Do you know when someone rejects your phone call? Some of you may still not know when someone rejects your call. As you know, when you make a call, there will be a ring to notify you that your call is connected. If the person that you call is using a ringback tone, then you will hear a song. However, how do we know that our call is rejected? You are able to read the explanation about it below according to the Jugo Mobile site.
Knowing If Someone Rejects Your Call
When someone rejects your call, there are some signs. If you are blocked, the phone is shut down, the phone is in airplane mode, or if they reject your call, there are different responses from the recipient.
The Number of Rings
One of the signs that your phone call is being ignored is how many rings it rings before it goes to voicemail. Generally, the feedback ringtone will go through several cycles before the voicemail message appears. When you are calling and it only rings once or twice and then it goes to voicemail, then your call may be rejected. It is because the recipient of the phone call manually clicked the “reject” call option on their phone.
How Many Times You Call
Let’s say that you have called twice or third times in a row and the recipient still does not answer your call. If it happens, the possibility is that the recipient is busy and they ignore your call. If the person that you call usually answers your call, but now they do not answer your call, they are probably busy. So, it is better for you to give them a few hours and try contacting them again.
Blocking Calls
It is important for you to note that blocking calls is different from rejecting calls. It is because when someone blocks you, they will never get your call. Blocking calls is one of the features in a handphone where if you are on someone’s contact list and they choose the “information” option next to your name, they can manage your contact to be blocked. When they block you, they will not get notification about calls that you make to them.
Knowing Whether Your Call Is Blocked
If your call is blocked, you will get a voice message which says, “The number that you are calling is not active.” If your number is blocked, you will not be informed. If you want to test whether your number is blocked or not, you are able to call the person from another phone number or another call app.
If you find that your call is answered when you are using another phone number, it means that your contact has been blocked. However, if you find that they do not answer your call and keep going to voicemail, they might be having problems with their phone.
Direct Phone Calls to Voicemail
When you are trying to make a call and then it goes to voicemail directly, you may be worried. If it happens, the reasons may be one of them:
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- The phone is not active. The phone of the person that you are trying to call is not active, probably because the battery is off or the person is turning off the phone.
- The phone is in airplane mode. For your information, airplane mode is a function which is used by a phone user to disconnect from services.
- The phone is in “Do Not Disturb” mode. “Do Not Disturb” mode can be set for all contacts or for some of them. To permit communication in an emergency, this feature usually permits contacts to connect after three consecutive phone calls.
If the person that you are trying to call usually answers your call, then one of the reasons above may be the sign that they reject your call.
How to Go Through It
You may need to speak with that person, but your call is not answered. If you and that person use an iPhone, you are able to try to send a message to the person. If you see that your message is marked “sent”, it means that their handphone is not turned off and it is also not in airplane mode. However, if the message is nor marked “sent”, their handphone may be off or there is no network.
Another way that you can do to contact the person is contacting the person through social media such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or even LinkedIn.
Calling From a Fake “Friendly” Number
If you cannot reach them through the ways explained above, then you can try another option called spoofing. You are able to use the app for free where you have to download it first. And then, you can create an account and you can contact the number of the person.
With spoofing, you are permitted to imitate another phone number in the ID of the caller. For your information, spoofing is a technology which is being deleted by the FCC so that it may not work longer.
What If The Call Does Not Go to Voicemail?
Let’s say that their phone only rings once and then they hang up the phone without opening the voicemail. If so, they may not ignore your call. It usually happens due to a network error.
You are able to reboot your handphone or you can check Downdetector site for network issues.
How Do We Reject A Call Without Being Noticed?
You are able to let it ring and go to voicemail. But now, most smartphones will silence the call without rejecting it if you tap the volume button on the side.
What Does the “Send Message” Option Do?
If you reject a call from someone, Android and iPhone devices have the “Send Message” option. If you want to avoid confrontation later, you are able to tap this option where it will silence the call and you can message the caller that you are busy.
Will They Know That I Turn Off The Ringer When They Call?
They will not know that you turn off the ringer when they call. Your phone will keep ringing, but you will nor hear it. Let’s say that you want to avoid someone. If so, you are able to keep their incoming calls from being detected. However, if the caller calls back several times and you still turn off the ringer, they may start to suspect that you are ignoring them.
Why Can’t We Reject A Call On My iPhone?
For years, this question may have disturbed iOS users. If you are an iPhone user, you know that you have an option to reject a call while your phone is unlocked, but if a call comes when your phone is locked, you do not have a choice on the screen but to swipe and answer. No one knows why Apple decided to do this, but you are still able to reject a call from the iPhone where you can tap the Sleep/Wake button once to silence the call and you can tap twice if you want to reject the call.
Just Waiting
If you suspect that the person that you are calling rejects your call, then you are able to wait to prove it. The person may be busy or they are having problems with their handphones.
If you have tried to call the person several times but there is no result, then you may have to wait for several days if it is not an emergency. However, if it is an emergency, you are able to contact the person’s friends or family members.
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