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Frustrated with unwanted calls? Want to know how to block calls on your Spectrum home phone? Check out our guide with detailed steps on how to block spam callers, and explore other options on your Spectrum home phone.
Ways to Block Calls on Your Spectrum Home Phone
Let’s see the way by which you can block unsolicited calls on your Spectrum home phone.
- Sign in to your home phone account.
- You can do this by going to Spectrum.net, signing in with your Spectrum credentials, and selecting Home Phone from the options.
- Once you select Home Phone, the menu takes you to the Voice Zone platform.
- Now, find and select Settings
- Head into the Privacy tab given on the left. This expands the menu.
- Find and click on Block Unwanted Callers.
- Turn the button to
- Enter the numbers manually that you want to block and hit Save.
And that’s it – using this method, you can add up to 30 unsolicited numbers to the blocklist.
How to Unblock Numbers on Your Spectrum Home Phone?
If you’ve added several numbers in the block list on your Spectrum home phone and want to remove some of them, then all you have to do is:
- Find and click the ‘X’ icon next to the blocked number.
The X represents removal, which, by clicking, you remove the number from the blocked list.
How to Use Spectrum Call Guard on Your Spectrum Home Phone?
In addition to the existing call blocking feature on the Spectrum home phone, you can also benefit from the Spectrum Call Guard. It’s an advanced tool by the provider for identifying and blocking spam, fraudulent, and malicious calls.
This feature is now added in Spectrum Mobile and Voice plans at no extra cost and offers:
- Automatic spam, robocalls, and prank call identification and blocking.
- Caller ID display and ‘Spam Risk’ marking for telemarketing calls.
You can easily adjust its settings through your web account or My Spectrum app. However, its settings will automatically be marked at the highest protection for residential users.
How to Accept Selected Callers on My Spectrum Home Phone?
In case you want to receive calls only from specific numbers, you can do that with the selected callers option available on your Spectrum home phone. To enable this option:
- Sign in to your home phone account.
- You can do this by going to Spectrum.net, signing in with your Spectrum credentials, and selecting Home Phone from the options.
- Once you select Home Phone, the menu takes you to the Voice Zone platform.
- Find and select Settings
- Head into the Privacy tab given on the left. This expands the menu.
- Within it, find Accept Selected Callers.
- Turn the button to
- Enter the numbers manually that you want to receive calls from and hit Save.
How to Block Outbound Caller ID on My Spectrum Home Phone?
If you don’t want others to see your caller ID, you can use the block outbound caller ID option within your Spectrum home phone.
- Sign in to your home phone account.
- You can do this by going to Spectrum.net, signing in with your Spectrum credentials, and selecting Home Phone from the options.
- Once you select Home Phone, the menu takes you to the Voice Zone platform.
- There, find and select Settings
- Head into the Privacy tab given on the left. This expands the menu.
- Within it, find Accept Selected Callers.
- Turn the button to On and hit
How to Enable Do Not Disturb (DND) on Your Spectrum Home Phone?
If you don’t want to receive any calls at the moment, you can simply enable the Do Not Disturb (DND) mode on your Spectrum home phone. To do this:
- Sign in to your home phone account.
- You can do this by going to Spectrum.net, signing in with your Spectrum credentials, and selecting Home Phone from the options.
- Once you select Home Phone, the menu takes you to the Voice Zone platform.
- There, find and select Settings
- Head into the Privacy tab given on the left. This expands the menu.
- Within it, find Do Not Disturb.
- Turn the button to On and hit
For this, you need to set up your Spectrum voicemail. Learn how to set up your Spectrum voicemail here.
Wrapping Up
Now you know how to block unwanted calls on your Spectrum home phone and other related features. Keep them handy to adjust the settings of your home phone according to your needs.
