{"id":674,"date":"2026-10-12T08:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/calling-ring-time\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:07:19","slug":"calling-ring-time","status":"publish","type":"rd_doc","link":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/calling-settings\/calling-ring-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Change how long calls ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What it is<\/h2>\n<p>Ring time is how long each outbound call rings before it counts as no answer. It is shown in rings and each ring is about 6 seconds.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to find it<\/h2>\n<p>Settings &gt; Calling &gt; Dialer rules &gt; Ring time<\/p>\n<h2>Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong> and choose <strong>Dialer rules<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Ring time<\/strong>, open <strong>How long each call rings<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-calling-ring-time-1.webp?v=1791835639\" alt=\"Settings, Dialer rules, Ring time: open How long each call rings and pick the rings\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Settings, Dialer rules, Ring time: open How long each call rings and pick the rings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pick 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10 rings. It saves as soon as you choose.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The default and recommended choice is 6 rings, about 36 seconds, which usually reaches voicemail.<\/li>\n<li>Most cell phones send a caller to voicemail after 5 to 6 rings. Ring long enough to reach voicemail and your saved drop plays there.<\/li>\n<li>Ring shorter and unanswered calls move on faster, but you leave fewer voicemails.<\/li>\n<li>The change applies to the next call dialed.<\/li>\n<li>Only an account owner or manager can change ring time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ring time is how long each outbound call rings before it counts as no answer. It is shown in rings and each ring is about 6 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1815,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_rd_doc_route":"\/settings\/calling","_rd_doc_source_id":"calling-ring-time","_rd_doc_checked":"2026-10-12","_rd_doc_meta_description":"Ring time is how long each outbound call rings before it counts as no answer. It is shown in rings and each ring is about 6 seconds.","footnotes":""},"rd_doc_category":[20],"class_list":["post-674","rd_doc","type-rd_doc","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rd_doc_category-calling-settings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rd_doc\/674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rd_doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rd_doc"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rd_doc\/674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1816,"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rd_doc\/674\/revisions\/1816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rd_doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rd_doc_category?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}