Ringing tone but other party says i didn't call

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#171279 12-Apr-2015 16:31

Tried to call someone (very trusted) this morning, 4 times. I dialled, ring tone, eventually went to voicemail. All four times. Sent a txt - it was received, replied.

But later I discovered their phone never rang, no missed call, nothing. (No I didn't leave voicemail).

Is that even possible?

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#1281528 12-Apr-2015 16:36

Sure is, I've had it happen to me a number of times (as the recipient). The ring tone is generated on the network, not by the phone.

That's why people calling phones on MH-370 heard ringing.

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#1281541 12-Apr-2015 17:05

Had this happen ages ago, it was a fault on the exchange. If I picked the phone up I could answer the incoming call, but there was no ring voltage happening.

Try calling while you have the person on the mobile and get them to pick up the landline and see if it connects. If it does, its a fault with their line. If not, then it could be anyone between your telco and them.

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#1281542 12-Apr-2015 17:08

It's possible. I've had this as a fault twice. Both times it was a incorrect SOD command. Can be fixed remotely but will need to proved as that first.

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#1281545 12-Apr-2015 17:20

Ok thanks.

Call was from Skinny to Skinny

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#1281597 12-Apr-2015 19:54

Spark have a great big bunker full of telephones that they inherited from Telecom. If there is a call that they don't know what to do with they route it there. So in the future when you don't specifically place a person to person call and the intended recipient doesn't hear your call then you can rest assured that your call is happily ringing away in the empty room at Sparks headquarters. I jest.

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#1281613 12-Apr-2015 20:43

If you're a caller using VoIP, you may hear a ring tone whether the other phone is ringing or not.

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#1281614 12-Apr-2015 20:44

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#1281638 12-Apr-2015 21:40

Not possible.

The other person is a two faced, good-for-nothing liar whom you should have nothing to do with ever again. Delete them from your will and add me instead. I'm much more trustworthy.

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#1281642 12-Apr-2015 21:45

you've been outvoted