For whatever reason there is an urge for some people to just harass others via telephones. To end this the first step is to identify how they are doing this, the easiest way is to use *69 or look at caller id.

• If the number says it is a Private Caller on your caller ID or when you dial *69 turn on Anonymous call rejection.

• It the number is “Out Of Area”, “Unavailable”, etc. then I suggest calling your phone company to see if you can block this. Perhaps ask them about Call Screening or Call Intercept

• If the number is 000-012-3456 then they are using a program called Skype. Call your phone company and ask if you can block a specific international number. I’ve done this via Call Intercept by Verizon.

• Another alternative if you know the number they are calling from is to see if you can do a specific call forward. I’d recommend forwarding it to 641-985-7888, which is the rejection hotline, or get permission to forward it to your local authority so they can trace it.

• If they are harassing you on your cell phone then I recommend seeing if your cell phone actually has the ability to block numbers. I use a Verizon RAZR and know for a fact it can block numbers that are not on its contact list.

• If none of this helps you, I recommend letting the phone ring atleast twice before you pick the phone up and if it is the offender hang up and then pick the phone back up and dial *57 to do a Customer Originated Trace and wait for the recording to tell you the number was traced(should be within a minute).

Advanced Terms:

Anonymous Call Rejection(ACR): A service that will tell people who chose to block their number that you are not accepting calls from private numbers. Chances are you can activate this by dialing *77 and you can turn it off by dialing *87

Customer Originated Trace: Attempts to trace the last phone call, you will not find out the location but can then notify the local authorities and they will get the location and pursue legal actions.
Specific Call Forwarding: Forward a specific phone # to another phone #. For example if you do not want your boss calling your house you can forward his number to your cell phone.

Call Intercept: The best way in my opinion to block unwanted calls, it may cost money but if you explain your situation you may get it for free.

Call Screening: Will prompt the user to record their name and then give you the option to accept or deny the call.

Skype: A program which uses Voice Over IP technology to make phone calls from your computer. It is free to call any US/Canada phone number and uses the number 000-012-3456.

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