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AndyBar_3004427
SMARTY Pioneer
27-11-2024
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Voicemail from blocked number

I have blocked a 0330 number on my phone as it is a spam number and I was receiving up to 13 calls a day. Today when i opened up my voicemail service I was informed that I had 14 messages. All from t...
  • SmartyTrousers's avatar
    27-11-2024

    AndyBar_3004427 Because blocking a number on your phone just means the phone will immediately send the caller to voicemail instead of the phone ringing out - it doesn't prevent them leaving a voicemail. Smarty's voicemail service has no idea you've blocked the number on your phone.

    Interestingly, on an iPhone, if you are with a network that supports Visual Voicemail (Smarty doesn't) or you have the new Live Voicemail feature turned on, it will allow a blocked number to leave a message but won't alert you about it, and will place the message in a special Deleted Messages folder so you don't see it.

    Also some good advice in MSF's link.