[VZWBBnewb]

I'm with VZW too and every once in a while, I get a voicemail icon as well. I'll listen to the message, delete it, but the icon doesn't disappear. Sometimes it disappears a few minutes later, sometimes a few days. It's the VZW system, not your phone.

[jenaywins]

great.. just another reason verizon sucks when it comes to blackberries...

[VZWBBnewb]

great.. just another reason verizon sucks when it comes to blackberries...

Actually, it has NOTHING to do with BBs! I used to have it happen all the time on my LG vx8300 and my Samsung a670...it hasn't happened (yet) on my BB though!

[mlsanders]

It's not neccesarily VZW either, my old Sprint phones used to do that alot too. I would leave myself a voicemail and then delete it and the icon would dissappear. Very Strange. Haven't really had my BB long enough to say if it happens on it too.

[jenaywins]

hmm.. i dont know... all i know is that ive been with verizon for YEARS and i have had the razr, several samsungs, and both versions of the chocolate, and i only started having problems with verizon after i got my pearl...

[jenaywins]

PS- i meant to thank you, sunkast, for taking the time to find and post that diagram of what all the different icons mean - i appreciate that.

[chaz_cb]

Still got that icon?

[jenaywins]

yup chaz... sure do. little bugger wont go away!!!

[chaz_cb]

Okay... my last bit of advice... ignore it. lol

[jenaywins]

haha.... well im sure you are right, it is the voicemail icon.. it has to be.. i just dont get why it wont go away.

[celast]

Funny, I am a newbie and I research this same question and did everything everyone said...it worked but herere is what I learned.....

When I receive a voicemail, that little red star with the number one and a folder pops up....But SO DOES that little cassette tape. I listened to my message and did NOT delete or save it. Cassette tape still here. Listened to my message again and saved it....cassette tape gone.

Hope this works for you !

[jenaywins]

celast....
thank you for the advice. actually just had a missed call with a voicemail, so i did what you said. nada. i suppose im just destined to have a casette tape on my homescreen.

[ywbyun]

When I deleted my message on VM, the cassette tape went away.

[jenaywins]

well i dont know.
i mean ok i understand that it should go away and what it is, what it represents, all that...
all im saying is that mine is stupid and wont go away.

[chaz_cb]

one more question - is there a number beside it? my v-mail icon always has a number.

[jenaywins]

nope... no number. just the casette pretty much smack in the middle of my homescreen. maybe a little above the centre....

[chaz_cb]

It's official - I give up.

[jenaywins]

i dont blame you. the good old, helpful folks (sic) at the verizon store had no clue either, and told me it "shouldnt be a big deal - it doesnt appear to be hurting anything."
eeee... yeah. good answer guys.