Call Blocking on the BlackBerry Curve 8830

Print this articleThe BlackBerry 8830 lacks native call screening and call blocking functionality. You can purchase and download a call screening app from BlackBerry App World. There are a number of different apps with various features and price tags. You can download these apps from BlackBerry App World to your computer and then install them to your BlackBerry 8830 with BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Alternatively, you can install the BlackBerry App World app on your 8830 and purchase and install apps from within the App World app. Your BlackBerry must be running version 4.5 or higher of the BlackBerry Device Software before you can install the BlackBerry App World app.

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Call Blocker Professional automatically answers and hangs up on incoming calls or sends them directly to voicemail. You can set a custom schedule to allow calls at certain times or exclude them at others. The app will allow calls based on a set list of acceptable callers, numbers in your contact list, listed numbers or numbers that you've called before. You can also set the app to automatically send a text message to blocked callers with a customized message. At the time of publication, Call Blocker Professional is available for $2.99 from BlackBerry App World.

Callernizer II

Callernizer II can use a blacklist to prevent specific callers from reaching your phone or a whitelist to prevent all callers except those in the list from reaching you. Callernizer II sends custom text messages to blocked callers. The app also includes an urgency detection system. When urgency detection is enabled a caller will be connected if they attempt to call you a set number of times within a defined time span. Callernizer II is available as a 15-day free trial or a $2.99 complete version from BlackBerry App World.

BuzzOff

BuzzOff uses blacklist blocking to prevent unknown, private or blacklisted numbers from reaching your phone. The app automatically answers and hangs up on blacklisted callers to prevent them from leaving a voicemail. You can also blacklist callers based on the first numbers in their number. For example, you can block all "1-800" callers. BuzzOff is available for $1.99 from BlackBerry App World.

Antair Call Screener

At $29.99 from BlackBerry App World, Antair Call Screener is one of the most expensive call screening applications, but it features advanced profile settings that can make it worth the price to some users. Antiair Call Screener can send incoming calls to voicemail based on a blacklist, whitelist, private numbers, unknown numbers, contact list numbers or numbers from a specific location. Antair allows you to define different profiles to block or accept callers based on different profiles. You can quickly and easily switch between profiles from Antair's menu.

ReferencesBlackBerry: 8830 User GuideCallerizer: FAQResourcesBlackBerry: Download BlackBerry App WorldBlackBerry: Update Your BlackBerry Smartphone SoftwareBlackBerry App World: Call Blocker ProfessionalBlackBerry App World: Callernizer IIBlackBerry App World: BuzzOffBlackBerry App World: Antair Call ScreenerRead Next:

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