Ironman273 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I'm going to be travelling overseas with an international plan that charges per minute for calls. I was hoping there was a way to turn off all incoming calls and have them go straight to voicemail. I know I can just ignore the phone and/or turn off the ringer, but I don't want to accidentally pick up a call that's ringing. It could be a costly mistake! Hopefully this way I can make outgoing calls when I need to and not be bothered by incoming calls. fahidhasan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I'm going to be travelling overseas with an international plan that charges per minute for calls. I was hoping there was a way to turn off all incoming calls and have them go straight to voicemail. I know I can just ignore the phone and/or turn off the ringer, but I don't want to accidentally pick up a call that's ringing. It could be a costly mistake! Hopefully this way I can make outgoing calls when I need to and not be bothered by incoming calls. Turn the phone off until you are ready to make a call, then turn it on to make a call. fahidhasan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 14, 2015 MVC Share Posted June 14, 2015 Doesn't Airplane mode turn off all Cellular radios? fahidhasan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Doesn't Airplane ode turn off all Cellular radios? Yes. That works too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Well, I need to be able to receive texts (which are free), which is why I asked for a way to stop incoming calls only, not turn off the cell radio. fahidhasan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Well contact your provider to block the calls for temporarily before you go overseas... or you can make your own recorded greeting for voice mail to let the callers know that you are not able to take the calls during that time. The text messages go through the data plan or wifi.. no problem. fahidhasan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Bloo Monkee Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Never tried it but found this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=toolbox.m.incoming.stop&hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Depending on the make/model of your phone there could be a blocking mode option, my Samsung has it and it can be customized to block all calls, or incoming calls, and it also allows a list of authorized callers. fahidhasan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted June 14, 2015 Veteran Share Posted June 14, 2015 Just set call forwarding to forward all calls to voicemail before you leave. That way calls dontnget routed to the international tower then back to local which would charge you for the calls to voicemail. fahidhasan and xendrome 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deni88 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Look at your Call Settings. Maybe there's a command for you to block incoming calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raider360 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Just set call forwarding to forward all calls to voicemail before you leave. That way calls dontnget routed to the international tower then back to local which would charge you for the calls to voicemail. That might help. On iPhone you can turn on "Do not disturb" function. You will just won't see any notifications when someone is calling/texting you except it's a favorite contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Actually, YouMail (cost - none) blocks incoming calls by default (unless I actually answer a call, it goes straight to voicemail) - which is why I recommend it for any MVNO - and especially Tracfone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted May 23, 2017 Supervisor Share Posted May 23, 2017 Locked Please do not bump 2 year old threads. Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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