Why Am I Getting A Busy Signal On A Cell Phone?

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If you get a busy signal or a quick busy signal before your call is dropped, it’s probable that their wireless provider has blacklisted your number. To double-check, contact someone else, especially if they’re on the same carrier as the individual you’re attempting to reach, and see if the call is successful.

You may not be aware of your incoming call busy problem until you start hearing from pals about how they tried to contact you but were unable to do so. They can inquire as to why your phone is always busy when someone calls, or why your calls are always routed.

In some situations, you may receive alerts indicating that you have a missed call from a specific number, even when the individual was not aware that the call had gone through.

This is not a healthy situation for personal or professional relationships. Consider how many possibilities you would have missed if you hadn’t been approachable. What about those misunderstandings that may arise if pals believe you purposefully restricted or barred their calls?

How do you know if someone is attempting to block your call?

  • A normal blocked message says, “The caller you are attempting to reach is unavailable.”
  • Over the course of a few days, every call is routed to voicemail.
  • Over the course of a few days, you get a busy signal every time you call.

How to fix “calls getting busy” on my phone?

It’s actually fairly simple to repair. Flight mode, call banning, call forwarding, and call auto-reject are the most typical causes:

Check Airplane or Flight mode

These methods apply to both iPhones and Android phones.

  • To access your Notification Panel, go to Settings > Notifications > Notifications. You can go here by swiping your screen downwards.
  • Look for the mode Flight/Airplane/Aeroplane. It is on if the colour changes to blue. It should be turned off.
  • After that, try phoning your phone from a different device.

If the problem remains, make sure that call blocking is switched off.

Turn off call barring

If your phone has call blocking turned on, you must first turn it off before this problem may be remedied. Utilizing your iPhone:

  • Go to your device’s settings.
  • Check for call barring by going to Calls > Check for call barring by going to Calls > Check for call barring by going Shut it down.

 Depending on your phone’s brand, you may need to go to Additional settings to discover call blocking.

How to disable call blocking on an Android smartphone

  • In the menu, select the call icon from among your apps.
  • To see more alternatives, tap the three vertical dots beside the search bar. > Go to Settings > Accounts > Calling. This is where you’ll find a list of all your networks.
  • Select the network that is experiencing the incoming call busy issue >
  • Select Call Blocking > Verify that all call-blocking options are turned off.
  • To be doubly certain. Deactivate all call blocking by clicking Deactivate all, entering your sim password, then clicking Deactivate all.

Disable call forwarding

If the first two options fail to resolve the issue, check to see if call forwarding has been turned on. Some folks forget to switch it off while in a meeting or while distracted by their phones.

  • Go to the settings tab > Go to the call settings tab > Select Call Forwarding from the drop-down menu.
  • Tap Disable all call forwarding or Turn off all call forwarding to disable or turn off all call forwarding. Whichever of the two options appears on your phone should be sufficient.

 Call settings may not be available in the Settings menu on some Android phones. If that’s the case, go to the procedures below.

  • As if you were making a phone call, tap on the call icon.
  • To see more possibilities, tap the three vertical dots beside your search bar > Select Settings > Select Accounts for Calling.
  • All of your networks will be listed if your smartphone has dual or triple SIM. Select the network that is experiencing the incoming call busy issue > Choose a call forwarding option. 
  • If Always forward is selected, tap it to change it to Never forward.

Check the Do Not Disturb (DND) settings

You can also check your Do Not Disturb (DND) settings to make sure no one has prevented you from receiving calls.

For iPhones 

  • Go to Do Not Disturb > Settings > Do Not Disturb > Toggle it off if it’s on.
  • If you don’t want to be interrupted at specified times, such as when you want to sleep or when you want to vlog, you can put it on a schedule.

For Android mobile devices

  • Navigate to Do Not Disturb in your Settings > Sound & Vibration.
  • You can turn it off completely or programme it to turn on on weekends or weeknights.

Check the auto-reject settings

You should also make sure that auto-reject is disabled on select Android models, such as Samsung and Infinix

  • Samsung, on the other hand, Go to Settings > Call Settings > Select All Calls from the drop-down menu. Go to Auto Reject and turn it off.
  • It is programmed as a Reject call for Infinix. Swipe down the notification panel > Tap the “reject call” icon and turn it off to repair it.

Check the ‘Display over other apps’ settings    

When you are busy on your phone, perhaps using another application, various settings on your phone may trigger the incoming call busy notification.

  • Go to Settings > Apps & Notifications > Apps & Notifications > Choose the Phone icon.
  • Select Display over other programmes from the drop-down menu. Make sure “Allowed” is selected. Toggle it back on if it isn’t.

Incoming calls will now be displayed even if you are occupied with another application. You can turn off your phone if you don’t want to do something on it, but make sure you turn it back on when you’re done.

Conclusion

We conclude the above article by saying that if you get a busy signal or a quick busy signal before your call is dropped, it’s probable that their wireless provider has blacklisted your number. For this bug, we have listed some of the important and easy fixes that help you to solve the issue.

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