Call Blocking Devices

That's an absurd amount to charge. What carrier is that?

I had RCN for a time and that is what they charged as well.  Found out the hard way.

Love that you list calls, have for  year looking for solutions, to make carriers step  up; hoping  the do not call list will at some point work or the FCC will spend our  tax payer dollars for a more up to date  solution and for these slime sucking, low life, bottom feeders are prosecuted. As an older gal, that  may  be a wish fulfilled from the grave, but... I guess I am  not the only one obsessed. Do contact Consumer union, they are working on solutions. In the mean time, I will log and use my whistle. The whistle  at least gives me instant gratification, something we all  need.

I had to replace my phone system and found that Panasonic make a phone that blocks phone numbers and hole area codes....checkitout

The new Panasonic blocks whole area codes and up to 85 numbers...

The Panasonic cordless model KX-TGF34n (n=number of handsets) will block up to 250 numbers (combination of individual 10 digit numbers and number ranges).  If you enter 800, that will block all numbers starting with 800.  If you enter 80, that will block all numbers starting with 80.  I don't own Panasonic stock, I'm just providing some experience data points.

That's what this thread is for! 😊 It covers calling device & the phones plus other free applications and blockers. I prefer a device since it does the same and more numbers.Hopefully newer models will add more area code blocking in the future.

If it's available get a panasonic DECT 6.0 cordless phone. Does not have white list though, but it can do all the other things on the phone itself.

Do not call means do not call. Thats why people are registered in the do not call list!!

I used Magic Jack. I could block unlimited, had same function as land lines. Worked off the computer. I moved to the desert in Texas and don't have land line here. M J doesn't work with satellite internet, My cell phones worked great with it...

So you are using Magic [***] a computer tethered to a cell phone ... interesting

I've just discovered "Security Screening" from our telephone company - Century Link. There are 2 levels and we have had "Standard Screening" ((screens calls that show unknown or are blocked from appearing on a Caller ID Unit and also screen calls that appear as private.)) for some time.
   But there is another level which I found out about 2 weeks ago. "Advanced Screening" screens not only blocks unknown and private calls but it also screens calls from toll free and long distance numbers.
  This info is taken from CL website: "Advanced Screening option will continue to screen blocked (private), unknown (unavailable) calls and will additionally screen ALL calls identified as from toll free numbers and long distance calls.  Blocked and unavailable calls will be handled as they are with Standard Screening.  When the Advanced Screening option of Security Screen is ON, calls from ALL toll free and long distance numbers will hear this announcement: "The party you are calling does not accept unidentified calls. If you are a solicitor, please hang up now. Otherwise, please enter your 10-digit telephone number."
  For some reason, we can't even get thru from our cell phones although our family is not having that problem. Also, we have the option of giving our family and friends a 4 digit code to bypass the screening announcement. Our telemarketing calls have dropped from 4-5 a day to one in 2 weeks. Another call got thru but it was previously blocked and with our phone system, blocked calls ring once.
  Ahhhhhhhhhh - peace and quite!!!  Hope this continues.

"we can't even get thru from our cell phones"
A lot of cell phone accounts do not send a Caller ID name,
    thus becoming "unknown (unavailable) calls"
And the no-contract phones can be set up without any owner-information at all.

William: Ahhh - thx!  We are using Verizon and rest of family is using TMobile. We don't have our caller information blocked but still I guess the information is "unknown unavailable". Well at least we can use the 4 digit pass code to get thru.

Had it applied on Fri Jun 11, Got email note it was in-force on Saturday Jun 12.
Monday got two scumbag "_Unavailable _" CID calls the supposed "Advanced" screening should have stopped before ever ringing my line.  It is supposed to challenge the caller to enter a 10 digit number - robo callers don't do that !  So how did the losers get past that super duper CenturyLink screening ?!?!  They have not gotten past my local blocker box that only challenged with a enter "0" message since it went on my line March 2015 !!!