[Q] How to Block a number (spam) - E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am getting daily calls from a number(262-704-9780) and want to block it. They are calling my carrier number which I have not used or given out anywhere (T-mobile $30 prepaid plan). I use google voice on data instead.
How can I block a number on the Moto E 2015?
I can't find any setting in the Phone/dialer app, contacts, or in the Android settings. The T-mobile site doesn't have any functionality for this and although they do have a paid Family allowance addon, it is not even available for prepaid plans. I am guessing that I will need to install a separate app. Any app recommendations that are lightweight with minimal permissions would be great.

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Just got together with some friends and they were showing me free Wi-Fi internet calls with their devices. One was an Apple iPod touch using Talkatone and the other an Android with Groove IP. My question then is there any equivalent free (ideally) or paid services equivelant to these? They were both single programs that linked to google voice accounts. Everything I'm reading requires one program and then a SIP account. I've seen PortGo and Pocket Talk but they both want a SIP account during setup. Any recommendations for mobile to landline (again free if possible). I'll continue to search but there's so much old data with broken link. Hoping someone has up-to-date info.
Best to all and thank you
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Try to google Express Talk. For me working link was to freewarepocketpc dot com website.
I couldn't find anything better. For Android my favorite one is 3CX Phone, unfortunately they don't port it to WinMo

[Q] Google Play Carrier Billing for Verizon

After I installed a different rom I can no longer access Verizon in app billing. Before I was able to purchase apps from the market and have them billed to my VZW monthly bill. Now for some reason it doesn't show up, I only can add credit cards or redeem codes. Anyone know how to fix this? Do I need an updated market apk or something?

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I am looking for an app that you can install on a phone that will send daily reports of data usage for that phone, specifically data that was used on the cellular network, via email or SMS.
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got a 2GB limit on my data plan, except for Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, which they all have unlimited data. Any other app adds to the toll.
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Can I setup this MOTO E rom like this?

Yesterday my brother bought a Consumer Cellular MOTO E LTE (2nd Generation) 2015 device. It is a XT1527 with Android 5.1. He only got a 1500 text and 150mb data plan. This is his first smartphone ever and his last phone was a 2005 flip phone.
This is how he plans on using it. He wants it for checking Gmail, making a few hundred text messages every month, and for BT Headset phone calls. He is a truck driver and that is all it will be used for. He does not need Hangouts, Chrome or anything else on the device for that matter, not yet anyway. How can I setup his MOTO E like that? I already set a data limit to 150MB, but he wants 100% of all of that 150MB data for checking gmail only. Not sure if he plans on replying to gmail messages, but unless its important I doubt it.
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