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larry · 07-20-2004, 8:31 PM

I can remember a few years back that some carriers would not let you check your voicemail from a landline phone. I believe Cingular GSM here in CA (formerly Pac Bell) would not allow this. With Sprint I have always been able to check VM from a landline without using up any airtime minutes. Are all carriers like this today?

rich6880 · 07-20-2004, 8:34 PM

I can only speak for Verizon, you can check VM from a landline and no minutes will be used. Furthermore, leaving a messages is minutes free, also.

larry · 07-20-2004, 9:16 PM

In the early days (circa 1997-1999) this was a big advantage for Sprint over Pac Bell. Back in those days many of us only had 30 to 100 anytime minutes on our plans so being able to check Voicemail from a landline was a big airtime savings.

hausman · 07-20-2004, 9:37 PM

Pacbell Wireless/Cingular did have a way into the VM system, I think. It was <AAA> ???-1234, IIRC, and it would allow you into the system to send and receive messages. "???" might have been the prefix to your wireless number - but my memory is fuzzy here - in fact I may be completely off base, so forgive early and often.

That trick may have been unpublished...I'm not sure if it was callable from the wireless phone only. Then at some point they offered something called landline access (I think) for $5 a month that would allow landline callers to access voicemail. That may have come along later on, as I don't recall any such option when I joined in 1997.

larry · 07-20-2004, 9:54 PM

If Pac Bell did have something like that I didn't hear about it nor did they want you to be able to do it. I remember discussing this way back on another forum and this is the first I have ever heard of that trick. I do remember the $5/mo fee they wanted for landline access (which I thought was ridiculous).

Fire14 · 07-20-2004, 10:21 PM

With AWE I have alway's been able to check my VM, with there TDMA or GSM systems.

xikle · 07-20-2004, 10:23 PM

With T-Mobile you can check you vm on a land line, at least with their prepaid service.

~~Yahoo!Man~~ · 07-20-2004, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire14

With AWE I have alway's been able to check my VM, with there TDMA or GSM systems.

WHAT IS AWE

larry · 07-20-2004, 11:42 PM

AWE = AT&T Wireless.

TNDan21 · 07-21-2004, 12:09 AM

I'm able to check my voicemail from a landline or another phone. Cingular has always been able to do that here even back in the BellSouth Mobility DCS days.

bobolito · 07-21-2004, 12:13 AM

Same here in NJ. Back in the Cellular One days, I was always able to check voicemail from landline.

larry · 07-21-2004, 1:22 AM

So apparently Pacific Bell in CA/NV was the only carrier with this policy back in the day?

danny boi · 07-21-2004, 3:52 AM

Yeah. Here in the west coast, former PacBell Wireless (Cingular) charges for what they called enhanced voicemail which allows landline access on regional plans. With nation plans, it is included for free.

I had the region plan a few months ago on my Cingular line and paid $4.99 extra to check my voicemail from a landline. When I changed my plan to GSM Nation, the rep. told me it was now included with this plan.

Since voicemail is a landline service and different parts of the country utilize different voicemail platforms, I can see how there is such a variance of experiences with this.

Larry, then again, we live in California. You and I know everything costs so much more here than anywhere else in the nation. We pay more for the perfect weather, huge coastline, prettier women with tans, and a more affluent lifestyle than most others. Of course, we got our ghettos (barrios) too.

larry · 07-21-2004, 4:11 AM

LOL yes you have a point there.

twopiece · 07-21-2004, 8:20 AM

Glad that Verizon lets me check my VM from a landline. I do it every day since my VMI doesn't work.

Fire14 · 07-21-2004, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yahoo!Man

WHAT IS AWE

AWE = AT&T Wireless, and is there stock symbol. I sometimes use this so people don't get confused with AT&T Corp.

UNCCJester · 07-23-2004, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TNDan21

I'm able to check my voicemail from a landline or another phone. Cingular has always been able to do that here even back in the BellSouth Mobility DCS days.

^^^ What he said

If you have Cingular, your phone should have voicemail stored in its phone# database, and you should either be able to go in and look at the # it dials, or go in like you're going to edit it, and that will tell you too. I check my v/mail from a landline all the time during the day!

I remember when they were Bellsouth DCS and I had a Nokia 5190...man that phone could take a serious beating *lol*

bobolito · 07-23-2004, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YourDaddy

Larry, then again, we live in California. You and I know everything costs so much more here than anywhere else in the nation. We pay more for the perfect weather, huge coastline, prettier women with tans, and a more affluent lifestyle than most others. Of course, we got our ghettos (barrios) too.

You also pay much more for gas, have more traffic jams, have to drive more, have more pollution, have more earthquakes and forest fires than we do.

But nevertheless, I'd like to visit California someday (before an earthquake detaches it from the mainland

)

Etorres777 · 07-23-2004, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobolito

You also pay much more for gas, have more traffic jams, have to drive more, have more pollution, have more earthquakes and forest fires than we do.

But nevertheless, I'd like to visit California someday (before an earthquake detaches it from the mainland

)

LMAO

I have AT&T and it doesn't use any of my plan minutes when I check it through the cell, and I can check it over a landline too. About California, it's only great to visit. I went to Los Angeles about 2 months ago, it took 2 1/2 hours to get from Valencia (N. L. A.) to Medievil times and ON THE CARPOOL LANE! I don't know how can survive being stuck in traffic for so long. I'm not into the extremely huge city. I'm fine in El Paso. Perfect size, nice weather (a little too hot sometimes). Problem, we're running out of water LOL.

TNDan21 · 07-23-2004, 1:05 PM

In the DCS market area (NC/SC/East TN) you really have 3 ways to check your voicemail.

A. Check it from your wireless phone.
B. Check it from another phone by dialing your number and hitting * and then enter your passcode.
C. Dial your local VM Number. Since I have a 423-367 number with Cingular I can dial 423-367-8989 to check my voicemail from any phone. I can also plug in cingular mailbox numbers that way if I just want to leave them a voicemail message without calling them.

07-20-2004, 8:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,842 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages I can remember a few years back that some carriers would not let you check your voicemail from a landline phone. I believe Cingular GSM here in CA (formerly Pac Bell) would not allow this. With Sprint I have always been able to check VM from a landline without using up any airtime minutes. Are all carriers like this today?

07-20-2004, 8:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
rich6880 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fairfield CT Posts: 682 Phone(s): Nokia 3589i, LG VX4400 (returned), Audiovox Z800 (backup), Motorola Talk About(dead) Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages I can only speak for Verizon, you can check VM from a landline and no minutes will be used. Furthermore, leaving a messages is minutes free, also. __________________ Richard

07-20-2004, 9:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,842 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages In the early days (circa 1997-1999) this was a big advantage for Sprint over Pac Bell. Back in those days many of us only had 30 to 100 anytime minutes on our plans so being able to check Voicemail from a landline was a big airtime savings.

07-20-2004, 9:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
hausman Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 58 Phone(s): Motorola V710, SE T608 (hacked for VZW), Motorola 270C Provider(s): Verizon Wireless Devices: Clie UX50, HS800 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages Pacbell Wireless/Cingular did have a way into the VM system, I think. It was <AAA> ???-1234, IIRC, and it would allow you into the system to send and receive messages. "???" might have been the prefix to your wireless number - but my memory is fuzzy here - in fact I may be completely off base, so forgive early and often. That trick may have been unpublished...I'm not sure if it was callable from the wireless phone only. Then at some point they offered something called landline access (I think) for $5 a month that would allow landline callers to access voicemail. That may have come along later on, as I don't recall any such option when I joined in 1997.

07-20-2004, 9:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,842 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages If Pac Bell did have something like that I didn't hear about it nor did they want you to be able to do it. I remember discussing this way back on another forum and this is the first I have ever heard of that trick. I do remember the $5/mo fee they wanted for landline access (which I thought was ridiculous).

07-20-2004, 10:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fire14 Easy,Cheap & Sleazy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Union County NJ Posts: 8,330 Phone(s): Razr V3xx, enV, Adventure, 6010 Provider(s): AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile ToGo Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 293 My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages With AWE I have alway's been able to check my VM, with there TDMA or GSM systems.

07-20-2004, 10:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
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07-20-2004, 11:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,842 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages AWE = AT&T Wireless.

07-21-2004, 12:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
TNDan21 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 5,956 Phone(s): LG enV2, Samsung t219 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile Devices: iPod Nano Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages I'm able to check my voicemail from a landline or another phone. Cingular has always been able to do that here even back in the BellSouth Mobility DCS days.

07-21-2004, 12:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
bobolito iPhone 3G 16GB (White) Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Sanfrakota Posts: 12,357 Phone(s): iPhone 3G, RAZR V9, Sierra 875 3G Aircard, HP iPaq Classic 110 Provider(s): AT&T Mobility Devices: WiFi cards/Access points Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Images: 50 My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages Same here in NJ. Back in the Cellular One days, I was always able to check voicemail from landline. __________________

07-21-2004, 1:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,842 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages So apparently Pacific Bell in CA/NV was the only carrier with this policy back in the day?

07-21-2004, 3:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
danny boi Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SoCali Posts: 1,116 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl 8120, Moto S9 StereoBT Headset Provider(s): T-Mobile USA Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages Yeah. Here in the west coast, former PacBell Wireless (Cingular) charges for what they called enhanced voicemail which allows landline access on regional plans. With nation plans, it is included for free. I had the region plan a few months ago on my Cingular line and paid $4.99 extra to check my voicemail from a landline. When I changed my plan to GSM Nation, the rep. told me it was now included with this plan. Since voicemail is a landline service and different parts of the country utilize different voicemail platforms, I can see how there is such a variance of experiences with this. Larry, then again, we live in California. You and I know everything costs so much more here than anywhere else in the nation. We pay more for the perfect weather, huge coastline, prettier women with tans, and a more affluent lifestyle than most others. Of course, we got our ghettos (barrios) too. __________________ http://www.sticktogether.com/coverage/

07-21-2004, 4:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,842 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages LOL yes you have a point there.

07-21-2004, 8:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
twopiece D'oh!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New York Posts: 1,333 Phone(s): Blackberry Curve 8330 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless Devices: Samsung Q30+, Q1 Ultra, Apple Ipod Touch 8GB Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages Glad that Verizon lets me check my VM from a landline. I do it every day since my VMI doesn't work. __________________ "To me, marriage is a sacred institution. So tell me, you and the wife do it doggie-style, or what?"

07-23-2004, 1:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
TNDan21 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 5,956 Phone(s): LG enV2, Samsung t219 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile Devices: iPod Nano Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Calling Voicemail from a landline to check messages In the DCS market area (NC/SC/East TN) you really have 3 ways to check your voicemail. A. Check it from your wireless phone. B. Check it from another phone by dialing your number and hitting * and then enter your passcode. C. Dial your local VM Number. Since I have a 423-367 number with Cingular I can dial 423-367-8989 to check my voicemail from any phone. I can also plug in cingular mailbox numbers that way if I just want to leave them a voicemail message without calling them.

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