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iPhone SMS blocker for specific number?

  • 04-09-2011 10:37pm
    #1
    Savage Tyrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know if it's possible to block texts from a specific number? I have one particular "acquaintance" who I'd prefer not to receive any messages from.
    I'm on an iPhone 4 but not jailbroken.
    Anyone any ideas?


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  • #2
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,593 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Pretty sure that it needs to be Jailbroken to get this functionality.


  • #3
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Savage Tyrant wrote: »
    Anyone know if it's possible to block texts from a specific number? I have one particular "acquaintance" who I'd prefer not to receive any messages from.
    I'm on an iPhone 4 but not jailbroken.
    Anyone any ideas?

    You'll have to Jailbreak it and install a blocking app (There are a few available) unless you get the person blocked by your provider (Not sure if you can bar texts)


  • #4
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    If you're with o2 you can block texts from any number you wish.


  • #5
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    TheZohan wrote: »
    If you're with o2 you can block texts from any number you wish.

    Really? I've never heard of that! How do you go about doing it?


  • #6
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    BDJW wrote: »
    Really? I've never heard of that! How do you go about doing it?
    Description of Service and Charges
    • The Block It Service is available to O2 customers only.

    • The Block It Service is provided by us to help you restrict the receipt of texts,
    MMS and video messages sent to You by other individuals using a mobile or
    landline service which You may consider to be potentially abusive or threatening
    in some way.

    • Please NOTE that the Block It Service cannot be used to restrict the receipt of
    voice calls from any number. Please also NOTE that the Block It Service is not
    designed for restricting the receipt of marketing and premium rate text messages
    that are sent to you from five digit short code numbers.

    • Please go to http://community.o2online.ie for more information on how to stop
    these messages.

    • The Block It Service can restrict text messages that are sent from standard
    mobile and landline numbers and you can block up to a maximum of 100 specific
    numbers at any one time.

    • If you block a mobile or landline number using the Block It Service You will not be
    able to send text, MMS and video messages to, or receive such messages from,
    the blocked number.

    • To start the Block It Service You need to text the words BLOCK IT START to
    50216. To then block a specific mobile or landline number you need to text the
    word BLOCK and the specific number you wish to have blocked to 50216.

    • To unblock a number you should text the word UNBLOCK and the specific number
    to be unblocked to 50216. To stop the O2 Block It Service You must text BLOCK
    IT STOP to 50216. Please NOTE that this will unblock all numbers.

    • The O2 Block it Service is free to O2 customers.

    When you block a number you can't text that number either. The other person will still get a delivery report for the message they send you so they won't know they're blocked.


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  • #7
    Savage Tyrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭Savage Tyrant


    TheZohan wrote: »
    When you block a number you can't text that number either. The other person will still get a delivery report for the message they send you so they won't know they're blocked.

    I'm with Three myself... But that's the exact service I'd be looking for.


  • #8
    dmn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭dmn


    Savage Tyrant wrote: »
    I'm with Three myself... But that's the exact service I'd be looking for.

    I know meteor have it as well, called "number blocker" bit of a childish name for it but it works apparently. 3 surely has something similar so try giving them a call.


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