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Call Blocking
Call blocking, also known as call block, call screening, or call rejection, allows a telephone subscriber to block incoming calls from specific telephone numbers. This feature may require an additional payment to the subscriber's telephone company or a third-party. Call blocking is desired by individuals who wish to block unwanted phone calls. These generally include types of unsolicited calls from telemarketers and robocalls. Landlines Unwanted calls to landlines may be blocked through a number of methods. Some landline phones have built-in call blocking facilities. External call blockers are sold as telephone accessories which plug into existing phones. Call blockers and related services recently received attention in 2016 from publications including Which? and Consumer Reports in the United Kingdom and United States respectively. Such devices and services enable the user to block a call as it is in progress or alternatively block the number after the call is made. These de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caller ID Spoofing
Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a caller ID Caller identification (Caller ID) is a telephone service, available in analog and digital telephone systems, including voice over IP (VoIP), that transmits a caller's telephone number to the called party's telephone equipment when the call is ... display showing a phone number different from that of the telephone from which the call was placed. The term is commonly used to describe situations in which the motivation is considered malicious by the originator. One effect of the widespread availability of Caller ID spoofing is that, as AARP published in 2019, "you can no longer trust call ID." History Caller ID spoofing has been available for years to people with a specialized digital connection to the telephone company, called an Integrated Services Digit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caller ID
Caller identification (Caller ID) is a telephone service, available in analog and digital telephone systems, including voice over IP (VoIP), that transmits a caller's telephone number to the called party's telephone equipment when the call is being set up. The caller ID service may include the transmission of a name associated with the calling telephone number, in a service called Calling Name Presentation (CNAM). The service was first defined in 1993 in International Telecommunication Union—Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Recommendation Q.731.3. The information received from the service is displayed on a telephone display screen, on a separately attached device, or on other displays, such as cable television sets when telephone and television service is provided by the same vendor. Value to society includes use by suicide-prevention hot lines and enabling businesses "like pizza restaurants and florists" to quickly have confidence in telephoned orders. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling Features
Calling may refer to: * Religious calling, a religious vocation * Effectual calling, a theological term * Vocation, or occupation * Audible animal communication, including mate calling and territorial threat sounds * Game call, a device that is used to mimic animal communication noises to attract or drive animals to a hunter Arts and entertainment * ''Calling'' (EP), a 2007 EP by Japanese band Unsraw * ''Calling'' (Kobukuro album), a 2009 album by Kobukuro * "Calling" (Geri Halliwell song), 2001 * "Calling" (Arashi song), 2013 * "Calling" (B'z song), 1997 * "Calling" (Taproot song), 2005 * "Calling" (Vamps song), 2017 * "Calling", a 2021 song by Rod Wave, from ''SoulFly'' * "Calling", a 2014 song by Pink Floyd, from ''The Endless River'' * "Calling (Lose My Mind)", a 2012 single by Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso * ''Calling'' (video game), a 2009 horror video game for the Wii * "Calling", a song for the 2007 game ''The World Ends with You'' * "Calling", a 1986 song by Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
