Verizon unlocked question

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

Since all I get is a screen saying checking account status and does nothing, I'm going to assume that Verizon call filter does not work on unlocked phones.

 

[VidJunky]

Where are you seeing this? I have an unlocked device on Verizon but I use Samsung's built in tool to filter and reduce spam and phony calls. It is built in to the Phone app. It seems to work well for me but a little more info on what you mean would help.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

Where are you seeing this? I have an unlocked device on Verizon but I use Samsung's built in tool to filter and reduce spam and phony calls. It is built in to the Phone app. It seems to work well for me but a little more info on what you mean would help.

Verizon has a call filter option you can subscribe to. I've used it for years and works good, but on my unlocked phone this is all I get.

 

[Jell Lee]

unlocked devices out of factory will tend to not have a lot of the features that carriers demand be pre-installed or are pre-installed by the carriers themselves. Hence spam or other filter/functions may be missing. You will have to check with Verizon or Samsung on which features are excluded in the unlocked phones...
You can reproduce the issue and submit error report to samsung members app > get help > error report for help from samsung

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

unlocked devices out of factory will tend to not have a lot of the features that carriers demand be pre-installed or are pre-installed by the carriers themselves. Hence spam or other filter/functions may be missing. You will have to check with Verizon or Samsung on which features are excluded in the unlocked phones...
You can reproduce the issue and submit error report to samsung members app > get help > error report for help from samsung

I know most of this, I just thought maybe someone in here knows about the Verizon call filter is all

 

[Laura Knotek]

I know most of this, I just thought maybe someone in here knows about the Verizon call filter is all

I don't know. I switched to the Samsung call filter, since it works even better than the Verizon app. I used to get more spam with Verizon call filter than with Samsung stock call filter, so I'm using what gives me less spam.

 

[felloffthetruck]

I can't find the Samsung call filter on my locked Verizon phone. I guess Verizon stripped it out of their locked phones?

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

I can't find the Samsung call filter on my locked Verizon phone. I guess Verizon stripped it out of their locked phones?

Go to your phone dialer app, push 3 dots right top corner, settings and you should see what I have circled below.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

I don't know. I switched to the Samsung call filter, since it works even better than the Verizon app. I used to get more spam with Verizon call filter than with Samsung stock call filter, so I'm using what gives me less spam.

I'm going to call Verizon and ask them why the filter isn't working to see if they have a setting turned off. If it's not available for locked phone I need to turn it off, no reason to pay for it.

 

[felloffthetruck]

Go to your phone dialer app, push 3 dots right top corner, settings and you should see what I have circled below.

Yea, That's not here on my Verizon locked phone. They must have stripped it out

 

[Laura Knotek]

This is what I have on my factory unlocked phone.

I can also verify that Verizon removes Find My Mobile on their locked models. I didn't have it on my Verizon S10+, but I have it on my unlocked S22 Ultra.

 

[felloffthetruck]

This is what I have on my factory unlocked phone.

I can also verify that Verizon removes Find My Mobile on their locked models. I didn't have it on my Verizon S10+, but I have it on my unlocked S22 Ultra.
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I do see find my mobile on my Verizon S22 Ultra but not the Caller ID and Spam protection option.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I do see find my mobile on my Verizon S22 Ultra but not the Caller ID and Spam protection option.

Are you sure it's not Find My Device? That's different. Here's mine.

 

[felloffthetruck]

Are you sure it's not Find My Device? That's different. Here's mine.
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Yea, it's showing find my mobile.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Yea, it's showing find my mobile.

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Yea, it's showing find my mobile.

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It is possible to use Find My Mobile with remote lock?

 

[felloffthetruck]

It is possible to use Find My Mobile with remote lock?

Let me go check and I'll be right back.

Yes, it was just switched off. I had to back up my pin to Samsung and switched it on with no problem.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Let me go check and I'll be right back.

Yes, it was just switched off. I had to back up my pin to Samsung and switched it on with no problem.

That's great news Verizon isn't blocking that feature any longer.

 

[felloffthetruck]

That's great news Verizon isn't blocking that feature any longer.

Yea, but they sure stripped out the caller ID and spam protection
Guess they want everyone to pay the extra $2.99 a month for their call filter plus.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

Yea, but they sure stripped out the caller ID and spam protection
Guess they want everyone to pay the extra $2.99 a month for their call filter plus.

I don't know, I have the Samsung one built in blocker and Verizon isn't letting me use their paid version.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Yea, but they sure stripped out the caller ID and spam protection
Guess they want everyone to pay the extra $2.99 a month for their call filter plus.

I don't know, I have the Samsung one built in blocker and Verizon isn't letting me use their paid version.

I was paying for the Verizon one previously but dropped it when I found out I could use Samsung one for free.