I am trying to get in contact with someone and whenever I call their cell phone it rings through and then goes to voicemail. When I asked them why they didn't answer my call they said their phone was off, but I thought if someone's phone was off or out of batteries it went directly to voicemail. Just curious if it varies or what happens.
It means she isn't interested anymore.
Quit calling her.
So it will always go to voicemail if the phone is off or if the phone is dead?
bump
I am almost positive that if the phone is off or dead it will go directly to voicemail without ringing - this is true for Sprint for sure.
If it rings once or twice then goes to voicemail that usually means that they checked and hit ignore.
If it rings 3 or more it means the phone was on but they didn't hit ignore.
These seems to be right for Sprint at least.
This is for Verizon, I don't know if that makes a difference. And this isn't for a girl, this is for a coach that I'm talking to and I don't like the idea that he would lie to me about something this stupid, that's why I'm trying to figure out whether or not if it was on Verizon it would ring through. I mean if he was busy or w/e I understand but I don't like that he might be lying to me.
you sound a little paranoid, son
Perhaps a well thought out power point presentation would explain your concerns to him.
Use animation.
Well I'd like to know whether or not someone that could be my coach for th next four years is going to lie to me. I'm not going to call him on it but I would like to know if that is possible, I just have no idea.
justcurious wrote:
This is for Verizon, I don't know if that makes a difference. And this isn't for a girl, this is for a coach that I'm talking to and I don't like the idea that he would lie to me about something this stupid, that's why I'm trying to figure out whether or not if it was on Verizon it would ring through. I mean if he was busy or w/e I understand but I don't like that he might be lying to me.
How do you know his service is through verizon?
And you actually asked this coach why he didn't answer your call? That is an odd question for someone other than a parent or spouse to ask of another.
What's really going on "justcurious"... if that even is your real name...?
You aren't Lynn Petroleum's secret love child by any chance?
In some if not most cases the ringing is artifical. The cell network has to take the time to page (find) the mobile that you are calling and then get a response. During that time you would just get dead air and most people would think that the call did not go through. The ringing is introduced to signify to the caller that something is happening. If a response is not received from the mobile (phone is off) then the call will go into voicemail.
If you didn't get any feedback during that time (3-5 seconds or more) most people would hang up.
You can do a few things
1) *67 before the number will block your number from being seen on his phone. So if he is screening your calls - he might pick up (unless he is screening your number and all blocked phone numbers)
2) call from a different number and do not block the number