When your phone is in a different room, you may get frustrated that by the time you get to it the call has already gone to voicemail. This is because most cell phone providers set a default time of 20 seconds' worth of ringing before automatically going to voicemail.

However, if you need more time to get to your phone, the maximum time allowed is 30 seconds for most providers. Some may only allow 25 seconds, but at least this means you can squeeze a little more time out of your ring. Policy is that a maximum of 30 seconds be set because after that point the person calling you will be charged a minute for the call they make.

The easiest way to make the change is to call your provider's customer service department and ask them to extend the length of your ringtone to the maximum time.