How to extend your mobile ring duration

YOURLifeChoices subscriber Jill is missing the majority of her phone calls due to the short duration which her mobile phone rings before it switches to voicemail. Drew explains why this is the case and how to fix it.

Q. Dear Drew,

I recently purchased an iPhone and it only rings about five times before going to voicemail, making me miss quite a few calls. I can’t see, to change this ridiculously short ring time and it’s driving me crazy. What can I do?

Many Thanks,
Jill

A. Hi Jill,

Thanks for your questions.

I was in the same boat as you recently after purchasing a new iPhone from Telstra. I found my phone rang for six rings and then went to voicemail and couldn’t find any way to extend it manually.

I visited my local Telstra shop and the staff member explained that only they could change the number of rings on my phone. It appears there is a growing trend in the telecommunication industry for new phones to be sold with short ring duration to increase the revenue they receive from callers leaving messages and the user checking their voicemail.

To get your phone ring duration extended, go into your local mobile service providers shop and ask for them to change it for you.

Kind Regards,

Drew Patchell