[Announce] CallBlocker 1.0 - block calls from specific numbers - maemo.org

toyg | # 1 | 2010-03-02, 21:39 | Report

With CallBlocker, you can have a "blacklist" of phone numbers that will be blocked. When people from those numbers try to call, they will always receive a "busy" tone (and/or redirect to voicemail, depending on your own standard setup).

You can download the .deb package from garage.maemo.org. I will probably push it to extras-devel in a few days.

The main limitation at the moment is that numbers need to be an exact match; for example, if you specify a local number (e.g. 012345) and then the network reports a call from that number but with international notation (e.g. +4412345), it will not be blocked. So when in doubt, use both notations. This will hopefully be fixed in a future release.

Note: the application requires python2.5-qt4-gui, which is currently available only in extras-testing.

Please log bugs and feature requests on the trackers linked from the project page on Garage.

Thanks to Vinu Thomas for the original script.

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ksh | # 2 | 2010-03-02, 21:43 | Report

Will it block with held numbers? thats what I really want to block

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Gadgety | # 3 | 2010-03-02, 21:45 | Report

Excellent app. The N900 needs more useful phone apps!

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bandora | # 4 | 2010-03-02, 21:47 | Report

Does this block Private Calls? and/or Unidentified calls?

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toyg | # 5 | 2010-03-02, 21:56 | Report

At the moment, it does not block withheld / unidentified calls. It's on the feature list for 1.1

I also plan to add a feature to block all calls except ones from people already in addressbook, probably for 1.2.

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fred123 | # 6 | 2010-03-02, 21:59 | Report

Originally Posted by bandora View Post

Does this block Private Calls? and/or Unidentified calls?

No it will not

Originally Posted by toyg,553062

The main limitation at the moment is that numbers need to be an exact match

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Dave999 | # 7 | 2010-03-02, 22:04 | Report

possibe to add feature to block all numbers starting with' lets say 0098?

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toyg | # 8 | 2010-03-02, 22:09 | Report

Originally Posted by Dave999 View Post

possibe to add feature to block all numbers starting with' lets say 0098?

Another one for the feature list... keep'em coming

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azz | # 9 | 2010-03-02, 22:33 | Report

this looks promising....I don't have any ideas to add to the project but I will help with the testing...

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x61 | # 10 | 2010-03-02, 22:37 | Report

You gotta love open source phones... keep them coming. I'm beginning to feel sorry for my N95... It is going to be abandoned for good.

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