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But the ringing only starts once the target phone responds to the paging from network, otherwise the network just keeps on searching and after a timeout informs
by eklavya 13y ago
But the ringing only starts once the target phone responds to the paging from network, otherwise the network just keeps on searching and after a timeout informs that the target phone is unreachable or out of coverage area.
- mikeash 13y agoThat's not true. There are cases (e.g. if the phone was last registered on an overseas network because the person was traveling internationally) where the network will generate a "ring" while still searching for the phone.