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METHOD 1 OF 4: FROM CONTACTS USING IOS 7
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OPEN SETTINGS. 
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CLICK ON "PHONE". 
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CLICK ON "BLOCKED". 
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SELECT "ADD NEW...". 
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SEARCH YOUR CONTACTS AND SELECT THE ONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BLOCK. METHOD 2 OF 4: USING SMART CONTROLS FROM AT&T
Smart Controls is a service run by AT&T that allows you to block unwanted text messages, as well as offering a plethora of other services for $4.99 a month. Note that this service will not block iMessages.
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LOG IN TO MYAT&T. If you haven’t registered already, do so now. 2
CLICK ON THE “I WANT TO” DROP-DOWN LIST AND PICK “MANAGE MY PLAN AND SERVICES” 3
PICK THE PHONE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD SMART CONTROLS TO. 4
CLICK ON THE BOX NEXT TO “SMART LIMITS FOR WIRELESS PARENT CONTROLS”. 5
SET DATES FOR THAT APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE (EFFECTIVE/EXPIRATION). 6
READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND CLICK “SUBMIT”. 7
CLICK “I WANT TO” AND SELECT “MANAGE SMART LIMITS”. 8
CLICK ON “BLOCKED NUMBERS” AND ENTER UP TO 30 PHONE NUMBERS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE BLOCKED FROM CONTACTING YOU. Then, click “Submit” METHOD 3 OF 4: USING SPAM CONTROLS FROM VERIZON
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LOG IN TO MY VERIZON. If you haven’t registered already, do so now. 2
CLICK ON “MY PLANS AND SERVICES”, AND THEN “VERIZON FAMILY SAFEGUARDS AND CONTROLS”. 3
IF THE MESSAGES ARE COMING FROM A WEB ADDRESS OR EMAIL, CLICK ON “INTERNET SPAM CONTROLS”. If they are coming from a phone number, click on “Call and Message Blocking”. 4
DESIGNATE THE ACCOUNTS, EMAILS, OR WEB DOMAINS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BLOCK AND CLICK “APPLY” TO SAVE YOUR CHANGES. METHOD 4 OF 4: USING SPRINT
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LOG IN TO SPRINT. If you haven't registered already, do so now. 2
CLICK ON "MY PREFERENCES", THEN SELECT "LIMITS AND PERMISSIONS", THEN "BLOCK TEXTS". 3
SPECIFY THE DEVICE ON WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENABLE CONTROLS ON. 4
CLICK ON "BLOCK ONLY THESE NUMBERS FOR INBOUND AND OUTBOUND TEXT MESSAGES" 5
ENTER THE PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, OR WEB DOMAIN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BLOCK AND CLICK "ADD NUMBER". 6
CLICK "SAVE" AND RESTART YOUR PHONE. 
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