It is possible for the police or some government law enforcement authority to trace a phone call. They need a court order, then they can submit a request to the network operator(s) to produce a call trace record(s) for a given line / address / number. … They call these ‘background checks’ or something like that.
When you call a dead phone does it ring?
Answer: A: With a dead battery it should not ring but it should go to voicemail directly.