Waves of blocked and unknown calls

The continued waves of blocked and unknown call has me never picking up my phone.  I have no blocks on my account, btw.  I have been missing important calls as I have to keep the phone on vibe.   I cannot find a way to block these calls.  I hope I'm missing something on the phone or account that can help.  Thanks.

    Hi dcbill,
I feel your pain; I don't like unsolicited/blocked calls either. While there is no way to keep companies or people from calling your number you can block incoming calls from restricted/blocked/unknown calls with Usage Controls. See details online http://goo.gl/TU18j at your convenience.
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