Block From Mobile Unwanted Calls and SMS service
1. Use mobile phone settings
Unwanted calls and SMSes can be blocked by using the manual settings of feature phones or smartphones. For this reason, you are required to save that particular number into your phone storage or SIM, then go to options while the annoying Contact ID is opened and select ‘block incoming call’ or by adding it to the screened list.
It is important to note here that almost all the mobile devices offer the above settings to block the unwanted calls. However, most of them do not allow to prevent the SMSes by using the usual configuration. Hence, we have compiled a couple of apps at the end of the article which blocks the SMS as well.
2. Take help of your Operator
Looking at the seriousness of the issue, cellular operators from all over the world offer facilities to their users to get rid of the unwanted calls and block them. Below are the details what Pakistani mobile operators provide to their customers for handling the situation.
Mobilink
Mobilink is providing a blocking service for the unwanted Calls & SMS. A user can block any of the mobile or landline numbers from calling and sending SMS.
To subscribe this service, via USSD string, just dial *420# and choose the option from menu flow or SMS “act ics ” to 420 and follow the instructions.
Charges: prepaid customers will be charged Rs. 0.5+tax per day for the subscription while for Postpaid customers, Rs. 14.99 +tax per month will be deducted.
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Warid
Warid also offers to block unwanted calls and SMSs. The service is known as “Warid Call & SMS Block 420″. The subscribers can restrict unwanted calls & SMS from any of the local or international numbers by dialing 420 from your mobile phone and follow the instructions or typing ” Sub ” in the SMS option and send it to 420.
Interestingly, Warid offers a range of options that users can choose as a default announcement for the obnoxious callers and even they can also use self-recorded announcements to express against the obnoxious caller’s number(s). e.g. you can record, ‘Bhai, you are blocked now’, sounds hilarious, isn’t it?
Charges: Rs. 19+tax shall be applicable for both prepaid and postpaid users on the subscription of this offer.
Telenor
Telenor subscribers can also block unwanted calls or SMS from a caller number by sending ‘sub’ to 420 to get registered and after that, you can SMS the number which you want to block to 420.
Charges: The subscription charges are Rs. 20 + tax per month for prepaid and postpaid users.
Ufone
Ufone customers can also enjoy the freedom to control the received calls and SMS with UBlock service. Just type ‘sub’ and send it to 420 to subscribe to the offer and following that, type block<unwanted number> and send it to 420, e.g., block 03331111111
Charges: Prepaid customers of Ufone will be levied Rs.3.75+tax per week while Postpaid customers will be charged Rs. 15+ tax per month for the subscription of this offer.
Zong
To block any number from Zong SIM, the customers can type block<SPACE><NUMBER> e.g., block 03331111111 and send it to 420.
Charges: The activation of Call Screening by Zong will cost Rs. 15+tax per month.
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