Turn off SMS notification of voicemail messages?

[GarageGuy05]

Gurus,

Given that I have an icon on the screen that indicates I've received a voicemail, I don't need the SMS notification as well. However, I can't seem to find the option to turn this off.

Having to constantly go in to clear SMS messages is a hassle I'd like to avoid.

Any suggestions?

TIA
GG

[JRSCCivic98]

Call Voicemail, under admin options, turn off notification.

[GarageGuy05]

I'm not seeing this under "Phone Options" or the plain "Options" menus. Under "Phone Options" > "Voicemail", my only choices are access number and password.

I'm running OS 4.2.2.176. if that makes a difference.

Any other suggestions?


TIA again,
GG

[OptiPrime]

If u do it in the admin section will it turn of the numbered count on my home screen n the pop up notification?

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Originally Posted by GarageGuy05

I'm not seeing this under "Phone Options" or the plain "Options" menus. Under "Phone Options" > "Voicemail", my only choices are access number and password.

I'm running OS 4.2.2.176. if that makes a difference.

Any other suggestions?


TIA again,
GG

I could be wrong, but I think JRSCCivic98 means to call your voicemail box.

Call Voicemail, under admin options, turn off notification.

[JRSCCivic98]

Originally Posted by GarageGuy05

Any other suggestions?

Originally Posted by JRSCCivic98

Call Voicemail, under admin options, turn off notification.

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[Valmont1978]

After calling my carrier's tech support (TMOBILE) we were able to eliminate the SMS notification of voicemails however if you have a recent/new simcard (I got one this morning) it now gives you a large popup window for VM notification as opposed to just the VM icon at top left. An annoyance, but one I can do nothing about. Hope this helps.



running the beta 4.5.0.37 by the way. no need for the official.

[GarageGuy05]

The only options I can configure here are the mailbox number and password - there's no provision for notification / no notification. I'm guessing that's just how this phone is configured by VZW.

Thanks to all who responded so quickly.

GG

[theprep]

You have to turn off notifications from your voive mail. *86 or dial your cell # enter your password. Then you will or shld be able to get to options I can't tell you which button it is but once you find it turn off notifications and tht shld get rid of the text notification/but it may remove the icon notify as well. It don't bother me so I ddnt try it. (Typing good to be drinking). Hope you figure it out dude/dudette. Later.

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[d51350]

This is one of those very non-intuitive tweeks. This is a function of your carrier, not your phone. Essentially, getting a message triggers Verizon, for example, to "outcall" [Don't you love the new, tech verbs?] your "pager" which is really your phone. This sends you a message that you have a message. Great.
You have to kill this by going into your own voicemail box. Here are the instructions from Verizon:
Enhanced Voice Mail Service
Enhanced Voice Mail is Voice Mail with Pager Notification. You'll be notified of messages deposited in your voice mailbox via your pager. When you see your cellular telephone number displayed on your pager, you'll know a message has been deposited. This feature may not be available with some pagers. Please contact Customer Service with your pager number in order to have Enhanced Voice Mail set up. Then follow these simple steps:
Set up your greeting.
Access your voice mailbox. Then from the main menu:
Press [4] for Personal Options.
Press [1] for Outcall Notification.
Press [1] to turn notification "ON".
Press [1] to return to Personal Options.
Press [4] to establish Pager Notification schedule.

[K-Pock]

And just as a suggestion, you might check out YouMail. I've been using it for a while, itt's very nice, and they have a visual voicemail app that you can download that works nicely. You can also access your voicemail from any computer, and even save them as MP3's.

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[J0nAthAn0001]

Does anyone know how to do this with Telus??? I've tried on the voicemail system to no avail, and called tech support (DNA) and they said there was no such feature, HELP! Thanks in advance.

[bauer41s4]

okay so this is what a verizon tech told me on the phone, after 30min of waiting and being redirected

the voice mail indicator only shows up because of the SMS that your phone receives saying that you have a voicemail

without the SMS, your phone would never know that it has a voicemail in the first place - thus there isn't any way to turn off this SMS indicator without also turning off the message waiting indicator (you can turn off BOTH from your voicemail options)

hope this clears things up for people

[Furballz]

why then do old phones such as my Samsung Gleam, etc never show these SMSs?

[blarki]

Options - Security options - Firewall - Block SMS and select except whoever you still want sms's from