To set up your voicemail, press #55 or *68 from your home phone or call the retrieval number you received with your welcome letter. Voice prompts will guide you through the rest of the steps.
It only take a few minutes to set up your Voicemail account. Once setup is complete, your Voicemail will be ready to receive messages. Call 123 to connect to your voicemail. If prompted for a password the first time you access your account, use the last four digits of your mobile number. When prompted, create a password which can be any 4 to 7 digit code. (A good password is one that’s easy for you to remember, but hard for others to guess) When prompted, record your greeting and name. Your voicemail is now ready to use. Call *86 to connect to your voicemail. If prompted for a password the first time you access your new account, use the last four digits of your mobile number. When prompted, create a password which can be any 4 to 7 digit code. (A good password is one that’s easy for you to remember, but hard for others to guess) When prompted, record your greeting and name. Your voicemail is now ready to use. Accessing your Voicemail Call 123 to connect to your voicemail Press 1 to listen to unread messages If you wish to replay a message, press 1 Press # to skip to the next message Press 7 to delete a message, or press 9 to save for the next 30 days At any time, press * twice to return to the main menu To change your password, press 5 from the main menu Call *86 from your phone Press 1 to play your messages Press # to skip to the next message Press 7 to delete a message, or press 9 to save To return to the main menu at any time, press * To enable or disable voicemail notifications, from the main menu press 4 for personal options, followed by 1 To change your password, press 4 for personal options, 1 for Administrative Options, then 1 again Checking Voicemail from a Landline Call 1-805-637-7249 Then when prompted, enter your 10-digit mobile number. You can skip the greeting by pressing the * key. When you’re prompted, enter your password. And finally, just follow the menu prompts to check your messages. Call your cell phone from the landline Let it ring till it goes to voicemail As soon as you hear the greeting, press # When you’re prompted, enter your password just follow the menu prompts to check your messages.

But now I'm going to go ahead and record. So press record sorry I missed your call. Please leave your voicemail after the beep and I'll call you back. Thank you. Press stop and now. I could press play and then if I don't like what I hear, I could press record one more time and when I'm satisfied, I could press save on the top right and it's going to save my greeting and that's all I have to do to set a new voicemail on my iPhone. You could always come back to this page. Press record one more time and replace your voicemail here. You're greeting here, and you should always use someone else's phone to call to see how it sounds from a different device.
Thanks for the explanation. It does indeed sound like there’s no convenient solution till your whole system gets revamped. To briefly explain *why* I don’t want your voicemail enabled: I use my USMobile number as a forwarding line for Google Voice. Google Voice’s voicemail is frankly superior to yours so I want to use it exclusively. When your voicemail kicks in it interferes with Google Voice’s operation, causing me frustration and a real mess. I’ll give some thought to whether I want to be bothered with going through a quarterly exercise of calling and re-disabling your voicemail.