I just tried this and Siri came back saying she could not call Messages using that number. Harry
> On 30 Aug 2019, at 01:02, Doug Sloan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > The way to get around this is to put messages in the first name field in > contacts and the phone number field put 1571000 and ask siri to call messages > > Cheers > Doug 30-08-2019 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 1:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial! > > Im in the uk and it may be different here. I have an iphone XS with a BT SIM > and an iphone 7 with Giffgaff. I can access voicemails on both iphones eitger > from the Voicemail tab in the Phone app or by manually dialing the carrier’s > voicemail number. But siri says she cannot dial the numbrrs and if asked to > call voicemail, she claims i have no voivemail messages. The workaround on my > iogone 7 is to create a new Contact called Giffgaff with the phone number as > 443 (Giffgaff’s voicemail) - and now i can ask siri to call Giffgaff and she > puts me tgrough to Giffgaff voicemail. This does not work woth the BT number > as siri tells me she cannot dial that number (1571). This seems to be a siri > problem - after all, my voicemail itself works fine. > Harry > > On 29 Aug 2019, at 14:03, Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Hi Harry, >>> >>> I would suggest contacting your phone carrier, as it sounds like >>> something's wrong with how voicemail isset up, and they should be able to >>> help. >> >> Good luck, >> Anna >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Aug 29, 2019, at 5:31 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Whenever I ask Siri to call voicemail or play my voicemail, Siri claims I >>> have no voicemail messages, even when I do have some. Also, if I ask Siri >>> to dial 1571 (the number to access my BT voicemail here in uk), Siri says >>> she cannot do this. Am I making some mistake here? >>> Harry on iPhone XS iOS 12.4.1 >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> [email protected]. 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