{"id":7766,"date":"2017-05-17T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/datcomWP\/?p=7766"},"modified":"2017-05-17T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:59:00","slug":"tip-of-the-week-follow-these-steps-to-prevent-telemarketers-from-calling-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/17\/tip-of-the-week-follow-these-steps-to-prevent-telemarketers-from-calling-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the Week: Follow These Steps to Prevent Telemarketers From Calling You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a common scenario: you\u2019re relaxing at home with friends or family and all of a sudden, your cell phone starts ringing. You don\u2019t recognize the number; in fact, your phone lists it as an out-of-state caller, so you don\u2019t pick up. The call eventually ends and you\u2019re back to relaxing. But then, your phone starts ringing again and it\u2019s that same pesky solicitor trying to sell you on the virtues of auto loan refinancing or a free Caribbean vacation. Caller ID and voicemail have helped to curb the suffering over unwanted phone calls in the past, but what if you could just block a caller entirely?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the phone you have, for this week\u2019s tip, we can show you how to block telemarketers, scammers, and stalkers from ever contacting you again. Telemarketing is completely legal, so it won\u2019t be going away anytime soon. Blocking callers is the quickest and easiest way to deal with this issue. If they call you once, you won\u2019t ever have to deal with them again, after you\u2019ve followed these steps:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Android Users<\/strong><br \/>\nFor Nougat and Marshmallow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the Phone app.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>All Calls<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Call from Undesired Contact<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tap <strong>Block\/Report Spam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Then you will be asked if you would like to report the call as spam. Check the box, if you do wish to report it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Lollipop (Samsung Galaxy S4, S5, S6, Note 4 users):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the Phone app and tap the <strong>Call Log<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the phone number you would like to block, then tap <strong>More<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Next, tap <strong>Add to Auto reject<\/strong> list and you\u2019re all set!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>iPhone Users<\/strong><br \/>\nTo block a number on your iPhone, first select the Phone app. Next:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>Recents<\/strong> (at the bottom of the screen).<\/li>\n<li>Find the number of the caller you wish to block and tap the i icon on the right-hand-side of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Here you will see the caller\u2019s information, as well as different options for creating a new contact, etc. Scroll to the very bottom of this page and you\u2019ll see the words, \u2018<strong>Block This Caller<\/strong>.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019ve selected that, a message will pop up, asking you to confirm this decision. Tap <strong>Block Contact<\/strong> to make it official.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re receiving unwanted text messages from a stranger, iOS 10 requires that you add this person or bot to your Contacts list first. To create a new contact from your Messages app, click on the phone number at the top of the screen and select <strong>Create New Contact<\/strong>. Then simply follow the steps listed above. If you haven\u2019t upgraded to iOS 10 yet, look for the i icon in the upper-right corner of your text conversation and select it. Then tap <strong>Block This Caller &gt; Block Contact.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There, now you\u2019re ready to block like some of the best centers in NBA history. But also remember that, with great power comes great responsibility; while telemarketers won\u2019t know if they\u2019re on your block list, \u201cfriends\u201d and family members you find annoying might eventually catch on. For more technology tips and tricks, reach out to COMPANYNAME at PHONENUMBER.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a common scenario: you\u2019re relaxing at home with friends or family and all of a sudden, your cell phone starts ringing. You don\u2019t recognize the number; in fact, your phone lists it as an out-of-state caller, so you don\u2019t pick up. The call eventually ends and you\u2019re back to relaxing. But then, your phone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[113,182,154,39],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}