When your phone rings and the caller ID is blocked, or it's an unknown caller, it can be pretty frustrating. Especially when you receive repeat unknown calls. If you're ready to stop those annoying ...

Before the onslaught of the pandemic, you probably didn’t use your smartphone to make phone calls very much. Now carriers are reporting surges in calls as we seek more personal connections while ...

It never fails: Just as you sit down to enjoy a nice meal with the family, your phone rings. Sigh. Even more annoying is the fact that a glance at your smartphone screen doesn’t show who’s calling.

We can use our smartphones to call pretty much anyone in any part of the world. However, long-distance fees can be super expensive if you’re looking for a way to contact your family members in another ...

You can use Google Home — Google's smart speaker with Google Assistant built in — to place phone calls. And since Google Home's phone calls use an internet technology called Voice Over IP (VoIP), ...

Your phone displays "No Caller ID" whenever the caller has chosen to hide their phone number from your screen. This differs from "Unknown Caller" or "Private Number," which typically point to ...

Before the 1960s, the United States didn’t have one universal phone number for Americans to call if they needed help from the police or fire department. Callers simply had to know the phone number for ...

This basic skill comes in very handy in certain circumstances. Follow these steps to delete iPhone calls, find your call history, and more. Open the Phone app and tap the Recents tab to view your ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...