Mr Number – Free Call Blocker App for Blackberry

Mr. Number app for Blackberry is a call blocker/manager application for your smart phone. You can set the app to block unwanted calls, with exceptions specified, let your friends know when you are free to talk and when you’re busy, and if you are a US customer, you can even find out who is calling if you don’t recognize the number. Mr. Number for Blackberry is a free application that can be downloaded from Blackberry App World.

Features of Mr. Number App

In a sense, Blackberry Mr. Number app brings in the concept of IM status to the mobile phone domain. When you are busy, or simply when you don’t want to talk, you can let the app send incoming calls to your voice mail and in turn send the callers a customized text message conveying your current status. You can even let the caller know when you prefer voice communication and when you prefer text. The app can even let the callers know about your current status, and when you’ll be free to take calls. This feature comes handy in situations wherein you are away for some time, whether it is from work or a short vacation. Also, there is an option wherein the app will notify you about the blocked calls in your inbox.

Further, Mr. Number Blackberry app can bet set to block unwanted incoming calls and texts. You can opt to block calls/texts from a person, a business, area code/prefix or simply every incoming call/message other than those from your contacts. You can choose to block calls with ‘pick up and hang up’ or ‘send to voicemail’ message. Further, you can add ‘suspected spam’ (select phone numbers from the likes of telemarketers, debt collectors etc) to the blocked list, and the app in turn will block all the calls or text messages from the said numbers.

Another notable feature of Mr. Number is the caller ID and reverse lookup. That is, if you receive a call from an unknown number, the app will turn that into a name. The app does so through crowd-sourcing. However, this feature is available in the US only at the moment, and comes at a price of $1.99/month.

Conclusion

Mr. Number app for Blackberry might just be the app you are looking for, if you often find in this sticky situation, wherein you want solitude, but the phone never stops ringing. By blocking the unwanted calls, and letting the other callers know when you’ll be free to attend calls/call back, the app lets you successfully manage to tread the middle path between hanging up, which is considered rude, and politely telling the caller that you’re busy at the moment. From a user perspective, the app is a breeze to use. Mr. Number Blackberry application is available as a free download, even though the reverse lookup feature comes for a price.

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