Jetta Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Okay some guy I don't recall chatting with texted me and I have no clue how he got my number. He says he's from the dating website and stated his name (after I asked who it was), but not how he got my number or what his login name is. This freaks me out, I did not give my number to a guy with this name in the last week or two if ever. All I got was a text that said "Hi" then I asked who it might be because I didn't recognize the number and he said his name for dating website. Okay even after getting his login name I DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS GUY. What the heck? I'm not that forgetful. He has the same name as my ex FIL so I know I would have remembered him and on top of it I viewed his profile and don't like him. How do I block people from texting or calling me on my cell phone? Link to comment
Fudgie Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 What cell phone provider do you use, Jetta? Link to comment
Jetta Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 AT&T is the provider, it's a family plan that's under my brother's name. Link to comment
Princess123 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Call and ask your cell provider. I know with mine, not at&t, you need the primary account holder to make changes. You can do this on the website. If your brother has a log in for at&t to make changes and allows you to get on you may be able to find it on there. Link to comment
Fudgie Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Unfortunately, AT&T charges for the service (4.99/month) but this may work for you: link removed From what I've read, AT&T doesn't have the ability to block calls/texts from certain numbers WITHOUT smartlimits. Verizon does though. I was reading online about people who called in to do this but AT&T told them that they weren't able to do a thing. If you have a smartphone, you can download an app that will block calls/texts from certain numbers. Link to comment
Jetta Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Okay thanks. I'll be involving my brother. Link to comment
Princess123 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh that is horrible. I'm sticking with my provider for life, lol. You can block certain numbers from texting you or calling you or both! You would think with all these technological advances you would be able to with any company for no cost. I just recently learned I could do this and I know a few years ago you had to change your number. I'm sure if you don't answer the guy won't keep texting you though! (Unless he is a creeper!) Link to comment
Jetta Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh really fudgie, darn it. I guess I'll just have to hope I put him off by not recognizing him. I don't have a smart phone it's just a regular plain phone. Link to comment
breath.o.fresh.air Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 is he in your area? It may be possible that somebody typoed and gave the wrong number. It's happened to me before. I just texted back that I was sorry, but they must have the wrong number and never responded again. After ignoring a few texts, they'll stop texting. It seems like an extreme measure to block the number completely unless you have to. Link to comment
Fudgie Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I agree Princess. I've never liked AT&T but the whole "we can't block specific numbers" really takes the cake for me. I'm sticking with Verizon. Link to comment
Fudgie Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh really fudgie, darn it. I guess I'll just have to hope I put him off by not recognizing him. I don't have a smart phone it's just a regular plain phone. If you don't want SmartLimits, I suggest sending a text back immediately when he texts you saying "This number has blocked further texts from . Error code: 2412." Or something like that. Everytime he texts you, send that SAME message. He'll give up. Link to comment
Princess123 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 LOL! Depending on what cell provider he has you can send an anonymous text saying that too. But most NORMAL human beings if you don't text them they will stop. He doesn't know you at all or have history with you, so there is no need whatsoever for him to continually pester you. Link to comment
Jetta Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 He didn't text the wrong number, he texted my name once when he said Seriously [my name] you don't know who I am? Yeah I'll probably just ignore him if I do hear from him again. Link to comment
thejigsup Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Maybe an ex playing games? Link to comment
breath.o.fresh.air Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 He didn't text the wrong number, he texted my name once when he said Seriously [my name] you don't know who I am? Yeah I'll probably just ignore him if I do hear from him again. That's.. strange. If there's no history, ignoring him should work. I do love Fudgie's approach too though. lol Link to comment
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