Verizon Call Filter vs Vicem: when each fits
Verizon Call Filter, free on standard monthly and prepaid plans, flags likely spam, robocalls and fraud, and sends high-risk spam calls to voicemail. Vicem is an AI with its own number that answers the calls you miss, turns away scam calls by what the caller says, and says it’s an AI.
What are the facts?
| Question | Verizon Call Filter | Vicem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Verizon Call FilterFree on standard monthly and prepaid plans; Call Filter Plus $3.99 a month | VicemFrom $24 a month, your US or Canadian number included. Free for 3 days. |
| Countries | Verizon Call FilterFor Verizon customers | VicemLocal numbers: 68 countries. Forwarding in many countries |
| Languages it answers in | Verizon Call FilterNot stated on the pages we read | Vicem37 languages |
| A number of its own to give out | Verizon Call FilterNo: it filters calls to your Verizon line | VicemYes, with an email and a page |
| Works with your phone off | Verizon Call FilterNot stated on the pages we read | VicemYes |
| Answers the caller, or only screens | Verizon Call FilterLabels likely spam; sends high-risk spam to voicemail | VicemAnswers and talks with the caller |
| Tells callers it’s an AI | Verizon Call FilterNot stated on the pages we read | VicemYes, on every call |
Checked on October 14, 2026
- Verizon Call Filter: Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
Which one fits you?
Choose Verizon Call Filter when:
- You’re on Verizon and want spam flagged at no charge. Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
- You want high-risk spam sent to voicemail on its own. Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
- You want spam from international numbers caught too. Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
Choose Vicem when:
- Scam calls still reach you from numbers that look clean.
- Real people call and you can’t always pick up.
- You want every missed call answered and written down.
What does Verizon Call Filter do well?
- It flags calls that may be spam, a robocall or fraud. Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
- It blocks high-risk spam calls by sending them to voicemail. Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
- The free version comes with standard monthly and prepaid plans. Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
- It catches spam from international numbers too. Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
Where does Verizon Call Filter stop?
- Verizon doesn’t guarantee every spam call is detected.Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
- A real caller can be marked as spam by mistake.Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
- The free version labels every spam call Potential Spam.Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
Checked on October 14, 2026
And the calls you miss?
A spam filter keeps known spam numbers out.
Vicem answers the real calls you miss, and turns scam calls away.
How do they compare?
| What it does | Verizon Call Filter | Vicem |
|---|---|---|
| Works when your phone is off | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Books into your calendar during the call | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Emails the caller back | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Its own number, email and page | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Speaks the caller’s language | Does not apply | Vicem37 languages |
| Asks you before anything important | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Anyone can check what it did | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Works on any phone | Verizon Call FilterApp on Android 10 or iOS 16.6 and later | VicemYes |
| Calls for you | Does not apply | VicemYes, with Vicem Plus |
| Waits on hold for you, up to the time you set | Does not apply | VicemYes, with Vicem Plus |
| Cancels a subscription for you and gets the reference | Does not apply | VicemYes, with Vicem Plus |
| Spam calls it turns away never count against your minutes | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Junk calls and texts are handled without interrupting you | Verizon Call FilterHigh-risk spam goes to voicemail | VicemYes |
| Tell it who you’re expecting: they ring straight through | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Always an AI, never a call center | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Never gives out your passwords or codes | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Never says yes to extras you didn’t approve | Does not apply | VicemYes |
| Never gives out your address or where you are without asking you | Does not apply | VicemYes |
Only what Vicem does today; a dash means not stated or doesn’t apply.
- Verizon Call Filter: Verizon, Call Filter FAQs
Use both.
Keep Verizon Call Filter on: it stops known spam numbers before your phone rings. Forward the calls you miss to Vicem.
How do you switch?
- Get your Vicem: your first US or Canadian number is included.
- Forward missed calls to that number with your phone company’s codes.
- Verizon: dial *71 and your Vicem number, then press call.
- Call yourself from another phone and let it ring out.
Verizon says Live Voicemail on an iPhone has to be off for *71 to work. On the iPhone, go to Settings › Apps › Phone › Live Voicemail and turn it off.Verizon, Live Voicemail and call forwarding
What do people ask?
Is Verizon Call Filter enough to stop spam calls?
Verizon doesn’t guarantee it; forward missed calls to Vicem too.
Does Vicem work with Verizon?
Yes: dial *71 and your Vicem number, and missed calls reach Vicem.
Does Vicem say it’s an AI?
Yes: every call starts by saying it’s an AI.
Want it answering your calls?
Vicem is an AI that answers your phone when you can’t. Free for 3 days.
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