what happens if you block phone number?
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When you block a contact, their texts go nowhere. The person whose number you've blocked won't receive any sign that their message to you was blocked; their text will simply sit there looking as though it were sent and not yet delivered, but in fact, it will be lost to the ether.
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If you're blocked, you would only hear a single ring before being diverted to voicemail. ... It may just mean the person is talking to someone else at the same time you're calling, has the phone off or sent the call directly to voicemail.
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Most Android phones have a native number blocking feature. This means that you can block numbers from calling and texting you through the settings of your Android phone. Calls from blocked numbers will go straight to voicemail and text messages from blocked numbers will go undelivered.
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Simply put, after you block a number, that caller can no longer reach you. Phone calls do not ring through to your phone, and text messages are not received or stored. ... If you do want to communicate with this person, you may want to unblock the phone number.
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Voicemails from an iOS blocked contact are accessible. When an iOS blocked number calls you, your iPhone automatically routes them to voicemail. ... This means that blocked number may still leave you a voicemail but you will not know they called or that there is a voice message.
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When you block a phone number or contact, they can still leave a voicemail, but you won't get a notification. Messages that are sent or received won't be delivered. Also, the contact won't get a notification that the call or message was blocked. When you block an email address from Mail, it goes to the trash folder.
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If you have blocked a phone number via our website, you are still able to call and message that contact. The block works in one direction only - meaning that the blocked person is unable to call/message you, but you will still have the option to call/message them.
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One ring and straight to voicemail means you might be blocked. Even if you've been blocked, you'll still be able to ring through and leave a message -- the intended recipient simply won't be notified.
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When you call an unblocked number, you'll get somewhere between three and a dozen rings, then a voicemail prompt. Alternatively, if the person's phone is off, or if he or she is already on a call, you'll go directly to voicemail. A blocked number works a little differently.
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If you call a person who's blocked your number, you won't get any kind of notification about it. ... Alternatively, if the person's phone is off, or if he or she is already on a call, you'll go directly to voicemail.
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A blocked number can still call you and that person will hear the rings. You on the other hand won't hear it since it is blocked. ... The call block is to avoid having to hear endless calls from the caller.
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When you block someone from My Verizon, it prevents the other person from calling/texting you. It also prevents you, the account owner from calling/texting such number. You and the blocked number will get a message that the call is being restricted.
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Android: Blocking from Android applies to calls and texts. Calls ring once and go to Voicemail, texts are sent to a "blocked senders" folder.
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If you call a phone and hear the normal number of rings before getting sent to voicemail, then it's a normal call. If you're blocked, you would only hear a single ring before being diverted to voicemail. An unusual ring pattern doesn't necessarily mean your number is blocked.
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A single ring sends you to voicemail If you call a phone and hear the normal number of rings before getting sent to voicemail, then it's a normal call. If you're blocked, you would only hear a single ring before being diverted to voicemail.
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First, when any annoying or persistent caller gets hold of your number, Google the number. ... If you block these numbers, the caller will simply hear “all circuits are busy” when they try to call again. Yep. You won't even hear the phone ring.
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Once you have blocked someone you can not call or text them and you can not receive any messages or calls from them either. you will have to unblock them to contact them. ... You can still call or text a number even if you have added it to your blocked list.