This model is easier to use for those who simply want to block a number because all you have to do is bring up the phone number on the screen with dashes and press the red button twice quickly

It's easy and you can even block or let through an entire exchange or a single phone number specifically chosen by you

I mounted mine on the wall next to my phone, and I can see as soon as it lights up if it's a phone number I recognize, or if it's been blocked

What it really means is that the Caller ID data is missing a name, and/or the phone number is missing or is

Do the following: get in program mode by pressing "40" (the code to block a caller), specify the area code and exchange by pressing "987654", and then use a single wildcard character to represent the last 4 digits of the phone number, by pressing "

Take back control of your phone number and eliminate harassing, annoying phone calls

A "*" (star) is pushed at the end of whatever phone number your doing to finish and you're done

This feature was one of the main reasons I bought this device, since most of the spam calls I'm getting show Out of Area with a spoofed phone number

You can, of course, block by phone number.

He is religious about entering each new phone number into the device as it appears on our caller ID.

I also immediately blocked my own phone number

Also being able to wildcard blacklist (like blocking an entire area code, exchange or just a few digits of a phone number) is also super helpful

For more in depth choices, you simply push the "program" button, wait for it to tell you to pick up the phone and then enter in the code (found in the direction booklet) for whatever category you want to place a number or numbers in and then enter it into the keypad on the phone along with the phone number

If your friend or family member's cell phone number is automatically blocked as "Out of Area," just add it to the VIP list

Two quick presses will block the last incoming phone number.

There is a difference between a phone number being displayed with and without dashes