Call Blocking

Blocking Calls from a Contact:

  1. Press "Menu" while on the home screen
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Access the "My device" tab
  4. Tap "Call" > "Call rejection" > "Auto reject list"
  5. Tap "Create" and touch the "Contacts" icon
  6. Tap "Contacts" twice more, and select to use this option "Always" or "Just once"
  7. Select the contact you wish to add to the block list
  8. Tap "Save"

Blocking Numbers from the Call Logs:

  1. Go to the phone's "Settings" menu
  2. Tap "My device" > "Call" > "Call rejection"
  3. Tap "Auto reject list" > "Create"
  4. Tap the "Contacts" icon and then go to "Logs"
  5. Select the number you wish to reject and tap "Save"

Blocking a New Phone Number:

  1. From the "Settings" menu, go to "My Device"
  2. Tap "Call" > "Call rejection" > "Auto reject list"
  3. Touch "Create" and enter the number you wish to block
  4. Optionally, you can tap "Match criteria" and change the reject criteria. For instance, you can select "Starts with" and enter an area code. All phone calls from that area code will be rejected. To reject a complete phone number, select "Exactly the same as"
  5. Tap "Save"

Unblocking a Number:

  1. While on the home screen, press "Menu"
  2. Tap "Settings" and go to "My device"
  3. Tap "Call" > "Call rejection" > "Auto reject list"
  4. Perform one of the following sets of steps:
    • To allow calls but leave the number in the reject list: mark the check box next to the desired number (don't tap the number itself)
    • To allow calls and remove the number from the list:
      1. Tap the "Trash can" icon
      2. Tap the desired "phone number"
      3. Touch "Delete" twice to confirm

Call Forwarding

Forwarding All Calls (Unconditional):

  1. From the home screen, press "Menu"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. From the "My device" tab, tap "Call"
  4. Tap "Additional settings" > "Call forwarding"
  5. Tap "Always forward"
  6. Type in the phone number you wish to forward calls to
  7. Tap "Enable"

Forward Certain Calls Only (Conditional):

  1. From the home screen, press "Menu"
  2. Tap "Settings" > "Call" > "Additional settings"
  3. Tap "Call forwarding" and select to "Forward when busy", "Forward when unanswered" or "Forward when unreachable"
  4. Enter the phone number to forward the calls to and tap "Update"

Cancelling Call Forwarding:

  1. Go to the phone's "Settings" menu
  2. From the "My device" tab, tap "Call"
  3. Touch "Additional settings" > "Call forwarding"
  4. Tap "Always forward" > "Disable"

Blocking / Unblocking Messages

Blocking Messages:

  1. Tap the "Messaging" icon from the home screen
  2. Tap and hold the conversation thread from the number you wish to block
  3. Tap "Add to spam numbers"
  4. Press "OK" to confirm

Blocking Numbers via the Settings Menu:

  1. Launch the "Messaging" app
  2. Press "Menu" and tap "Settings"
  3. Mark the "Spam settings" check box and tap "Add to spam numbers"
  4. Tap the "+" button and enter the number you wish to stop receiving messages from. NOTE: you can also tap the "Contacts" icon to block contacts from the phonebook
  5. Tap "Save"

Unblocking Messages:

  1. Launch the "Messaging" app
  2. Tap and hold the desired conversation
  3. Tap "Remove from spam numbers"

Via the Settings Menu:

  1. From the "Messaging" app, press "Menu"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Mark the "Spam settings" check box and tap "Add to spam numbers"
  4. Tap and hold the desired phone number
  5. Tap "Delete" > "OK"



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