How come the phone didn't ring for the ex husband?

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I know this is an old topic, but I've just seen the original for the first time. Asakawa waited outside while Ryuji watched. He came outside to get her when it was over. Maybe the phone rang while she was outside, and we just didn't hear it?

Savvy?

I've just finished watching the film, so it's fairly fresh in my mind right now. As other people have suggested, the phone only rang for Asakawa and the four teens because they were in the cabin.

Near the end of the film, Asakawa gets a phone call telling her that they can't find any information on where Sadako went after leaving the island. After that call, she looks up at a phone and says something like: "It didn't ring at my house," referring to when Yoichi (her son) watched the tape. Her realisation that the phone only rang at the cabin is what makes her realise that Sadako must have moved out there.

So the phone didn't ring for Asakawa's ex because he wasn't at the cabin when he watched the tape, which is also why it didn't ring for Yoichi.

x-caitlin-x

There is also the rumor at the beginning of the film of the other, unnamed little boy who supposedly took a trip to Izu, had a recording made in the cabin while he was out playing, and took it back home to watch it. He supposedly got a phone call AT HOME.

There supposedly was also a spoken message to him over the phone, too.

Although, it's possible that this was only a false rumor, expanding upon true stories that did take place within the cabin. Details get mixed up in the rumor mill, like that.

Tomoko's story matched up with Reiko's insofar as there NOT being a voice on the phone line after the video played in the cabin.

Were there any phone calls when people saw videos or contracted the curse/virus away from the cabin in any of the other Japanese Ringu films?

I wonder why Sadako would be limited from making phone calls away from the cabin, when she could clearly crawl out of televisions and electrified swimming pools, and instill visions in people's heads at long distance.

My theory is a Little different, the phone only rings once at the start of a curse. If you pass the curse on, by copying the video and showing it to someone else the phone will not ring again because its only an extencion of the first Curse!!

I think he actually did receive a call because a view moments later when he arrives at his ex wife's house the ex wife asked what was wrong with him because he looked frightened. I think he got a call when his ex was gone. Sorry I can't remember those names :0

The novel is more in-depth about the telephone. The explanation is fairly simple, and others have sort of mentioned it.

Only those who watched the video in the cabin above the well where Sadako is got the phone call. Her power only extended that far. Those who saw the video away from the cabin would not receive a call.