NEW VOICEMAIL NUMBERS? When is *123 going to be 1571

Posts: 67 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 67

I've noticed that Vonage have given some normal numbers to 13 area codes eg: Cambridge (01223) 655299 , Inverness (01463) 216599 etc.
wondered what the benefit of this was when the universal number is *123

There's always been the alternate number : London (020) 71019400 to use when remote accessing voicemail from a non Vonage phone.

Also somewhere previously there was a mention of changing the *123 to 1571 when accessing voicemail, just wondered if there was an update on this?

The voicemail system allows you to deposit a message in another users voicemail box by "entering their number" however you can't enter their number as normal to do this. If for example you wanted to leave a message for 01158226633 or 01632899899 it gets rejected, you have to do it as 441158226633 or 441632899899.

Posts: 71 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jul 19, 2005 Posts: 71

DBY416 wrote:

I've noticed that Vonage have given some normal numbers to 13 area codes eg: Cambridge (01223) 655299 , Inverness (01463) 216599 etc.
wondered what the benefit of this was when the universal number is *123

There's always been the alternate number : London (020) 71019400 to use when remote accessing voicemail from a non Vonage phone.

Also somewhere previously there was a mention of changing the *123 to 1571 when accessing voicemail, just wondered if there was an update on this?

The voicemail system allows you to deposit a message in another users voicemail box by "entering their number" however you can't enter their number as normal to do this. If for example you wanted to leave a message for 01158226633 or 01632899899 it gets rejected, you have to do it as 441158226633 or 441632899899.

Very good point!

FreeTalk who have just launched use 1571 for voicemail retrievel and to access voicemail remotely you simply dial your own number and hit *, much better then having to remember yet another number.

Are Vonage looking at 1571 for voicemail?

Posts: 9 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:14 pm Post subject:

You may be interested to know you can ring your own number and when the Voicemail service answers press * with Vonage. At least I can.

Posts: 110 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Mar 30, 2005 Posts: 110

Me too, excellent news. Much easier than local access numbers, although possibly more expensive if dialling from out of the area.

Posts: 71 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jul 19, 2005 Posts: 71

Markonline wrote:

You may be interested to know you can ring your own number and when the Voicemail service answers press * with Vonage. At least I can.

I did not realise this but have tried it and it works great.

Maybe Vonage should advertise this a little better, I thought originally you had no option but to use the remote access number which I could never remember.

Its nice to have both options to allow you to retrieve voicemail remotely over the phone if you don't want to disturb everyone in the house but I do think Vonage are missing out not shouting about it!

Posts: 71 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jul 19, 2005 Posts: 71

DBY416 wrote:

Also somewhere previously there was a mention of changing the *123 to 1571 when accessing voicemail, just wondered if there was an update on this?

Any update of 1571 for voicemail?

Posts: 45 · Full Forum Member Joined: Mar 07, 2005 Posts: 45

Markonline wrote:

You may be interested to know you can ring your own number and when the Voicemail service answers press * with Vonage. At least I can.

An excellent tip...never knew it could do that!