Unwanted calls from telesales and marketing organisations, fax machines or abusive individuals are becoming an increasing nuisance, you can now block them with Voipfone Call Barring.
It's particularly annoying if you get regularly called from anonymous, withheld and international numbers - once you're on their call list it seems impossible to get off.
Well now we have a solution - our Call Barring service allows you to filter out telesales and nuisance calls automatically.
Need help configuring call barring? Try our Call Barring support page .
Block inbound and outbound calls
Blacklist and whitelist numbers
Per-extension barring
We provide you with a series of options for call filters, plus the ability to blacklist or whitelist individual numbers or parts of numbers. Calls that you put on these lists will be sent to recorded messages and the line dropped automatically.
You can also create a set of policies for managing outbound calls. These can be applied to your chosen extensions allowing you to control what numbers individual staff can call.
Details on how to configure our call barring service can be found on our Call Barring Support page.
If you have a particular problem caller who's number you know, instead of sending the call to voicemail you may route it directly to our 166 anti-telesales number.
Are you sick of Cold Callers? If so we have a cure. Our Call Barring product also includes a feature called 166 Anti Telesales.
Next time you get a double glazing call and you need to find a way out of it, just say, one moment sir, I have another call, put them on hold, dial 166 and hit your transfer button.
After that, they are unlikely to leave your number on their list.
It's also a free call.
Try it yourself - just dial 166 from your Voipfone.
View a demo of 166 below, Or just dial 166 from your Voipfone service - the call is free.
You can also hear the 166 message by dialing 0843 176 0166 from any other phone. This will normally be enough to ensure that they do not call again.
New technology can seem confusing at first, but don't worry, we are here to help!
Your call, email or chat will be handled by one of our real live
customer services representatives - no AI, no bots!
You can speak to one of our Customer Service representatives by calling our dedicated Customer service line on 0345 868 5555 and we will be happy to answer any questions you have.
Log in to your online control panel to configure your services. With Voipfone's online control panel you can manage your account in real time, from your PC anywhere in the world.
You can try our service for FREE - without risk or commitment. Firstly, we'll give you a free incoming 056 telephone number so that people can call you from ordinary telephones.
