Why does verizon cellphone voicemail pick up after the 5th ring, other times at the 1st ring.

[the zak]

Sometimes when calling a verizon cellphone in Boston the voicemail
picks up at the 1st ring, other times it picks up after the 5th ring.
Why does it happen?... it's from time to time one way or the other
where the person being called hasn't intentionally changed anything at
their end.

[Steven Lichter]

Post by the zak
Sometimes when calling a verizon cellphone in Boston the voicemail
picks up at the 1st ring, other times it picks up after the 5th ring.
Why does it happen?... it's from time to time one way or the other
where the person being called hasn't intentionally changed anything at
their end.

You are hearing the ring back tone, not the ringing. the reason maybe
the cell site is looking for the phone to ping it for the call.

[danny burstein]

Post by Steven Lichter

Post by the zak
Sometimes when calling a verizon cellphone in Boston the voicemail
picks up at the 1st ring, other times it picks up after the 5th ring.
Why does it happen?... it's from time to time one way or the other
where the person being called hasn't intentionally changed anything at
their end.

You are hearing the ring back tone, not the ringing. the reason maybe
the cell site is looking for the phone to ping it for the call.

Or.... I don't know if this is the case with VZ's cellphone v-mail
but it's common in landline systems:

If the phone is just sitting there, that is, it's
not being used, then it will "ring" for, say, 30 seconds
(the five rings you're hearing) before going to v-mail.

On the other hand if the phone is in use, and there's
no call-waiting option, then you'll be kicked right
to v-mail.

The latter might also happen if the cellco system
received a "turn off" signal from the phone, and
possibly if it can't detect it (i.e., the user is
in the subway).