if a number is blocked can you still text?
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If you've blocked the number in your phone that prevents you from receiving texts from that number but doesn't stop you from sending them to that number. If your number is blocked by the number you're sending to you can still send all the messages you want to it, they'll just never be seen by the recipient.
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Blocking contacts via Messages When a blocked number tries to send you a text message, it won't go through. ... Messages also has an option to filter texts from senders who aren't in your Contacts list. You'll still get the messages, but they'll be delivered to a separate “Unknown Senders” inbox.
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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. ... Even if you have blocked a phone number, you can make calls and text that number normally – the block only goes in one direction.
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You can still use iMessage to text your former contact, but they'll never receive the message or any notification of a text received in their Messages app. There is one clue that you've been blocked, though. ... If the previous iMessage says Delivered but the most recent one doesn't, it can mean that you've been blocked.
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First off, when a blocked number tries to send you a text message, it won't go through and they will likely never see the “delivered” note. On your end, you'll see nothing at all. As far as phone calls are concerned, a blocked call goes directly to voice mail.
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Maybe you did one of the things you shouldn't be doing over text. Can you tell if someone blocked your texts for sure? No. There's no definitive way to determine that you've been blocked; for instance, you're not going to get a notification or see an indicator in that person's contact info.
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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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There is one way to check and see if someone has blocked you or is still blocking you without calling or texting them. Currently this only works if both use iPhones and iMessage each other. ... They may not be aware of this but at least the text or call won't go through if they unblocked you.
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As with sending messages, a blocked contact can still call your number, but you won't get a notification of any call. This means that there won't be an incoming call on your side. In like manner, you can't call a blocked person until you unblock them.
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Text messages (SMS, MMS, iMessage) from blocked contacts (numbers or email addresses) do not appear anywhere on your device. Unblocking the contact does NOT show any messages sent to you when it was blocked.
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Try sending a text message The latter is self-explanatory. However, if a person has blocked you, you won't see either notification. Instead, there will just be a blank space beneath your text. It's worth noting that being blocked is not the only reason why you might not see a notification.
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The first indication something's up is you're calling and sending text messages but you get no response. There are many reasons this might be happening, but a blocked number is one possibility. For most cases, texts you send will appear to go through normally, but the person you're sending them to won't receive them.
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If someone has blocked you on their device, you won't get an alert when it happens. You can still use iMessage to text your former contact, but they'll never receive the message or any notification of a text received in their Messages app. There is one clue that you've been blocked, though.
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When a blocked number tries to send you a text message, it won't go through. If they're on iOS, they might not even see the “delivered” note in their Messages app—though it's possible they'll see your chat bubble turn from blue (iMessage) to green (SMS). You'll see nothing on your end.
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Re: My number blocked They won't see when you call or see your messages unless they look in the blocked menu (at least this applies to iPhones). If you were blocked you can't do anything about it. The person doing the blocking has to choose to unblock you.
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“If you call a specific number and it immediately goes to voicemail, or you get a strange message such as 'temporarily out of service' or 'the person is not taking calls,' this may mean your number has been blocked,” Lavelle says. Things are even less clear if you or the person you're texting has an Android phone.
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If someone has blocked your contact number on SMS or default mobile messages, then your calls will be blocked too. If the person is not replying to your SMS, then it could mean that you are blocked. To get a hint for whether you are blocked or not, you call the person and see if the call can connect to the other party.