Block numbers and screen unwanted calls
Turn away hidden numbers, make unknown callers press 1, and keep a list of blocked numbers.
Owners and admins open Settings › Company › Calling, card Unwanted calls: Turn away hidden numbers, Ask unknown callers to press 1, and the Blocked numbers list. Both switches apply at once.
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Step by step
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Call screening is a company setting. Open Settings, in the menu on the left.
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Choose Company at the top. Then, in the row below, choose Calling.
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Find the card called Unwanted calls.
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Turn away hidden numbers refuses callers who hide their number. They cannot leave a message, either.
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Ask unknown callers to press 1 stops most robocalls. Your contacts, and people you have called, get straight through.
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Both switches apply at once, so in this demo, we only point at them.
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Blocked numbers lists each blocked caller, and how many of their calls were stopped.
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Type a number, and Block adds it to the list. Anyone on the team can add to it.
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In this demo, we do not block it. The x on a row unblocks that number.
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