In today’s world, call blocking is a very good feature that is useful in everyday life but it could be a little disadvantage when you reach out to your loved ones because he or she may have blocked you from calling for the wrong reasons. In this post, I’m going to explain how to call someone who blocked you with a step-by-step process.
Just stick with me for a couple of minutes and you’ll get to know how you can do that without any issues. Let’s get started.
Note: This post is only for educational purposes. You shouldn’t use these methods to spam or harass anyone or else, you may have to face serious legal issues from the court.
How to call someone who blocked you?
Here are the different methods you can follow to call someone who may have blocked you for some unknown reason.
1. By Using a Different Phone:
If you have been blocked by your friend, colleague, or even your fiance for calling, the best thing you can do is, call him/ her by using a different phone. I know it seems like a simple thing but If you want to convey an emergency message to them, there is no better way than using a different phone to call them.
If you don’t have an additional phone with you right now, you can simply borrow other people’s phones in your workplace or get help from your friend to call the person. Most probably no one would deny you to call your loved one because you have been blocked. Everyone would be glad to help you in this situation and everyone would understand what you are going through right now.
If your message isn’t urgent, you can follow some other methods I’m about to show you but again let me remind you that, you should follow only this method If your message is very important and you have to call the person immediately. I hope you understand what I’m trying to say here.
2. Use the *67 secret code:
Do you know that simply entering this number *67 before a phone number could hide your caller ID, and you can call anyone by doing that? Yes, you read that. It is possible to hide your identity while calling anyone from your phone number while placing this secret code. People have been using this trick for a long time, many people don’t know about this one.
For example, If you want to call someone whose number is 1234-567-8899, what you need to do is, simply add this secret code *67 which will make the number look like this: *67-1234-567-8899.
Once, you have entered all these numbers, simply place a call just like you always do and then the receiver won’t be able to see your mobile phone. This is, again, one of the best ways to call someone who has blocked you for calling.
Pro Tip: *67 is the secret code only for the United States. If you are from the United Kingdom, you need to use *141 whereas people from Australia or New Zealand should use the *1831 secret code.
3. Hide Your Caller ID:
Hiding your called ID is another great way to call those who may have blocked you from calling. It doesn’t matter If you want to know how to call someone who blocked your number on Android or iPhone, this method will surely work for you. Let me start with the Android first.
To hide your caller ID on Android, you have to:
- Launch the “Settings” app on your device.
- Scroll down a bit and select “Additional Settings”.
- Select “Caller ID”.
- Finally, tap on “Hide Number,” and you are done.
Some options may change on your Android device because of the phone and model you are using right now however, the process is similar to the one I have talked about above. Don’t get confused with some changes in the settings.
If you happen to own an iPhone, here’s what you need to do to hide your caller ID:
- Open the “Settings” app.
- Select the “Phone” app from the list.
- Tap on the “Show My Caller ID” option.
- Finally, toggle the “Off” option, and that’s it.
You don’t need any additional app to hide your caller ID on both Android and iPhone devices. Just follow these steps, and then you can enable this setting in just a minute or so.
4. Use third-party phone services:
If you have been blocked from calling a particular person, you can make use of popular third-party phone services that let you call someone from a different phone number. Both free and paid phone services can do the job for you. You can select the one which suits you the most.
Some of the best apps to call someone who blocked you are:
- Google Voice (Free).
- Burner (Paid).
- TextNow (Free).
- Grasshopper (Paid).
Of all of these options, TextNow is my personal choice, which lets you call anyone from the United States free of cost. I have even included this as a great way to get a free U.S. phone number. Apart from TextNow, you can also try the other three services that’ll offer you a dedicated phone number from which you can call someone just like the way you do with a normal number phone.
You can use any of these options to call someone who may have blocked you, and it’ll work perfectly. If you have encountered any issues, you can follow some of the other methods I’m going to talk about below.
Pro Tip: If you want to know how to call someone who has blocked you on WhatsApp, you should give this method a try, and I’m sure you’ll be able to call that person with this method without any doubt.
5. Call from a Landline:
Having a landline connection is quite rare these days but If you have one in your office or any other place, you can make use of this connection to call those persons who have blocked you from calling. There are only a limited number of ways to block a call from a landline, and you can call anyone from this line to talk to them.
If you can’t get your hands on a landline connection, check If there are any pay phones near you. If you are still out of luck, you may have to find some other way to contact the person you are trying to reach.
6. Change Your Phone Number:
I know this may seem like an impossible task to do but If the person who has blocked you from calling is extremely important, you have no other choice other than to change your phone number to get in touch with him or her. There are some serious you need to take in life, and this is surely one of them.
After changing your phone number, you may be able to easily call the person, and this time your call won’t be blocked for sure, and then you can talk with the person you have been trying to reach for a long time.
7. Find another way to get in touch with the person:
In today’s modern world, you can get in touch with a particular in different ways. I know that calling someone personally has a different vibe but if a person has blocked you from calling, you need to take some extra steps to get in touch with him or her.
For example, check If the person is using social messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram. If they are using it, try calling them via those apps. If they don’t have such apps, you need to find them via social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Almost everyone uses at least one social media service these days, and the chances of finding a specific persona on these platforms are quite high.
8. Check if They Turned On DND Mode:
If the person you have been trying to reach has enabled the DND mode on their iPhone, it is not possible to call them, but you shouldn’t mistake this for the block. The person may have enabled the DND mode to concentrate on a specific task, and until then, they don’t want to get disturbed.
I have recently talked about the DND mode of the iPhone in one of my earlier posts, and I have mentioned it as one of the best ways to silence your iPhone notifications. What you can do now is call that person after some time, and hopefully, the call will go through, and you may get the chance to talk with the person.
This completes the list of best ways to call someone who blocked you, let’s move on the answer some of the frequently asked questions on this topic.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Unfortunately, there is no way to unblock yourself from someone’s device until you have physical access. Yes, that’s right. If you have physical access to someone’s phone who may have blocked you, then only you can unblock yourself from them otherwise, there is no option for you.
*# 31 is the secret code to hide your caller ID from an Android device. It is one of the few secret keys on Android, and many people aren’t aware of this. I have also talked about another secret key above. If you want to learn more, take a look at the second method.
No, texting someone who may have blocked your iPhone isn’t possible at all. When you try to send them a message, you’ll find a message that says, “user is unavailable.”
If someone has blocked you from everywhere, including social media accounts, then you can contact them via a landline phone as it is one of the best ways to get in touch with the person.
I have also mentioned this method above because it is one of the effective ways to call the person who may have blocked you.
Conclusion:
No relationship is always perfect. People fight for many reasons, and If you have been involved in such a fight with your friend or a loved one, usually you’ll have to face the block problem, and you aren’t alone. Many people have faced this problem. I hope this article may have helped you understand how to call someone who blocked you with various methods.
If you have any other questions in your mind regarding blocking or unblocking someone from calling, do let me know in the comments, and I’ll get back to you with your answer very soon. Thanks.
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