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DE_612183
DE_612183 Posts: 3,758 Forumite
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If someone has blocked my number - what happens when I text or ring them?

Do the texts get returned as "undelivered"

Do I get a voice mail message, unobtainable or just continually ring when I call?

Thanks

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  • FlorayG
    FlorayG Posts: 2,208 Forumite
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    You get 'number unavailable'
  • Perhaps it varies by network, but with Lebara for example, calls from blocked numbers go straight to voicemail and texts go to spam.
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 20,350 Forumite
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    Blocked number on 02 do not even ring, you only notice if you check call log. 
    Which is how it should be.
    Life in the slow lane
  • DE_612183
    DE_612183 Posts: 3,758 Forumite
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    sorry I meant from the perspective of sending the text yourself or making the call outbound to the device that's blocking your number
  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 18,613 Forumite
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    DE_612183 said:
    If someone has blocked my number - what happens when I text or ring them?

    Do the texts get returned as "undelivered"

    Do I get a voice mail message, unobtainable or just continually ring when I call?

    Thanks
    Depends on how it's been done/what apps are being used. 

    For calls it traditionally either goes straight to voicemail or goes to voicemail after 1 ring. Whilst you can leave a message the other person never receives it. In the early days of smart phones though some wrote little scripts that just turns the ringer off if a certain number calls so it'll ring out then voicemail. Its not that different to if they were on a call, phone off, on no not disturb etc

    Messages... with iMessage they will go back to being green txts rather than blue apple messages but again that happens for other reasons too. 
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