Screen Robocalls - AT&T BL102 Quick Start Manual

Smart call blocker

Screen robocalls

If Smart call blocker is on, and you have set profile to screen
robocalls, the telephone plays a screening announcement to the
caller when receiving the following incoming calls. It asks the caller
to press the pound key (#) before putting the call through to you.
Incoming calls with numbers that are "out of area" or with
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numbers set to "Private";
Incoming calls with absent caller ID numbers;
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Incoming calls with numbers that are not in your directory, allow
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list, nor block list; or
Incoming calls with names that are not in your star name list.
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Screen calls without asking for caller names
When screening a call, the telephone announces to the caller, "Hello.
Calls to this number are being screened by Smart call blocker. If you're
a family member, friend or invited caller, please press pound to be
connected. If you're a solicitor, please hang up now." After the caller
presses the pound key (#), the telephone announces to the caller
"Please wait a moment while your call is connected.". The telephone
starts ringing, and you can answer the call.
This option is suitable for you to filter calls that uses autodialers
to deliver pre-recorded messages, for example, robocalls and
telemarketing calls.
NOTES:
The telephone announces to the caller with "Hello. Calls to this number are being screened by
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Smart call blocker..." If you have recorded your name in the screening announcements, your
recorded name will replace "this number" in the announcements. See Screening announcement on
page 57.
If the caller hangs up before the call is screened, or without leaving his/her name while the call is
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being screened, the call will be logged as missed call in the caller ID log.
While a call is being screened, you can press
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screening and answer the call.
PHONE/ or
FLASH
65
/SPEAKER to stop