Cannot manually block a number
I press *60, then 2, then enter a valid 10 digit number and am told it is an invalid number. But if it was the last number that called and I press # it is successfully blocked but when it is read ba...
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Hasn't Cox always inserted the Name Field of their Caller ID within single quotes? For example...and this number is well documented as a nuisance number...from my Cox Call History log: '800 Service' (888) 269-3447. Or is what you're saying is Cox is now using double quotes?
You can't block an invalid number but an invalid can call you: priceless! What do YOU mean by valid...the number contains 10 digits or you looked it up in an assignment database? Probably a dumb question, but is the telephone number in question preceded with the Country Code "1" in your Cox Call History?
I think when Cox identifies a number as invalid, it probably means the number is not an NANP-assignable number. In other words, you can't *60 a fake number. Moreover, if you pound-sign the last call, Cox still identifies it as not NANP-assignable and assumes an out-of-area call within North America.
You're to block the number anyways...so what's its first 6 digits?
I remember...probably last year...the FCC was pressuring providers to create a caller-authentication process to combat robocalls. I think the FCC code named either this push or a specific process as SHAKEN NOT STIRRED...or something thereof. If it is a valid number, perhaps the North American Country Code of "1" marks it authenticated for future calls.
This may be either a recent change or glitch. I'd assume glitch. That's why I hate relying on someone to block my calls.
I did a search for the number I wanted to block and it showed up on 800Notes.com and other sites with many reader comments over several years and it is a valid number. Cox did accept it using the # method to block the last call. Cox also wouldn’t let me manually unblock a number. I had to have Cox read each number on my blocked list and then press 7 after the number I wanted to unblock was read. The double quotes appear on the screen when the caller is not in my address book. When the call history is downloaded in a .csv file, the name and phone number appear together in a column and the names have had single quotes around them. The single quotes never appeared on the screen. Now the double quotes appear in the .csv file unless I delete them on the screen, then the .csv file will still have single quotes. I immediately add new callers to my address book and will just delete the double quotes. It’s very annoying to have to deal with this. It wasted 3 hours I had planned on using to catch up on my emails.
What screen?
The Call History screen and the Add-A- Caller screen.
