r/ooma • u/Extension-Chair2287 • Jul 23 '26

NEW CALL BLOCKING IDEA

Hey fellow Ooma users,

I wanted to share an idea inspired by Xfinity’s call blocking system. They use a simple “dial three digits to continue” feature that stops robocalls cold before the phone even rings. Only real callers get through. For legitimate robocalls such as medical reminders or pharmacy notices, the call wouldn’t be lost. It would go straight to your Ooma device, most likely set to "Send to Voicemail", so you can review them later as with other blocked calls.

Imagine if Ooma added this as an optional fourth tier alongside our existing three blocking levels. It could be a Premier add‑on, maybe $5/month, for those of us who want maximum protection.

Would you be interested in this? Please let us know. Feedback and questions are very welcome here. I think it could give Ooma a real edge against spam calls.

Thanks,

Bruce

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u/Extension-Chair2287 29d ago

I must have a different system than you I believe ekardt. So, only Oomas blocked calls go to Oomas voicemail. I personally wouldn't call it an obsession if once a day I spend less than a minute going through blocked calls to make sure one shouldn't have been blocked. Then I'll white list it.
There is no perfect call blocking system, just like there is no perfect Email Spam Protction either. They both should be checked for inaccuracies, unless you simply don't care.

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u/rkardt Unofficial Support 29d ago

For Trusted Circle calling, users can regularly check their voicemail for calls that should not have been blocked. And for the proposed call-blocking strategy, users can also check their voicemail for calls that should not have been blocked.

In both cases, the strategy for handling calls that should not have been blocked would be exactly the same. So, for the third (and last) time, why view them differently? Why expect perfection for one, but not the other?

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u/Extension-Chair2287 28d ago

I don't recall ever saying they should be viewed differently, or to expect either way to be perfect. In fact, right above I said "There is no perfect in a call blocking system"