How to Find Blocked Numbers on Your Cell

If you are one of those unlucky people that constantly receive blocked numbers on your phone, then you know how annoying it can be. Answering your cell phone without knowing who is on the other end can put you in a position of speaking to someone to whom you many not want to speak. There is no need to change your phone number; you may be able to identify who is calling from those blocked number, after all.

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  Allow the call to go to your voice mail. The caller may identify himself or herself in a message. Your cell phone may announce the number of the caller, when playing back the message.

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  Dial *69 to retrieve the number of the last incoming call. Check with your cell-phone provider, to make sure this code is accessible on our network. If someone answers from the retrieved number, explain that you are trying to identify the caller because they have called your phone from a blocked number several times. If you get a machine, listen to see if they say who they are on the message.

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  Purchase an anonymous call-blocking service. Ask your cell-phone provider if they offer a call block service. If they do, this service would be added to your phone bill. The service will prevent anyone from calling your cell phone without disclosing his or her number. The caller will hear an automated service that prompts them to unblock their number, in order to process the call. An unblocking service, such as Unblockprivatenumbers.com, is another option that can be obtained for a fee.