I like the current system of notification of voice mail messages. I'm totally blind so I can't see icons that are displayed on the phone. My cellular phone talks, and all I have to do is check my SMS messages, and I'll know how many voice mail messages I have. IF there is no audible alert that tells me I have messages, I will have to whaste my minutes checking voice mail whether I have any or not. I don't like this at all!
Matt Roberts ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Member at Large Coordinator Southern Cruisers Riding Club > -----Original Message----- > From: Glen Bogle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 9:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [T-Mobile-US] MWI & New Voicemail Platform > > > > > --- Mark Pallo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It appears that T-Mobile will soon be converting and somewhat > > consolidating > > their current voicemail platform(s) to a new system > called Comverse > > according to a post on Howard Forums. Comverse is > currently being > > used in > > the former Powertel market in the southeast mainly covering the > > Atlanta, GA > > market. Along with this upgrade, the method of receiving a new > > voicemail > > will change from a standard SMS text message to a MWI (message > > waiting > > indicator) which will display and disappear only when > all new VM's > > have been > > listened to. This is pretty much the common method > that all other > > wireless > > carriers in the U.S. use. > > > > > http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=4169 477#post4169477 > > According to the post at the link above, it appears they will be > rolling > this out on a market by market basis beginning on or around December > 8 with > the Hawaii market and then other markets to follow with rollout dates > TBD. > Subscribers will get a text message a week or so before the cutover > notifying them of the upcoming change. > > I have been a proponent for the MWI for quite some time and look > forward to > this finally being implemented. We've been batting this around in the Howard Forums as well. I question why T-Mobile is doing this now that is to switch to a new voicemail platform when they consolidated a miriad of voicemail platforms only two years ago when they implemented the Glenayre platform. It seems a little foolish to spend gobs of money on a new system to only replace it two years down the road. I was under the impression that the Glenayre system was capable of having MWI as well. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/G6uqlB/TM ------------------------------------------------------------------- -~-> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/G6uqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
