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Sculder · 12-28-2007, 01:54 AM

Hello,

When someone calls me, I've been told numerous times that the phone rings 8 or 9 times before voicemail picks up. I've tried this myself (on someone else's phone) and have noticed that the first few rings are shorter, followed by the standard ring, but it does take around 8 rings until the voicemail answers, or 4 rings until I hear my phone ring on my end for the first time.

Anyone know why this delay is occuring? I would assume the first four "fake" rings is the network trying to locate my phone. Then it follows it by the "real" rings that I hear on my end.

Any ideas, or how to avoid this? (It is really annoying, and not only to myself)

Thanks.

12-28-2007, 01:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sculder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	When someone calls, rings forever Hello, When someone calls me, I've been told numerous times that the phone rings 8 or 9 times before voicemail picks up. I've tried this myself (on someone else's phone) and have noticed that the first few rings are shorter, followed by the standard ring, but it does take around 8 rings until the voicemail answers, or 4 rings until I hear my phone ring on my end for the first time. Anyone know why this delay is occuring? I would assume the first four "fake" rings is the network trying to locate my phone. Then it follows it by the "real" rings that I hear on my end. Any ideas, or how to avoid this? (It is really annoying, and not only to myself) Thanks.