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iPhone: Blocked Caller But I Still Get Voicemail

 

I tried sending this to the iPhone group but it appears to have stopped working.?
iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 16.7.11.
I blocked a number that calls me almost every day.? Now when they call, my phone does not ring, but I still get their voicemail (announced by a chime).? I would prefer not to get their voicemail.

According to several online discussions, there is no way to block the voicemail.? Asking here in case one of you bright people has found a way.? adTHANKSvance!

Carol B.
 

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I don't block numbers, so I can't say whether any of the following is true. ?But I've read a number of articles and this is what I've garnered from them...

Yes, a blocked number can leave a voicemail, but you shouldn't receive a notification that it occurred. ?Also, your iPhone should place blocked voicemail in a separate section:

How to Check Voicemails from Blocked Numbers on an iPhone

So, if you are still receiving notifications when a blocked number leaves a voicemail, here are some suggestions that I've seen in several articles and discussions:
* Make sure that you are on the latest iOS version that your iPhone supports.
* Reboot the iPhone.
* Unblock the number, reboot the iPhone, and the block the number again.
* Sometimes similar phone numbers may be hard to distinguish, so double check that the number leaving the voicemail is the number that's been blocked.
* Spammers can spoof a Caller ID, so the actual number that called may not match the Caller ID that you blocked. ?Apple has an article with suggestions on how to handle this.
Detect and block spam phone calls

To my mind, there are pros and cons to Apple's suggestion to silencing unknown numbers. ?For example, doctor offices often have multiple numbers or can have referrals call you. ?Or sometimes service or support might be provided from different numbers or even multiple centers that might exist in several countries. ?It might be very inconvenient to have such unknown numbers silenced, as I discovered one day. ?YMMV.

On May 13, 2025, at 7:26?PM, Carol Botteron via groups.io <cjbotteron@...> wrote:

I blocked a number that calls me almost every day.? Now when they call, my phone does not ring, but I still get their voicemail (announced by a chime).? I would prefer not to get their voicemail.

According to several online discussions, there is no way to block the voicemail.? Asking here in case one of you bright people has found a way.? adTHANKSvance!

--
Bev in TX
 

Carol said:

I blocked a number that calls me almost every day.? Now when they call, my phone does not ring, but I still get their voicemail (announced by a chime).? I would prefer not to get their voicemail.


I had the same issue...
I contacted my Phone service provider - in my case Bell Canada - and had them take that option off my phone plan.
In addition to not blocking unwanted numbers I don't get ANY voicemail from anyone...
You CANNOT selectively block some numbers and not others... it's all or none...
 

Thank you, Bev and JR.??I listen to the messages in case they are not from the blocked number.? I would not want to stop getting all voicemail.? I may check with my carrier, but apparently there is no good way to change the situation.
 

I avoid the additional $10/month voicemail charge from my provider, with an old voice mail device attached to my landline. ?I have it set to pick up after 2nd ring. ?This gives me time to see callerID and answer, if I choose. ?Most of sales calls hangup while the announcement plays. ?
 

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I have a similar issue. I receive test messages from a group. Sometimes it is like a bad party line phone. I had to go into notifications and set _each_ member of the group to none for the chosen tone. It still vibrates, so I have a soft pad to use on hard surfaces.

I wish there was an option to mute and turn off vibration for individuals and groups


Brent??

On my late 2012 Mac mini running?10.15.7?

On May 15, 2025, at 5:06 PM, Carol Botteron via <cjbotteron@...> wrote:

Thank you, Bev and JR.??I listen to the messages in case they are not from the blocked number.? I would not want to stop getting all voicemail.? I may check with my carrier, but apparently there is no good way to change the situation.
 

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Budd, an "old voice mail device”? Most of us are older here, do you mean an answering machine?

Thanks, I needed some humor.


Brent??

On my late 2012 Mac mini running?10.15.7?

On May 16, 2025, at 7:54 AM, Budd Turner via <n7eoj@...> wrote:

I avoid the additional $10/month voicemail charge from my provider, with an old voice mail device attached to my landline. ?I have it set to pick up after 2nd ring. ?This gives me time to see callerID and answer, if I choose. ?Most of sales calls hangup while the announcement plays. ?

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