How to Call a Blocked Number? Tips & Tricks

While the call-blocking feature on iPhones and Android phones is fantastic for preventing telemarketers and bothersome callers, it can also be used to obstruct individuals with whom we have a strained relationship, as well as to avoid legal callers. Therefore, the goal of this article is to assist individuals who have been unjustly blocked (such as someone you owe money to, etc.) as well as those who urgently need to contact a person for personal or professional reasons.

Be Cautions and Respect Others Privacy

Before contacting someone who has blocked your number, there are a few things to remember. For instance, it’s very essential that you realise that calling someone who has blocked your number might be construed as harassment and could land you in trouble before you try to call them.

It is your ethical and moral responsibility to protect the privacy and refrain from calling anyone who does not want to hear from you, even if the person on the other line is unlikely to take any action.

This article is primarily intended to assist individuals who are coping with an emergency or have compelling personal reasons to call the person, as was previously mentioned.

How to determine if someone has blocked your number?

• Your calls are never answered.
  What could be the reason for this? Your calls might not get answered for a variety of reasons, including being blocked.
• You listen to a voicemail after one ring. You wouldn’t hear the usual ring pattern if you were blocked. There will be just one ring before the call is disconnected and you hear a message on the voicemail indicating the line is busy.
• There won’t be a single ring before you get an automated response. If you keep getting the same automatic message after phoning, “The subscriber is unavailable,” it’s possible that the receiver has blocked you.

7 Ways to Call a Blocked Number

1. Dial from an Alternate Number

Borrowing a phone from someone else and calling the person who blocked your number is the simplest way to reach someone who has done so. The person on the other end will get your call and is more likely to answer because the new number you are calling from is not blocked. This will enable you to communicate crucial information to the other person or to resolve any misunderstandings you may have had with them.

2. Hide the Caller ID and make a Call

If you do not like the idea of calling from another phone number, you can hide the caller ID on your smartphone and make a call to the person who has blocked your number. When you call using a hidden caller ID, your contact’s iPhone or Android phone won’t be able to detect your phone number, and your call will go through. Once you get in touch with the other party, you will be able to convey your message or inform the other person that your number is blocked.

The steps to hide caller ID depend on the type of smartphone that you are using.

In the case of an iPhone:

1. First, go to the settings.
2. Go to the phone.
3. Click Show My Caller ID.
4. Then switch off the Show My Caller ID option.

In the case of an Android phone:

1. Open the phone, tap on More (or the 3-dot icon), and then Settings in the drop-down menu.
2. Next, tap on More Settings, then on Show My Caller ID.”
3. On the pop-up, tap on Hide Number and Cancel to come out of the Caller ID menu.
4. After hiding your Caller ID, make a call to the person who has blocked your number, and you should be able to reach the person.

Note: Caller ID blocking will not work on your Android phone if this feature has been disabled by your carrier. In such a case, you can try calling the person using other alternatives.

You should try to delete them first if Truecaller has your name and phone number on file. Make an effort to remove all of your data and details from the Truecaller app. If you do this, the person you are contacting won’t be able to see your name when you call.

Keep in mind that you can edit or delete your Truecaller name. They can easily view your call details when you call them if you just uninstall the True Caller app from your phone without also removing your information from the database.

3. Install a third-party app to call a blocked number

In the Google Play Store, there are several apps like “Textme” and “Phoner” that let you generate a random number and call anyone using that number. You may call anyone you want who isn’t even using that specific app using this random number. Additionally, even the recipient would not be able to find your number. The area code would also be produced randomly in this technique, which would make the receiver unaware.

4. Dial *67 Before the Number (this only works in the US)

The *67 code will hide your own phone number and show up as a private number or an unknown number to the recipient. Before dialling the number you are willing to call, first dial *67, followed by the number of the recipient. For example: *67-088888888.

5. Send them a Message or Make a Skype Call

If your WhatsApp number is also blocked and you need to call someone who has blocked you on WhatsApp, this approach may be helpful.

Sending the individual who blocked you an email is an excellent alternative if you know their email address. Your email should be respectful and professional, and you should make sure you have a good reason for getting in touch by keeping it brief and direct.

Making a Skype call is another comparable choice. You can call someone using the Skype app if you know their Skype username.

6. Send Messages on Social Media Applications

Sending them a message on their social media profiles, where they are most active, is an additional choice. It can be Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, or another social network. After getting blocked by anyone, wait a little before sending a message to the person with whom you want to get connected.

7. You Can Leave a Voicemail

You can attempt this approach, where all you have to do is leave them a voicemail, if you’re trying to get in touch with someone who has banned your phone number. They are unable to block the voicemail after all.

You can send voice mail in three important ways:

• Using the voicemail function integrated with your phone: In India, many smartphones come equipped with a voicemail feature that allows you to leave a voicemail.
• Using a third-party voicemail app: You can send and receive voicemails using a number of third-party voicemail apps in India.
• Using some voice messaging applications Voicemail messages are supported by a number of messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Line, and Signal. But if they have these apps loaded on their device, this strategy won’t work.

When someone blocks your number, they usually try to cut off all ways to contact you. But they can never block your voicemails.

Conclusion

All the methods that can be used to call someone who has blocked you have been covered. We suggest that you refrain from using these to infringe on the privacy of others and only use them for legitimate purposes. Such conduct is not fair to us or to anyone else. I hope this information and article is useful to you.

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