Verizon Call Filter used to be a paid-only service that could be added to your account. You can still pay $2.99/mo for it to get extra features, but to battle robocalls and spam for everyone, Verizon ...

Spam callers are always using every trick at their disposal to get you to answer their phone calls. Often, spam phone calls, such as the dreaded extended warranty call, come across the caller ID on ...

Robocalls are annoying as hell, and it seems the problem is only getting worse. But if you’re on Verizon, you may have a new way to block them with the company’s Call Filter app, which recently became ...

A little over a year ago, Verizon rolled out a spam call filter service within its paid Call Filter upgrade. Today, the company announced that the Verizon spam call filter will soon be available to ...

Spoofed scam calls are bad enough, but neighborhood spoofing is worse — it can all be too tempting to answer when you see a number eerily similar to your own. Verizon (currently Engadget's parent ...

Verizon’s Call Filter has surpassed 20 billion spam calls blocked. That’s a lot of expiring extended car warranties. This week, Verizon announced new stuff for Call Filter, including a Honeypot ...

Verizon is out with an update for its Call Filter and Call Filter Plus system that automatically labels and fights spam/robocalls and spam texts. The carrier’s customers are starting to see category ...

The carrier this week started rolling out a free version of its Call Filter spam detection and blocking service and deploying STIR/SHAKEN caller ID technology. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer ...

Carriers have been in a push lately for anti-spam services. Today, Verizon is launching a big expansion of its free Call Filter service which will automatically enroll “eligible” Android users.