Automatic Blocked Calls
Posted by terrepruitt on October 10, 2018
Today my cell phone rang and when I looked at it, it showed “Telemarketer”. Well, that is cool. I didn’t label it that, the new (to me) application that my husband put on my phone did. He downloaded AT&T Call Protect. So, if you have AT&T you can use it too on Android and iOS. I decided to see what it is about since it is on my phone now. Normally I research before I put stuff on my phone, but my husband was pretty eager to put this on my phone. I don’t like that it logs ALL your calls, but I guess that is how it keeps track of the spam phone calls. And that seems to be how it is lately – all companies are keep track of everything we do.
Of course there is a free version and a paid version. According to the website call protect has:
–Automatic Fraud Blocking – detects and blocks calls from likely fraudsters.
–Suspected Spam Warning – identifies telemarketers and other suspected spam calls.
–Manual Call Blocking – lets you block unwanted calls by number.
–Enhanced Caller ID† – identifies unknown caller details.
–Reverse Number Lookup† – provides details when you enter a U.S. number.
–Custom Call Controls† – lets you choose call categories to accept, block, or send to voicemail.
†Available with AT&T Mobile Security & Call Protect Plus.
I know you can block numbers on the phone itself, but if you do it from this application then the number itself could end up being added to the AUTOMATIC FRAUD BLOCKED calls. The more “blocks” the number receives the higher the “Threat” level.
It is so frustrating and annoying that we even need this type of thing. I understand people making calls to make sales, but getting a call everyday at the same time isn’t a person, it is a robot and there needs to be an end. If I didn’t answer the phone or want your product or service the first 50 times you called, chances are astronomically high that I don’t want it the 69th or 100th time you call.
We will see how well this works. I’ve only had it for about 24 hours. It was really nice to see the “Telemarketer” on my phone. But I really don’t ever answer my phone if I don’t recognize the number. That is a sad thing to have to do when you own a business, but because I own a business I get so many marketing calls. If an actually potential client calls they have to leave a message. Here you can see even more information.
Do you get a lot of annoying sales calls? Do you uses AT&T Call Protect? Does your service provider have this type of service? What do you think?
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Frank Hubeny said
T-mobile marks some calls “spam likely” which I find helpful.
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terrepruitt said
That is cool. With this app I love that eventually – if enough people block it – it will be blocked in the app for everyone.
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Sonja Troncoso said
Yes tmobile has “scam likely”. I appreciate them giving me a heads up.
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terrepruitt said
So the id reads “scam likely” when the call comes in?
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Jacob Klipper (@JacobKlipper) said
Now THAT is hilarious yet true!
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