Phone and SMS Spam

I am getting unwanted Phone calls and SMS messages from Spammers on my iPhone. Can I set up my iPhone in such a way Calls and SMS messages from any one not in my contacts list, will not be responded to or sent to voice mail, indicating to the Spammer that this number is not active?
Greg

Lawrence Finch wrote:
What Ansuz said. However, if you are getting SMS spam call AT&T to get credit for it.
Additionally, if the spam is all coming from the same number you can notify AT&T and have that number blocked.

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OK give those a try...it may also be that you have many apps running that are causing conflicts. Check this:
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I would recommend performing the following steps in order to stabilize your iPhone.
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