Can I block incoming calls by area code or wildcards? Help!

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Polaroid:
I get annoying calls from multiple numbers from a certain area code. I blocked the individual numbers in Google Voice, but they keep calling using different numbers - although all are from the same area code.  Is there a way in OBI (hopefully easy) that I can block incoming calls from an area code or perhaps using wildcards or filtering? Thought I'd be able to do it with Google Voice but seems they don't have that feature. Thanks in advance for your help!

ianobi:
Assuming that GV is on sp1 and the area code to block is 345 then:

Voice Services > SP1 Service > X_InboundCallRoute:
{(1?345xxxxxxx):},{ph}

Of course, this will also block genuine calls from area code 345. You may be able to refine it more if the calls come from a certain number range.

The blocked callers should get a fast busy tone and "busy here" response.

Polaroid:
I'm a very newbie!! I'm at the obitalk.com page, but don't know where I should enter the instruction you gave me? Also, where would it indicate if it's SP1?  Thank you!

ianobi:
Make changes via the Obi Expert Configuration pages. From your OBi Dashboard, click on your OBi number and follow the prompts to get there. To change a value uncheck both boxes to the right of the value and leave them unchecked. After changing the values on one page, press submit at the bottom of the page and wait a few minutes for the Obi to reboot. Then move on to the next page if required.

Polaroid:
I will give it a try. Thanks so much for your help.

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