What does it mean when you call someone's house phone and there's a small pause at first, it rings once, then goes to the answering machine?

Weird, huh? He said before that he tried calling someone once and his phone said ‘check the line’ or something like that, I dont know if that could have something to do with it.

Answer #1

It may be the phone is attached to a separate (not built-in) answering machine..takes a ring to activate….

Answer #2

Why doesnt it keep ringing so someone can answer?

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