harassing caller can be kicked out, a satisfying tool indeed.
200171
I only hit "blacklist" when the number I'm blocking appears on my caller ID. Mine has a "remove" button to remove numbers that you don't want to be blocked any longer. Came with very few directions but works ok.
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Gary,If your phone caller ID now says "blocked call" or "unavailable" this device has nothing to remember to block.It must have some numbers to put into its memory. It will block 000-000-0000 political callers! I proved that!
1392469
I so far have blocked about 20 from telemarketers and have no issues with it ringing once and hanging directly up on them. It has been a blessing as I have not gotten any more calls for the past month so I think they have gotten the hint.
1233405
No - it is just a function of the phone. It will still ring when a blocked call comes in, but will then disconnect
2259913
There are ways around the blocker, as an example someone could use Skype to get an unlimited amount of numbers to call you from in different area codes. However the blocker will also let you create a white list of accepted callers and block all other phone calls. I ended up having to go that route to keep someone from harassing my family.
1180692
The unit has two phone jacks on the back. One is the wire coming from the wall into the unit. The other is from the unit into your phone. The unit receives the phone number that is calling. If it is one of your blocked numbers, the phone does not ring. If the number is not a blocked number, then the phone rings. If the call is the second case, you have the option of looking at the number on the screen, and pressing the blacklist button if you want to block that number from calling. The call will immediately stop if you do this.
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Mr Marks is correct. Also, I don't know if the unit blocks Anonymous calls, so if the caller is blocking his own caller ID, the unit may block it by default. If this is the case, tell him to use the key combination to temporarily disable his own outgoing caller ID block when calling you. This way the unit will get the caller ID and if it is not in the block list the call will go through.
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In my experience, having a single device for all phone extensions caused the phones to ring once, then the call was disconnected. Upon installing a device on each phone jack, none of them ring if it's a blocked number.