{"id":600,"date":"2013-06-17T16:01:45","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T16:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=600"},"modified":"2021-04-14T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T11:50:47","slug":"call-blockers-how-to-block-unwanted-telephone-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m2staging.pmctelecom.co.uk\/blog\/call-blockers-how-to-block-unwanted-telephone-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Call Blockers &#8211; How To Block Unwanted Telephone Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated\">Last updated on April 14th, 2021 at 11:50 am<\/p><p>The bane of any home owner, unwanted and nuisance calls can be annoying and intrusive. The good news however, is there are now some innovative products available to completely block all but calls from friends, family and people you actually want to call you.<\/p>\n<p>Like cold callers who knock on your door, unwanted nuisance calls are an invasion of your personal space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TrueCall Nuisance Call Blocker &#8211; TC3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cost<\/p>\n<p>\u00a383.29\u00a0(Ex. VAT)<br \/>\n\u00a399.95 (Inc. VAT)<br \/>\nRRP \u00a3129.94<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originally pitched as an idea on the <a title=\"Link to BBC Dragon's Den - TrueCall Call blocker pitch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/dragonsden\/entrepreneurs\/stevesmith.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon&#8217;s Den tv show<\/a>, the Truecall nuisance call blocker is the original call blocking product.<\/p>\n<p>There are three primary ways you can block calls with the TrueCall<\/p>\n<p>1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CPR Call Blocker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cost<\/p>\n<p>\u00a333.29\u00a0(Ex. VAT)<br \/>\n\u00a339.95 (Inc. 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