What is what does it mean if your call is forwarded to voicemail?

When your call is forwarded to voicemail, it generally means one of the following:

• The person you're calling is unavailable or unable to answer the phone at that moment. This could be due to a number of reasons, such as being in a meeting, driving, or simply not wanting to be disturbed. The signal to go to voicemail is triggered by the user of the target phone. This trigger could be manual or automatic.
• The person's phone is turned off, out of range, or experiencing a network issue. If the phone cannot receive a signal or is powered off, it will automatically forward calls to voicemail.
• The person is actively rejecting your call. Some phones allow users to send incoming calls directly to voicemail without answering.
• The person has call forwarding enabled to send all calls to their voicemail system. This could be set up intentionally, for example, if they are on vacation.
• The person has call forwarding configured to forward calls to voicemail after a certain number of rings. If they don't answer within that timeframe, the call will be redirected.

In essence, the common factor is that the intended recipient is not able or willing to take the call at the time you are making it.