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Playing back msg to unwanted calls

Hey, does anyone know of a program that'll let you playback a message to a call you've blocked?
I know MagiCall has the ability to launch another program or send the caller an SMS saying you're busy but I'm trying to find one that'll actually pick up the phone, play the mp3 or wav file and then hang up.
I want to keep calls that show up "unknown" or "private" blocked but also want the caller to know that's why they can't get through. The pickup & drop works like a charm but then ppl just call back thinking something went wrong.
Thoughts?
thx

helraiser said:
Hey, does anyone know of a program that'll let you playback a message to a call you've blocked?
I know MagiCall has the ability to launch another program or send the caller an SMS saying you're busy but I'm trying to find one that'll actually pick up the phone, play the mp3 or wav file and then hang up.
I want to keep calls that show up "unknown" or "private" blocked but also want the caller to know that's why they can't get through. The pickup & drop works like a charm but then ppl just call back thinking something went wrong.
Thoughts?
thx
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There's a Voicemail Service, That I'm blanking on the name. Different Numbers get different Greetings, But you'd still have to ignore the call on your phone...
EDIT: Youmail Is what I was talking about

thx for the reply. i'm looking for something that can be installed on the phone rather than an external service. youmail sounds like a voicemail replacement.
maybe that's what i need tho, a voicemail program that'll fire up and then hang up right away w/o the opportunity of leaving a vmail.

how do i get rid of annoying operator after voice mail?

So someone calls me, and they get my voice mail where i ask them to please leave their name, number and subject... after im expecting the service to go into record mode but instead the automated voice operator gives the same set of instructions offering more options.... "if you would like to leave a numeric page, please press 1 or remain on the line to leave a message" ....
I never respond to unknown numbers. So that option is pointless imo and wastes time for others calling me. Sure, it sounds petty but I get annoyed when that comes up on me.
im on at&T any way to dissable that to just do voice message, and beep for recording?
Same happens on rogers network in BC...
"hi this is mr X, im not available at the moment please leave a message / operator: please leave a message after the tone" ....
it just restates the obvious.
like i said, its probably petty but... if anyone knows something i'd appreciate it.

There might be a #***#*** set to adjust this?
Same with number of rings before going to voicemail?
I'll be watching this topic as well..

lucky644 said:
There might be a #***#*** set to adjust this?
Same with number of rings before going to voicemail?
I'll be watching this topic as well..
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this covers how to do amount of rings on an iphone:
http://iphoneguru.org/change-the-amount-of-rings-before-visual-voicemail-answers
im still interested in getting rid of the operator after voice mail.

The idea behind it is too have a caller spend more time on the call to make more money. This is set though your network so I doubt you can change this.

0okami said:
So someone calls me, and they get my voice mail where i ask them to please leave their name, number and subject... after im expecting the service to go into record mode but instead the automated voice operator gives the same set of instructions offering more options.... "if you would like to leave a numeric page, please press 1 or remain on the line to leave a message" ....
I never respond to unknown numbers. So that option is pointless imo and wastes time for others calling me. Sure, it sounds petty but I get annoyed when that comes up on me.
im on at&T any way to dissable that to just do voice message, and beep for recording?
Same happens on rogers network in BC...
"hi this is mr X, im not available at the moment please leave a message / operator: please leave a message after the tone" ....
it just restates the obvious.
like i said, its probably petty but... if anyone knows something i'd appreciate it.
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There are other voicemail services available, you just set your phone to forward calls to a different number. I'm not sure if youmail has the features you're looking for, but check it out anyways.
www.youmail.com
They notify you via text message and/or email when you get a voicemail, and even send the voice message in the email for you to listen to.

[APP REQUEST] A New type of Call Blocker app

I know that there call blocker apps that can answer/hang up or send the blocked call to voicemail. But is there a app that can send the blocked call to a special message. Something like the phone disconnected message. So the person would think that phone was disconnected and stop calling period or you can record your own personalized message for that particular number. This message would only be played for blocked calls and the regular voicemail message would be played for unblocked messages. Is this already an app or can someone develop it.
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Babyche43 said:
I know that there call blocker apps that can answer/hang up or send the blocked call to voicemail. But is there a app that can send the blocked call to a special message. Something like the phone disconnected message. So the person would think that phone was disconnected and stop calling period or you can record your own personalized message for that particular number. This message would only be played for blocked calls and the regular voicemail message would be played for unblocked messages. Is this already an app or can someone develop it.
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Great idea! I hope something like this can be done... Would be interesting if you could just set an mp3 as the receiving message or something. Very interesting indeed.

Sounds like a fun idea, maybe someone annoying keeps calling you and you set it to forward to an mp3 file of a message saying this phone line is disconnected... not a bad idea but right now i just add them to the blacklist and let it go to voicemail

I don't use this particular feature, but Extreme Call Blocker Droid can do this. As far as I can tell, the program works fine on my Nexus One (eventhough it says Droid in the name). Within this app, look at the "Pretenders" list for this feature. It comes with like dialtone, snoring and a few others by default (and you can add more).

Google voice does this.
When you get a voicemail from them add them as "blocked", next time they call, they get a "this number has been disconnected" message.

Thanks just what I was looking for.
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Yep, the two best ones are made by the same company:
Root Call Blocker (for general use):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Call Master (for advanced users):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.blacklist
These are the only blockers that completely block everything without turning the screen on. Need to be rooted though.

Question about Google Voice App?

Hi,
I tend to have a lot of callers who say they get a message stating "please state your name so google voice can try to find your caller".
This gives me a ton of messages from people who leave me a 60 second long message of nothing.
Is there a way to make google voice just ring my phone instead of giving me the option of screening my calls?
Thanks,
Rich

Settings>Calls>Call Screening?

I kept looking in the app & realized you meant on the website itself.
Thats great! Hopefully my clients can start leaving messages.

Texts not recorded in call log

I have a new Samsung Galaxy S6, running 5.1.1. For a week, incoming and outgoing text messages have been registering correctly in the call log. As of today, texts are no longer registering in the call log (but they appear in the message log) and no previous texts are listed. I have spent quite a bit of time looking online for an answer - no luck. I would appreciate any help.
Best and thanks,
ubi100

Go to recovery mode and wipe cache.

roydok said:
Go to recovery mode and wipe cache.
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Thanks, but that did not work. Any other suggestions?

Try a full reset. Your problem may also be due to a rougue app. I hope this helps.

Nope, still did not work. Still not recording incoming or outgoing text messages in the call log.

Surely a 'call log' is for calls, therefore SMS messages aren't included?

EddyOS said:
Surely a 'call log' is for calls, therefore SMS messages aren't included?
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I would agree but the oddity is that text messages were included in the call log (the log indicated that the contact was an SMS) for about a week and then they disappeared. I would like to restore that function.

Text not recorded in call log
Hello Ubi100,
I am glad I found this thread. I have owned a GS6 edge for exactly 3 days just because of this problem. I am a "veteran" user of the galaxy s line and the GS6 is the first one that does not show text messages in the call log. My GS6 edge running 5.1.1 did not show at any time sms in call log. I have also installed 3rd party apps for call log and it did not help. The GS4 and GS5 running Lolipop have no issue with this and they show text messages in call log , so I don't think that the software version is the problem. So please tell me that you found a way to fix this issue.
Thanks

Forum_user said:
Hello Ubi100,
I am glad I found this thread. I have owned a GS6 edge for exactly 3 days just because of this problem. I am a "veteran" user of the galaxy s line and the GS6 is the first one that does not show text messages in the call log. My GS6 edge running 5.1.1 did not show at any time sms in call log. I have also installed 3rd party apps for call log and it did not help. The GS4 and GS5 running Lolipop have no issue with this and they show text messages in call log , so I don't think that the software version is the problem. So please tell me that you found a way to fix this issue.
Thanks
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Hi Forum_user,
Alas to no avail. I have spent a great deal of time online looking for the solution to this problem. I have never found anyone who has a direct answer to this exact situation. I have followed everyone's general suggestions but still no luck. No record of text messages in the call log.
The only thing that I can guess is that my phone was delivered with Lollipop 5.0.2 on it. With that version, the text messages showed in the call log. When I upgraded to Lollipop 5.1.1, the text messages disappeared from the log.
I would appreciate it if you could let me know if you find anything else out.
Thanks,
ubi100

Same problem. I think it is extremely convenient to hva both the cal and the SMS log in one list. I often answer calls with a SMS and vice versa. With a combined list as it was before I had god control whom I answered and whom not. If somebody has a solution to the problem I would be thankful.

Did anybody ever find a way to fix this? I'm dealing with the same thing on my gs6. It showed for about a week in the call log and now it doesn't. And I can't find anything online about what to do.

Yes. I too am a long time user of the galaxy series. Until the s5 the call log and message log was unified. Which does not seem to the case in s7. The new scheme is not convenient and is a feature downgrade in my view.

It's exactly the same on the S7, A royal pain & a massive step in the WRONG direction, even if they add it back in as 'activity log'

I use my S7 and miss the combined message/call log alot I stumbled in here seeking a solution. Hopefully a future upgrade will bring it back!