How To Block A Phone Number On My Comcast Phone [portable] Today

She clicked and then Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

She clicked it. A simple page opened with two blank fields: Phone Number to Block and a Label (so she could remember who it was). She carefully typed the telemarketer’s number, 1-800-555-1234, and in the label box wrote, "Annoying Warranty Guy." how to block a phone number on my comcast phone

That took her to the Voice Dashboard —the command center for her home phone. She scanned the tabs and clicked , then looked for a sub-menu called Call Features . Bingo. Inside that list, she saw the option: Selective Call Blocking . She clicked and then Save Changes at the bottom of the page

She grabbed her laptop and logged into her Comcast account at . After entering her password, she clicked on the Voice icon (it looks like a telephone receiver) at the top of the page. Inside that list, she saw the option: Selective

But Sarah had a clever idea. This number was spoofing a local exchange. She remembered that Comcast allows wildcard blocking . Instead of just that one number, she typed ** and labeled it "Unknown Warranty Calls." This would block any number starting with 1-800-555.

To test it, she grabbed her office phone and dialed the blocked number from her cell phone. Instead of ringing through, she heard a single busy signal and then a recorded message: "The person you have called is not accepting calls at this time." Perfect.