Verizon Launches 'Silence Junk Callers' Feature for Call Filter Plus Customers With iOS 14

[MacRumors]

Verizon today announced the launch of a new feature called Silence Junk Callers, which is designed to recognize calls identified by Verizon as potential spam or fraud and then automatically send them to voicemail.

Verizon says that this feature is available to Verizon customers who have upgraded to the Call Filter Plus service and who are running the iOS 14 beta.

Call Filter Plus costs $2.99 per month for a single line and it provides services like spam detection, spam filtering, caller ID, spam look up, and a personal block list.

There is a free Call Filter service that Verizon offers, but it does not work with the new Silence Junk Callers feature at this time and it is limited to spam detection and spam filtering. Later this year, Verizon plans to provide the Silence Junk Callers option to all customers with Call Filter for free, so it won't always be limited to the premium subscription plan.

Article Link: Verizon Launches 'Silence Junk Callers' Feature for Call Filter Plus Customers With iOS 14

 

[imamacperson]

So why should I have to pay for this? Apple Music and Disney+ included on my plan for free.

 

[mthomas184]

aka Silence Unknown Callers on iOS 13

 

[dasmb]

Caller ID is free and a Caller ID that actually works is $3 per month per line.

 

[veggiespam]

Cool! For $2.99 (+tax) per phone line and an upgrade to iOS 14, I get the same feature that T-Mobile has given me for free since iOS, maybe 9ish after I switched to T-Mobile. .

 

[dasmb]

So why should I have to pay for this? Apple Music and Disney+ included on my plan for free.

"My phone has unlimited free Disney and I have to pay extra for it to be a usable phone."

 

[Ledsteplin]

Call Filter doesn't do much, unless you pay the $2.99 a month. Not worth it to me. I pay Verizon enough as is, and don't really get that many robo calls anymore. A few, but not enough to pay $2.99 a month to try and stop.

 

[wigby]

This is a money grab and should be shut down. If Verizon claims to maintain control over their own infrastructure and also claims to care about their customers at the same time, this service would be free.

 

[NickName99]

iOS 13 already has this covered for free.

 

[whsbuss]

Sorry VZ. I’ll continue to use the Silence Callers in iOS. If you ain’t in my contacts tough dog poop

 

[alexandr]

i think verizon should also start charging per-second fees for phone calls, i mean enough with the free stuff.

 

[konqerror]

aka Silence Unknown Callers on iOS 13

An unusable feature if you use you cell phone for business

 

[oneMadRssn]

Verizon today announced

If they announced it, why don't you link to the announcement? This isn't the first time I've posted something like this, it seems MR frequently forgets to link the original source.

 

[ersan191]

Guys, seriously... Silence unknown callers is obviously not the same thing as junk callers.

I assume this will just make things that are already identified as "Potential Spam" not ring the phone. Why this is something that needs iOS 14 and VZ can't just do in the backend I do not know. Nor do I understand why it costs money during the beta.

 

[konqerror]

i think verizon should also start charging per-second fees for phone calls, i mean enough with the free stuff.

It's actually cheaper that way. The company I used to work for was on a unbundled wireless plan, they paid something around $10 a month for a line plus 2 cents per minute. An average user using 300 minutes would get their whole service for $16, compared to a bundled rate of $40.

Unlimited and bundled plans make you feel better, but you realize that half of all users are being overcharged and subsidizing the other half.

 

[k1121j]

Seems like they allow them through only to have you pay to block them?

 

[mnsportsgeek]

I’ll keep it for free with T-Mobile. Adding enhanced caller ID starting tomorrow too.

 

[mikes63737]

This is so dumb. Should be free, but their current system is trash anyway. I get quite a few legitimate calls that VZW marks as potential spam (like Amazon drivers trying to make a delivery).

 

[C DM]

aka Silence Unknown Callers on iOS 13

iOS 13 already has this covered for free.

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Unfortunately that doesn't quite do the same thing (unless you simply don't care about any calls from numbers you don't recognize in general).

 

[tekchic]

I already pay Verizon almost $150 a month for 2 lines because TMobile and AT&T were utterly congested in my areas and TMobile was the worst for signal. Still not paying them more for this.

I'm on DNC lists already and still get spammed, I have silence unknown callers set (who get blocked right after spam calling me). Hard pass for me.

 

[C DM]

This is so dumb. Should be free, but their current system is trash anyway. I get quite a few legitimate calls that VZW marks as potential spam (like Amazon drivers trying to make a delivery).

Yeah, that's the potential downside of pretty much any sort of this kind of filtering.

 

[supremedesigner]

It should be free to deaf people.

 

[jonnysods]

Man I wish there was a global caller ID thing. I'm a call screener, but I'd pick up if I knew it was legit!

 

[nutmac]

aka Silence Unknown Callers on iOS 13

This feature requires adding contacts to Contacts app religiously. When turned on, good luck getting calls from recruiter, utility companies, mortgage lender, repairman, teachers, etc.

 

[mlody]

An unusable feature if you use you cell phone for business

I agree, the silence unknown callers is 100% worthless to me and I dont have any business. Just normal life, dealing with kids, school, trades/repairs, neighbors etc, you just never know who is going to call you, when and from what number.