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What does it mean when voicemail automatically picks up when you call a cellphone?

Hi,

I was talking to a guy who lives in Ireland,and he told me he needed time to think about me. I have contacted him but he hasn't returned my calls or texts. I'm going to stop contacting him now,and may as well anyway. But when I call his cell,his voicemail automatically picks up. Once it rang and his voicemail didn't pick up. What are all the reasons this can happen? Other than the person being on the phone,or having their phone off? He is currently in New York visiting his brother,so I dont know if he could have lost his signal or something since he has a Irish phone. But he got there Wednesday the 18th,and texted me early Thursday morning. I haven't heard from him since. Thanks in advance.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Means a few things;

    1, The phone is turned off.

    2, He is on the phone

    3, Signal coverage.

    4, He is forwarding your call's to voicemail

    Sounds like he is forwarding your call, it's a way for someone to avoid a situation that they don't want to speak about. If he wants time to think about stuff then let have him that time and space. Stop ringing him and go out with your friends. If he is serious about you then he will ring in due time.

    If you do keep ringing him or texting him, he might feel trapped or stalked (the male mind) and might never return that call

    Source(s): I have done the Voicemail thing.
  • 4 years ago

    sometime my iPhone with finished antenna would not ring and contact is going to reply to device. And yet another subject happens too. I actually have a decision waiting and if somebody telephones me i'm able to change in spite of the undeniable fact that if somebody telephones me whilst my telephone is dialing the kind, call waiting would not help and whoever telephones me is being redirected to a voice mail.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It means the guy is:

    1.The phone is turned off

    2.The guy is busy

    3.He turn on the voice mail

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    k well it means that they were sending/receiving a text they phone is off or there phone is forward to voice mall or they are on a call and have there phone set to go to voice mall wen on a call hope i answered your question =) or they have no service

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  • 1 decade ago

    their phones off, they declined your call (highly unlikely because usually it still rings at least once), or oftentimes they're in the process of sending a message, receiving or transmitting a call, just as you are calling

  • It means their phone is turned off.

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