How to Block Calls on BlackBerry and SmartPhones
Third party mobile phone utilities can be downloaded and installed on SmartPhones to block unwanted phone calls. These mobile phone utilities also allow you to monitor calls and block calls, as well as keep track of all sent and received SMS text messages and emails.
Home phone users can easily block calls on their landlines by using call blocking and call rejecting services provided by their phone company or service provider. This helps them to block unwanted phone calls which they do not need, or to reject anonymous phone and unwanted calls. For mobile phone users, call blocking and tracking can be a bit tricky. However, a number of softwares are available on the internet which can be downloaded to provide similar functionality on your mobile phone and PDA devices. Here’s something useful on how to block calls to your mobile phone or device.
TextGuard is a mobile phone utility designed specially for SmartPhones including those by HTC and BlackBerry. The utility can run on Windows Mobile operating system and will soon be available for Android and Symbian mobiles. It not only helps you keep track of your mobile phone call record, but it is also a text filtering and monitoring utility. The way TextGuard works is that you pay a nominal fee every month to register for an account on the TextGuard website. By installing TextGuard on your mobile phones, you can then login to the website and keep track of call logs, text message logs as well as web browsing history. Monitoring calls and blocking calls with TextGuard is extremely easy. The Call logging feature not only allows you to monitor calls by keeping track of all the incoming and outgoing calls, but you can also record your calls and upload them to the server. However, this call recording feature is only available in Windows Mobile operated mobile phones.
Email logging functionality allows you to keep track of all your emails which are sent or received through the configured email account. Text message tracking and logging allows you full control over all the text messages which were sent or received in the past. You can monitor text messages and keep entire logs of old messages and arrange them or review them for later use.
The Web Browsing history feature is also only available for Windows Mobile phones. This feature is still under development for BlackBerry and Android mobile phones.
The most useful feature provided by TextGuard is its call blocking functionality. You can block any number on your mobile phone or block emails, text SMS or web URLs by keyword blocking. The way call blocking works is that you specify the numbers which need to be ignored if you receive a call from them. As soon as the caller makes a call, the call is blocked and you will not receive a ring tone. The caller will be notified that his/her call was blocked. Similarly, TextGuard provides the functionality to block emails, block spam text as well as web URLs which you may want to ignore or filter. TextGuard also provides Device Locking functionality which can be scheduled or instant.
Call blocking and call monitoring is a serious issue, especially in cases when someone is continuously harassing you with phone calls. This can be extremely stressful and frightening and can be a breach to your privacy. With TextGuard, you can take effective measures instantly and block any unknown and unwanted phone calls and text messages.
