Help Where can I update the Voicemail # with auto pauses and PIN?

[Sharondippity]

I've been bumbling about for a couple of days and I've finally given up.


Anyone?

 

[zoxxo]

Are you using Visual Voicemail? If so, goto accounts (same place you set up your email) and add voicemail there. If not, I think you set it up under speeddial (should already defualt to option #1 I think)...

 

[Sharondippity]

Yes, it's there, but it's not editable.

I want to edit the *86 with *86,,PIN#,1#

 

[zoxxo]

Sharon, I won't have my MAXX until tomorrow, so I'm using my Bionic to figure this out (which should be the same).

Go into settings/call settings
Select Voicemail Service
From the 1st pop-up select "My carrier" <if you don't get this pop-up, you don't have google voice installed>
From the second pop-up, modify your VM dialing

You might also have an option called Voicemail settings which will allow you to change the dialing options for voicemail.

This should have you setup the way you want, and your speeddial should now be updated too...

 

[Sharondippity]

AWESOME

thanks this has been making me mental

 

[rong8s]

Using the voicemail autodial (added pin) works fine when dialed from my contact list, but not from the VM icon on the home view -- which means I must drill down to the VM contact to retreive VMs or enter the pin. Not that difficult, but annoying. Anyone know how to make the autodial work from the VM icon?

Just got the Droid MAXX today. Formerly a lo-o-o-ng time BB user, but with RIMs issues felt it time to make the change. First time outside the BB realm. Seems the BB was a bit more user friendly, particularly for email setup/sync and, uh, voicemail -- almost automatic on the BB. Still learning to navigate the MAXX. Must be doing something wrong?

Thx

 

[al911er]

On the Maxx...
settings
Call settings
Voicemail settings
Voicemail number type in *86,,,pin#
ok
Works from the vm notification bar..

 

[rong8s]

Did exactly what you indicated prior to my post. VM from contact works. VM from home screen doesn't. Thx, but never mind. After fumbling around with the Maxx for a few days, decided the Droid is not for me. I needed a business phone, not a toy. Back to the BB.

 

[zoxxo]

Did exactly what you indicated prior to my post. VM from contact works. VM from home screen doesn't. Thx, but never mind. After fumbling around with the Maxx for a few days, decided the Droid is not for me. I needed a business phone, not a toy. Back to the BB.

The VM icon on the home screen starts the "Visual Voicemail" app, it does not dial up the voicemail number. To get this icon to work properly, you have to subscribe (pay) to the Visual Voicemail service, then you have to configure the account in the "My Accounts" settings.

 

[rong8s]

The green "Voicemail" icon on my Maxx (as displayed right out of the box) dials VM similar to when dialed from the contact list (where all the appropriate ,,, and ### are entered. Hit the Green VM icon on the home screen; displays "New Voicemails (xx)." Bottom of screen gives option to "Call Voice Mail" or "Subscribe to Visual VM." If Call VM is selected, it dials VM but does not enter the ,,,Pin# automatically, as it is in the contact list. The number dialed from the home screen icon shows *86 only, no matter how many ,,, or ### or pins are entered into the VM contact list. Being a newbie I would have to think the green icon on the home screen was intended to be the path to retreive VMs and/or to subscribe to VVM if so desired. The real purpose, according to your post, is that the Green VM icon planted on my home screen was just sucker bait to have me subscribe to VVM, i.e., lead you down the path and then, "Hmmm, doesn't work. Better sign up for the $2.99/month VVM." Well, as mentioned in my last, just got off the phone with VZW and swapped the Maxx for the BB Bolt. With a BB you hit the 1 key and "boom" you have VM, without having to bore down 3 or 4 levels to get to the contact list, add it as a favorite, enter a pin or subscribe to a service. Cost me a $35 restocking fee, but bought a lot of peace of mind. You can find me on the BB forums from now on, but with the much more elegant BB user interface, doubt I'll be there very often. Nonetheless, I do appreciate and thank you for the response. Over and out.