The following are examples of general information & error recordings from various cellular companies that serve the United States. These recordings may be received by placing calls on the system from a cell phone, or calls to the system from a landline phone.
Alltel – Call Cannot Be Completed (November 2003)
American Roaming Network – (November 2005)
When you attempt to make a call on a cell system that your carrier does not have a roaming agreement with, you may go to the American Roaming Network and be prompted to complete the call with a calling card or credit card. Here is an example from Cricket Communications when accessed with a Verizon Wireless cell phone.
AT&T Wireless – Call Cannot Be Completed from AT&T Wireless. (November 2003)
Blue Sky Communications – Call Cannot Be Completed (August 2005)
Blue Sky is a GSM carrier in American Samoa. Notice the 2600 Hz chirp at the end of the recording. Source: Mark Cuccia
Cingular Wireless – Call Cannot Be Completed (November 2003)
Cingular Wireless – Area Code Required (February 2006)
Cingular Wireless – Call Not Allowed (February 2006)
nTelos – Call Cannot Be Completed (November 2003)
Sprint PCS – Number Temporarily Not In Service (November 2003)
Suncom – Call Cannot Be Completed (November 2003)
T-Mobile – Subscriber You Have Dialed Is Not In Service (November 2003)
T-Mobile – Number You Have Dialed Is Not In Service (February 2006)
US Cellular – Call Cannot Be Completed (November 2003)
Verizon Wireless – Area Code Required (November 2003)
Verizon Wireless – All Circuits Busy (March 2006)
Verizon Wireless – Customer Not Available (November 2003)
A recording informing the caller that the cellular customer is not available. This type of recording is becoming rare since most people now have voice mail.
Verizon Wireless – Call Cannot Be Completed (November 2003)
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