If you call from a landline, you should not incur minutes when checking voicemail. Make sure the mobile phone is turned OFF when you call it from a landline.
Also, wireless carriers recirculate mobile phone numbers. I have received a few wrong numbers/voicemails on mine, including one that (according to the timestamp) was left BEFORE the line itself was activated. --- In [email protected], "Mary Gelewski-Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Glen Bogle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > But will I spend minutes on my account checking voicemail if I check > from an outside landline??? > > Thanks so much!!! > > Mary > > --- Mary Gelewski-Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I've only had this phone for two weeks. I've already gotten two > > > missed > > > calls from complete strangers who couldn't possibly have my > number. > > > Instead of using my cell phone to return the missed calls, I > called > > > from a landline. > > > > > > The voicemail I have may be from one of these strangers. Is > there a > > > way to check voicemail from a landline and not lose minutes on my > > > cell > > > phone? Or will all voicemail checks count on my account? > > > > There are two ways you can check. Call your cellphone and when your > > number answers with your voicemail announcement immediately press > the * > > key. You'll get "please enter your password" which is when you'll > > answer your password/PIN. If you have voicemail and depending on > the > > way you have your voicemail set up your message(s) will play > > immediately or if you have disabled auto play will require that you > > press 1. > > > > The other way is that depending on where you live your "voicemail > > center" number may be either your area code, your mobile prefix plus > > 9999 or if you're in a former Omnipoint area it's 6243 e.g. > > +12063549999. I'm not sure what Aerial and Powertel areas use. You > > may even be able to call the voicemail number 1-805-MESSAGE and key > in > > your phone number when you reach the voicemail center. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Tcy2bD/SOnJAA/cosFAA/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/
