At the bottom of the page, simply tap on the Block Number option. You can block numbers from Messages as well. Choose the conversation with the person you want to block.

Unknown email text messages can be quite tempting to open, leading to unwanted online scams. Here's how you can block them.

Email-to-text spam is everywhere and Verizon is giving you the simplest way to block all of it. Just text OFF to 4040 and live free.

Verizon is making it easier to block email-to-text messages. You can now get rid of those pesky texts coming from unknown or spammy email addresses by simply sending a message.

Tired of getting spam text messages and phone calls? Kurt "The CyberGuy" Knutsson shares three apps you can use to help identify and block unwanted text and calls.

The SMS-blocking situation for Android is a bit more complex than for iOS—although to be fair, it wasn’t possible to block text messages on the iPhone at all until iOS 7 came around.