Nokia 5170i Restricting incoming calls, Adding numbers to the restricted incoming calls list

Restricting incoming calls

You can block all incoming calls or create a list of incoming numbers from which you don’t want to receive calls. To block all incoming calls, enter your security code, scroll to Select and press OK, then press Mark.

Press Unmark if you want to remove the restriction.

Press , then press Yes to save your changes (or to cancel).

Note: This feature requires the caller ID network service, and the caller’s ID must be available to the phone in order for the restriction to work.

Adding numbers to the restricted incoming calls list

A call restriction can consist of an entire phone number, just an area code, etc. When the restriction is selected, calls cannot be received from any number beginning with those digits.

For example, entering 2145551234 blocks calls from (214) 555-1234 only. 214 blocks all calls from the 214 area code.

To create a list of incoming numbers from which you don’t want to receive calls, enter your security code, then press OK. Continue with the steps illustrated below.

1Scroll to Add restriction, then

press OK.

2Enter the phone number, area code,

etc. of the number from which you want to restrict calls, then press OK.

3If you want, give a name of up to

10 characters to the restriction (such as Joey), then press OK.

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