Why do I keep getting voicemails from a blocked number?

Voicemail is hosted by your carrier, and it answers calls when your phone doesn’t. All that “blocking” a caller on your phone does is hide calls from the blocked caller ID. If you don’t want them to leave voicemails, you will have to get them blocked by your carrier. That still may not stop them though.

Can someone leave a voicemail if you block them?

When you block a phone number or contact, they can still leave a voicemail, but you won’t get a notification. Messages that are sent or received won’t be delivered. Also, the contact won’t get a notification that the call or message was blocked.

How do I stop a blocked number from leaving voice messages on my iPhone?

1 Answer. In your Phone app → Recents, tap the ⓘ next to the phone number you wish to block, then tap Block this Call at the very bottom. You can also tap the ⓘ next to an undesirable voicemail message under Phone → Voicemail.

How do I stop private calls from leaving voicemail?

Block the contact:

1. To block from a text: Open a text from the contact you want to block tap More options People & options Block [number] Block.
2. To block from a call or voicemail: Open a call or voicemail from the contact you want to block tap More options Block [number] Block.

How do I turn off voicemail?

Disable your Voicemail via Settings Looking in the voicemail settings and searching for a ‘Deactivate’ or ‘Turn Off’ option is an obvious first step regardless of the phone you’re using. If you find the correct option, disabling it will turn off the voicemail function.

When you block someone on Android can they leave a voicemail?

Simply put, when you block a number on your Android phone, the caller can no longer contact you. Phone calls do not ring through to your phone, they go directly to voicemail. However, the blocked caller would only hear your phone rings once before being diverted to voicemail.

How do you turn your voicemail off?

On some Android phones, you may be able to disable voicemail by opening your phone’s settings, tapping Call or Phone, tapping Voicemail, tapping your voicemail number, and deleting it.

How do I block a number from leaving a voicemail on Android?

How do I get voicemail to stop calling me?

Open your Android’s Phone app. Tap the phone icon on your Home screen to open the Phone app. Many carriers have a customer service code you can dial to contact customer service. Then you can request to have your voicemail disabled.

How do I turn off Safaricom voicemail?

Safaricom PLC on Twitter: “@IvyQym To activate voicemail dial **62*0722122122#, and ##62# to deactivate.

How do I turn off my T mobile voicemail?

You can call “611” (a free call) on your T-Mobile cell phone, or dial (800) TMOBILE from any phone to request your voice mail service be disabled.

How do I disable voicemail?

Can you block someone from leaving voicemails on your phone?

All that “blocking” a caller on your phone does is hide calls from the blocked caller ID. If you don’t want them to leave voicemails, you will have to get them blocked by your carrier. That still may not stop them though. There is nothing preventing them from disabling caller ID (*67) or using another phone number.

How do I block spam calls and voicemails on my phone?

Here are the solutions we’ve found for blocking spam calls and voicemails directly through your phone, via your carrier or a third-party app, and the features and limitations of each method. On iPhones running iOS 8 or higher, go the Recent Calls tab in the Phone app, tap the “i” icon at the right of the number that you want to block.

Does the stock call blocking also delete voicemail?

The phone will still ring for a few seconds though, so it may be best to silence it if the call comes at a consistent, inconvenient time like it does for me. Not for Ice Cream Sandwich, but in Marshmallow, the stock call blocking also deletes voicemail. Calls from these numbers will be blocked and voicemails will be automatically deleted.

Why am I getting calls that say blocked but not blocked?

What is probably going on is that you have “blocked” a caller on your phone, but the calls are not being blocked by your carrier. Voicemail is hosted by your carrier, and it answers calls when your phone doesn’t. All that “blocking” a caller on your phone does is hide calls from the blocked caller ID.