Do Not Disturb reaches 10 million subscribers

Operating since July 2019, and Do Not Disturb platformWhich allows consumers to sign up to not receive more messages and telemarketing calls from certain companies, this week crossed the 10 million registered number mark.

This means that Brazilians have already registered 10 million numbers to be excluded from telemarketing lists. But the filter doesn’t apply to all businesses: the site, which is run by banks and operators, only blocks calls made by telecom services or credit deducted from payroll.

According to Conexis, an entity representing the major telephone operators in Brazil, these 10 million registrations represent only 3.5% of the base of 284.9 million fixed and mobile telephones active in the country today.

According to Connexes, most of the ban requests come from the state of São Paulo. There are 4.8 million numbers registered in São Paulo, which represents 3.5% of the state’s mobile and fixed base.

In second place comes Paraná with 885,600 numbers entered in the “Não Me Perturbe”. Then comes Minas Gerais with 871.6 thousand. The Federal District is the federal unit with the most block requests commensurate with the number of active phones: 6.8% of the active numbers in DF are registered on the platform.

How to register

To register your number on the platform for free, follow the step-by-step instructions:

Go to the site naomeperturbe.com.br;
On the main page, click “Login” (if you are already a user) or “I want to register” (and fill in the form with personal data);
On your page, click “New block”;
On the “Request Blocking” screen, enter your phone number and check which companies you do not wish to receive telemarketing calls from;
Click “I am not a bot” and “Verify lock validation”;
Fill in the 6-digit code sent via SMS;
Keep the lock request receipt.

ready! Within up to 30 days, carriers and payroll deductible credit companies associated with the program will stop filling you.

Other tips

Limited to telecom and finance companies, “Não Me Perturbe” is unable to stop the full volume of unwanted calls that Brazilians usually receive daily. So there are other strategies you can try.

1. On the cell phone itself

You can block specific numbers directly on cell phoneWhether it’s Android or Iphone. Simply select the number that called you and go to the call settings. Look for an option like “Block this caller” or “Block / unblock number” (lists depend on the phone model).

So, the cell phone It will prevent any calls from this contact from getting through. But its extensions and variants will remain free.

2. Block strangers

It’s not the best option (because it doesn’t differentiate telemarketing or not), but it is an alternative. If activated, all incoming calls from numbers that are not in the phonebook will be rejected. But be careful, because it can make you lose important contacts.

To activate the function, follow the following paths:

On iPhone: “Settings” > “Phone” > “Mute strangers”
On Android: “Calls” > “Settings” > “Blocked numbers” > “Unknown”

3. By apps

There are many applications that block calls and/or identify the caller, according to collaborative databases. The advice is to download apps only from official stores (Play Store, Apple Store, Galaxy Store), which are well rated. Some of the most recommended apps are: Hiya, Whoscall and Truecaller.

You can also use one of these apps to block any calls that start with The prefix 0303, which was set up by Anatel in March as a mandatory number for identifying telemarketing calls. prefix It is still not valid for everyone The numbers aren’t even used by all companies, but it’s a way to try to filter out spam calls.