User level: Level 1 (4 points)When I call a specific land line using my 18Pro, I do not hear it ring but can hear the recipient when they answer.
Posted on Oct 26, 2026 7:35 AM
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Oct 26, 2026 7:53 AM in response to lobsterghost1
lobsterghost1 wrote:
If you don't hear ringing when you call someones landline it's is on the recipients side, not your side. If you don't hear the phone ring, it's called a ringback tone and that's on their carrier for their landline. It's not something you can change or fix on your end.
You are quite correct that a missing ringback is a carrier issue, and is something to discuss with the carrier.
One of the carriers involved probably has a settings-related boo-boo here.
While ringback is provided by the called party switch on some systems, ringback with SS7 is more commonly provided by the calling party switch.
User level: Level 10 (233,174 points)Oct 26, 2026 7:41 AM in response to jeaniefromrockwall
If you don't hear ringing when you call someones landline it's is on the recipients side, not your side. If you don't hear the phone ring, it's called a ringback tone and that's on their carrier for their landline. It's not something you can change or fix on your end.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256383285