How to completely disable phone calls

[PainFX]

How do I leave 4G on and disable ALL phone calls? When I go overseas, they charge for received calls but not 4g data, so I want to disable receiving phone calls.

 

[chazglenn3]

I would think that you would turn off international voice risking and turn on international data roaming.

 

[srvctec]

If you have BK Disabler app (if not it's only $2 and worth way more, IMO), just disable the phone app.

 

[PainFX]

Any other suggestions?

 

[terellw]

can your network bar/block incoming calls? usually there's a network setting (in the carrier's system) to do so.

in that case, you would have incoming calls blocked and then just avoid making outbound calls.

 

[cvgjava]

don't answer the phone...I travel extensively outside US for business. My business phone I use and we pay the roaming, which , at $10/day isn't too bad. My personal phone I keep off , in WiFi only mode. On longer trips I'll get a local sim for $25 US and run that which includes calls back to US.

 

[Soundman72]

one other way is forward all your calls to voicemail this would allow your phone to be switched on and have 4g for internet

 

[PainFX]

don't answer the phone...I travel extensively outside US for business. My business phone I use and we pay the roaming, which , at $10/day isn't too bad. My personal phone I keep off , in WiFi only mode. On longer trips I'll get a local sim for $25 US and run that which includes calls back to US.

Don't answer the phone and I won't get charged? Are you sure? I heard if they leave a voicemail, you don't listen to it, but you still get charged.

 

[terellw]

usually voicemails do trigger charges. your best bet is to reach out to your carrier to have them temporarily blocked inbound calls as mentioned earlier