Do you want to block outgoing calls on your iPhone? Well, we’ve got you covered!
You may find yourself spending too much time ringing people, or you may want to stop someone else you care for from making outbound calls. The reason doesn’t matter!
In this article, we will explain multiple different ways in which you can block outgoing calls!
Let’s get right into this!
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Remove your SIM card from your iPhone
The first way you can block outgoing calls is by removing your SIM card from your phone.
In order to make a call to a phone number, your iPhone needs to connect to a mobile network.
So, without a SIM card inserted into your phone, no phone calls can be made.
However, it’s important to note that if you remove your SIM card, you won’t receive incoming calls either. You also won’t be able to send or receive texts.
Also, you will still be able to make outgoing calls with FaceTime, and you will be able to receive them through FaceTime as well.
How to remove a SIM card from your iPhone
Here are the steps to remove a SIM card from your iPhone. It’s a quick and simple process!
Firstly, remove your phone from any case it may be in.
Secondly, you need to power off your phone completely.
In order to do this, you need to hold your power button and the increase volume button.
Then, you will see a slider appear on your screen, and you can drag it across to turn off your phone.
Once your iPhone is powered off, you can move on to the next step.
Look on the right-hand side of your iPhone.
On the side of it below the power button, you will notice a hole inside a rectangular shape with rounded edges.
This is the SIM card tray.
You need to find an object like a paper clip, or even better, the original SIM tool that came with your iPhone in the box.
Now, you need to put something in the hole and push.
The SIM card tool should then pop out, with your SIM in it.
You can then remove your SIM card, and push the tray back in.
Make sure you keep your SIM card somewhere safe!
So, you can no longer make outgoing calls!
If you need to make one in an emergency, you will need to put the SIM card back in your iPhone.
Watch this video to remove a SIM card from your iPhone!
Contact your mobile network provider
Another way you can block outgoing calls from your iPhone is to contact your mobile network provider and ask them to disable them.
This may not work for mobile network providers, but it’s worth trying.
So, you need to get in contact with your provider and ask them if they can temporarily or permanently block outgoing calls.
Every mobile network provider is different, but you can usually contact them via phone, email, or live chat.
When you set this up, make sure the steps are clear on how you can unblock outgoing calls again because it’s likely at some point that you will want to make calls again.
Get a Pay As You Go plan
A further way to block outgoing calls is to get a Pay As You Go plan.
A Pay As You Go plan is where you pay every time you make a call, send a text, or use cellular data.
So, in order to block outgoing calls, make sure you have no money or credit on your account.
Then, you can’t make any calls, so they’re essentially blocked.
It’s important to note that you also won’t be able to send texts or use mobile data, but you can still receive texts and calls, which is useful.
It’s very easy to switch or get a Pay As You Go plan as well.
All you need to do is go to a shop and purchase a new SIM card, or you can contact your mobile network provider and ask them to switch your plan over.
But, getting another SIM card means you can swap back to your main SIM card when you actually want to make a call.
Refrain from making a call
The easiest way to block outgoing calls is to refrain from making them.
This may not seem ideal, but it’s the simplest way to block outgoing calls.
You can set reminders on your phone to remind yourself not to make calls, or make a custom wallpaper saying “Don’t make any calls”.
It’s understandable that this solution will not work for you.
So, feel free to check out the other methods we have described.
Final words
We hope you find this useful and that you can stop outgoing calls from your iPhone!
If you found this article useful, you may also find How To See Deleted Notifications On Your iPhone useful as well!
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