Turn off SMS notification of voicemail messages?

[N9QIP]

I am a Blackberry Tour user and have had the very same problem with the Notification Icon staying on.
The cure is not with your carrier.
Go to your home screen highlight the SMS/MMS/VM Icon a pop-up will tell you which has messages stored. ie. 1 SMS or 1 MMS or 1VM to open the one that has the stored message use ALT S for SMS ALT M for MMS and ALT V for Voice Mail.
You must act/open any unopened items to clear the Icon from your screen.
Happy Touring.

N9QIP

[Diggstar]

So here is what you need to do so you can turn off that annoying SMS message everytime you receive a voice mail.
Options, security, firewall, block SMS and then the contact button becomes high lighted and click that. Done!!!

[Furballz]

yeah that's the only way, but then you block any texts from anyone who isn't in your contact list. If that's cool with you then no prob.

[Lammo]

Originally Posted by Diggstar

So here is what you need to do so you can turn off that annoying SMS message everytime you receive a voice mail.
Options, security, firewall, block SMS and then the contact button becomes high lighted and click that. Done!!!

This did the trick - - eliminated the SMS message while still allowing the Voice Mail icon. The only thing I would add is to be sure that the Firewall is Enabled. Mine wasn't. Thanks for a quick and easy fix to a very annoying screen worm (sort of like an ear worm).

[NasaRacer]

Make sure you have your contacts formatted the way they are sent via SMS. The number is sent 5558985858 via SMS. If you have the number in the contacts as (555)898-5858 or 555-898-5858 the firewall will block it! Why can't rim just give us the option to turn off the SMS VM alert all it would take is one simple option in the firewall. check this box to stop SMS VM alert message. RIM frustrates me a lot. They move at a snails pace. Are they Research in SLOW Motion??!!

[wooluff]

you da Geek blarki.

durn thing been pestering heck out of me.

same problem with voicemail as others menu.

Security change was great fix. I simply allow all contacts. So people get through, stupid machines dont.

thanku thanku thanku

[reid15]

hey guys, i just got my bold and i'm really annoyed by the new voice mail sms notifier. I read up on it and found out that you turn it off by going to voice mail then admin options, i tried that and it still doesn't work. all i would like is to have the indicator on my homescreen that looks sort of like o_o ... not the sms notification... any ideas? all help is greatly appreciated <3

[EFBOK858]

For 11 mos I've had Vmail and when phone was activated I explicitly said NO Vmail ACCOUNT. Wasn't given passwords or whatever you get -- HATE voicemails. It's a BB-8330 and BoostMobile was all Okie Dokie, customer service is what we do. I never set it up but a voice says leave a msg. People I know leave one but I get 3-7 SMS Vmail msgs 'round the clock and indicator always says I have 10-20 Vmails. But with 95% of those SMS notices the phone does not ring. Just a r-tone when the msgs quietly pops up! PLEASE HELP -- Miss Okie Dokie won't. THX MUCH!

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