Carrier blocking

The short answer is yes — every major Australian network now includes some form of scam-call blocking at no extra cost. The longer answer is what those features actually catch, what they don't, and what to pair them with for real peace of mind.

Australian carriers block billions of scam calls before they reach customers — and the system still leaves elderly parents exposed to the calls that matter most. Here's why network-level blocking can't see the calls that get through, and what fills the gap.