If you suspect you have indeed been blocked, first try to send a courteous text of some kind. If you get the “Delivered” notification underneath it, you weren’t blocked. If you get a notification like “Message Not Delivered” or you get no notification at all, that’s a sign of a potential block.
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.