Block a number

How do block an unwanted number?

No, blacklisting is not literally the same as call blocking.  The Galaxy and othes use blacklisting - an app (3rd party or part of the OS) has to allow the call to connect so it can use the caller ID to check the number against its allowed or disallowed list.  While it may mute the call during the list lookup, and then drip the call if it is in the block list, the call does have to go through to your handset for it to work.  A caller who blocks their caller ID defeats blacklisting software as it never gets the caller ID to use to lookup against its lists.
With true call blocking, your service provider intercepts the number at their swithes, and it is never allowed to go through to your handset.  Even a caller who blocks their caller ID will not go through, as the carrier's routing software always has access to the caller ID information, regardless of whether the caller blocked it or not.
No handset can execute a true call block - all they can do is use the caller ID to drop a call once it has connected.
P.S. for those who've never tried it, this is one advantage of google voice - GV has a spam filter where you can add callers you wish blocked.  For those, the Google Voice system identifies them when they try to call, and simple hangs up on them instead of ringing the call through to your handset.  That also means they are blocked on any and all numbers you forward your GV number too, not just one particular handset.  Personally, I wish the cell service providers would just enable an analogous feature on your account web page - they could do so if they wished.

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