Methods and systems for reducing resource usage for call originations

A user device comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• determine that a digit pattern has been input to initiate a call;
• transmit the digit pattern to a device that stores a list of digit patterns to which calls are not to be completed;
• receive, from the device, data, wherein the data indicates whether the digit pattern is on the list of digit patterns;
• prohibit the call from being initiated with a network when the received data indicates that the digit pattern is on the list of digit patterns;
• and
• initiate the call via the network when the received data indicates that the digit pattern is not on the list of digit patterns.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory device storing instructions executable by a processor of a user device, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• determine that a digit pattern has been input to initiate a call;
• transmit the digit pattern to a device that stores a list of digit patterns to which calls are not to be completed;
• receive, from the device, data, wherein the data indicates whether the digit pattern is on the list of digit patterns;
• prohibit the call from being initiated with a network when the received data indicates that the digit pattern is on the list of digit patterns;
• and
• initiate the call via the network when the received data indicates that the digit pattern is not on the list of digit patterns.