When you make a FaceTime call and hear only a ring or two before the line cuts off, it can be frustrating and confusing. Is it a technical issue, a sign of call rejection, or something else entirely? This post breaks down nine common reasons why a call may ring once or twice and then … Read more
Here’s what it means when you call a number and it repeatedly beeps: Ever made a call and all you heard was beep after beep? It’s weird, right? If you hear beeping instead of ringing, it typically means there is a poor connection, possibly due to an insufficient or nonexistent signal from the network. That … Read more
Here’s what it means when your call ends without ringing and might say call ended: A call ends without ringing because your phone fails to connect directly to the phone you called. This can be from a problem with your phone, the carrier network, or the phone you are calling. So if you want to … Read more
Here’s why your cell phone number is temporarily out of service and what it means: When a cell number is temporarily out of service, it means that the cell phone attached to the number is unable to connect to the carrier network, and understanding what this service means can help you troubleshoot the issue. This … Read more
Here’s what it means when you call someone and it says the number is unavailable or the person you are trying to reach is unavailable: When you get this message it indicates that you dialed a number that’s in-service but the carrier cannot currently connect to it. Likely this is because the phone has no … Read more
This message is created by your caller ID and not the phone carrier per see. It means that the number used to call you is outside of recognized regions according to your caller ID. In reality, it mostly means that the number doesn’t match any records on the caller ID database, so it could be coming from anywhere.
If you are ever given a message that your call has been rejected, it means that either the person you called or the phone carrier refused to allow the call to connect directly. Most of the time, you get no such message. Instead, rejected calls are when someone chooses to block a call or a phone number altogether.
It means that the carrier does not have enough information from the person you are calling to correctly record and deliver voicemails. Because of that, you will not be able to record a message for that person. The only way to resolve this is for the person you are contacting to set up their voicemail mailbox.