Block all those pests on Vodafone

What is it? Under its “do not disturb” initiative, Vodafone Essar has launched a call filter service to block unwanted calls. Under the offer, 32.4 million subscribers across all its 16 circles can now create their own caller blacklists.

How does it work? To activate the call filter service, a subscriber needs to call 55144 or dial *514#. It works on all kinds of handsets.

How much does it cost? Subscribers will have to shell out a monthly rental of Rs 99 to avail of the service and also pay 50 paise per minute for the manual activation process.

Who else is offering it? As of now, no one else is. But expect me-too launches soon enough.

Anything else? Well, yes. If your Nokia phone still displays the Hutch logo, SMS “Vodafone” to 56565 to change it to Vodafone.