Each carrier has a different method for setting up voicemail, and we’ve provided a brief description of how to do it (and where to find instructions) where applicable below.
4. Listen to the options. On most voicemail systems, tap "2" to start the process to record a new greeting.
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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.
3. Force close and reopen the Phone app. To force close Phone, on iPhone X and later swipe up until you see the apps in task view, then swipe up again on Phone.
Once this screen has appeared all of your old voice mails will display. Tap Greeting in the top left.
The setup information will not be preserved if you do not finish all stages in a single phone call; otherwise, you will have to restart the process the next time you access voicemail.
Most of the time, an update to your carrier’s voicemail app or settings will cure the issue; however, it is important to confirm that your voicemail number is appropriately configured before proceeding any further.
Note: a desk phones' voicemail greeting can only be recorded via phone, there is no way to upload or download a greeting through the online panel.
How how how can that be??!! This is the year 2016, and I can’t set basic options like the number of rings! Actually I too want to turn off voicemail completely. I am aghast to read I don’t have a choice.
5. Go to your voicemail settings. Once you are in your voicemail system, the specific options that you have – and the keys on the dial pad that you have to press to access them – will differ slightly, depending on your telecom carrier.
5. US Cellular: Dial *86 (*VM) from your US Cellular device, then press “Call.” This command will dial you into the voicemail system’s main menu. Press “3” to access the Greetings menu.
Accessing voicemail on an Android phone can be achieved by hitting and holding down the 1 key on the number pad until the system dials your 10-digit phone number, as seen in the screenshot.
Thanks so much for your help. Closing it down did the trick on my Iphone. This has happened before and I don’t know what I did to correct it, but this was sooooo…. easy.
The greeting section does not work. Call your own number and listen to the automated voice tell you whether you have messages or not. Then wait for further instructions. It will tell you to press four for personal options and then you press three to change or listen to your previous greeting.
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