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Argie's Wife · 10-29-2010, 03:15 PM

Not sure if you can do this, but is there a way the phone can be programmed to only accept calls from your contact list?

Just wondering...

songkrai · 10-29-2010, 05:45 PM

If Tracfone doesn't work for you then switch to Verizon pre-paid or any of the other pre-paid cell phones.

Yes you can sell it on eB*y. People do purchase them for the SIM cards and ship them overseas. That is why there is a restriction on the number of Tracfones one can purchase.

NoBozo · 10-29-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Not sure if you can do this, but is there a way the phone can be programmed to only accept calls from your contact list?

Just wondering...

There may be, but I haven't found it yet. The "Users Manual" that came with the phone does not address anything technical, and manuals on line are only a one page copy of what came in the box. The only thing I am able to do is hunt and peck through the phones menus....and try to use an old engineers Logic. There are a couple of items that are still foreign to me that someone familiar with cell phones probably would already know about,....BUT: I Wikipedia or Google it and low and behold I have more info that I can read in my retirement.

My wife came home today with the phone and I "Had A Look". Apparently she inadvertantly answered the first (of 2 calls 20 minutes apart..diferent numbers) by pushing "something". This phone is a "Slider"...and her hand is not as big as mine and .....well....buttons get pushed by accident.

I am optimistic that this problem will go away if we just ignore it for awhile. After all, we get calls all the time on landline ...to the answering machine...which we never answer.. that never leave a message. We don't have Caller ID so we are never presented with......Who The Hell is this... and why are they calling.

Even as I type this..I just got a call on the Land Line..probably a Political Pollster or something. I didn't pick up.

NB

NoBozo · 10-29-2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pondguy

have you concidered registering your number with national do not call list 1-888-382-1222......worth a try, and maybe RI has a do not call registery also.

YUP: We put the last number on Do Not Call but it takes 30 days for it to take effect so there was not enough time before we "upgraded" to a new number.

I think I'll do the same for this number as well. The problem is: The Scammers and Collection Agencys don't give a poop about NO STINKIN LIST.

NB

I'm gonna remain optimistic..until the NEXT call comes through.

NB

Greene's Basin Girl · 10-30-2010, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

YUP: We put the last number on Do Not Call but it takes 30 days for it to take effect so there was not enough time before we "upgraded" to a new number.

I think I'll do the same for this number as well. The problem is: The Scammers and Collection Agencys don't give a poop about NO STINKIN LIST.

NB

I'm gonna remain optimistic..until the NEXT call comes through.

NB

I am on a do not call list and I still get those annoying calls.

NoBozo · 09-26-2012, 07:33 PM

HER Phone: It's been two years. My wifes phone continued to produce collection calls. SO we turned OFF the phone ALL the time except when she was using it. Any incoming calls to her phone would meet with a stone wall. "The number you have called is not available. Voice mail has not been set up".

That seems to have worked. After a year and a half of this Phone Off routine...the crank calls have dried up.

now we can leave the phone ON.

MY Phone: My phone has had an Excellent number. NO CRANK or Collection calls for two years. Silent.

Last week..My phone reverted to as though ..."UnActivated" all by itself. I had 780+ minutes and 23 days to go. I went around to my local Wal-Marts and Radio Shacks to see if they could FIX this. Blank Looks. Nobody was interested in helping me.

SO: Being as we were on "Staycation" this year and just doing daytrips..we descided to take a three hour ride (One Way) to the Gilford Wally-Mart (From RI) to see if MATT could fix my phone. Matt is till there, but had the day off when we got there so BONNIE took on the task. In ten minutes the phone was fixed.

Whoo Wooo. I can't say enough about the Service from the Gilford (Electronics Dept) Wally-Mart..and BONNIE. Thanks Bonnie.

NB

NHBUOY · 09-26-2012, 11:35 PM

There is a special place in Heaven for the people who sell & set-up cell-phones.
It can be a tiring, unthankful job. Glad you found people who can do it with competence and a smile on their face. Happy Trac-king.

09-26-2012, 07:33 PM	#6
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Update HER Phone: It's been two years. My wifes phone continued to produce collection calls. SO we turned OFF the phone ALL the time except when she was using it. Any incoming calls to her phone would meet with a stone wall. "The number you have called is not available. Voice mail has not been set up". That seems to have worked. After a year and a half of this Phone Off routine...the crank calls have dried up. now we can leave the phone ON. MY Phone: My phone has had an Excellent number. NO CRANK or Collection calls for two years. Silent. Last week..My phone reverted to as though ..."UnActivated" all by itself. I had 780+ minutes and 23 days to go. I went around to my local Wal-Marts and Radio Shacks to see if they could FIX this. Blank Looks. Nobody was interested in helping me. SO: Being as we were on "Staycation" this year and just doing daytrips..we descided to take a three hour ride (One Way) to the Gilford Wally-Mart (From RI) to see if MATT could fix my phone. Matt is till there, but had the day off when we got there so BONNIE took on the task. In ten minutes the phone was fixed. Whoo Wooo. I can't say enough about the Service from the Gilford (Electronics Dept) Wally-Mart..and BONNIE. Thanks Bonnie. NB

10-29-2010, 03:15 PM	#1
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Not sure if you can do this, but is there a way the phone can be programmed to only accept calls from your contact list? Just wondering...

10-29-2010, 05:45 PM	#2
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 734 Thanks: 35 Thanked 147 Times in 99 Posts	If Tracfone doesn't work for you then switch to Verizon pre-paid or any of the other pre-paid cell phones. Yes you can sell it on eB*y. People do purchase them for the SIM cards and ship them overseas. That is why there is a restriction on the number of Tracfones one can purchase.

09-26-2012, 11:35 PM	#7
NHBUOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Loon Mtn. winters...Meredith Neck summers Posts: 398 Thanks: 288 Thanked 94 Times in 60 Posts	There is a special place in Heaven for the people who sell & set-up cell-phones. It can be a tiring, unthankful job. Glad you found people who can do it with competence and a smile on their face. Happy Trac-king.