Major carriers such as AT&T recommend contacting them through customer service to initiate blocking. If possible, compile a list of numbers that have previously contacted the phone without permission. This will help providers identify potential issues.
collect call
Contact your telephone service provider. Only you would have the authority to place a block on INCOMING calls to your own phone. HOWEVER, the prison system may have placed a block on OUTGOING calls made from the corrections department phones.
no there is no charge to block unwanted calls
It depends on the carrier. However - collect calls to mobile (cell) phones are very expensive !
There should be a system in place from the jail for accepting collect calls. It usually allows you to put funds into an account via credit card to accept collect calls from their specific phone number.
why is it necessary to obtain permission from the person called when making collect calls
Yes, some phone providers are permitting collect calling to their subscribers. Currently these services are allowing collect calls to be billed on their home phone bills.
Whitelisting
collect call from garland jail is 50.00 per min
Does your home telephone service accept collect calls from Albany jail house?
Yes, you can call a cell phone collect but the billing for such a call is tremendous. Another thing to remember is subscribers have the option to have all collect calls blocked. A prepaid phone or no contract phone commonly will not have the ability to receive collect calls either.
Traditionally Fathers Day with Mothers Day running a close #2. Collect calls also run high on New Years Eve and during major disasters such as 911 and Hurricane Katrina where pay phones are the only means to place calls. If you are in jail, most collect calls are made on Friday and Saturday nights.