The only issue is that call forwarding uses your minutes during the call (but so does dialing to check your VM...). The VZ visual voicemail uses data only, but it's a monthly charge anyways, so...
If you use the Youmail app make sure to disable auto-checking... You get email notifications anyways and the app can recognize when you get one.
Yes there is the option in voicemail options to record your own greeting.
Yeah there is, but it still leaves the "when you are finished, you can hang up, or press 1 for more options .... blah blah blah" nonsense.
I'm trying out the youmail to see how that works. So far it's okay, I just don't like the delay between the rings and the time it takes to play your greeting, there is a long awkward pause while the call is being forwarded to youmail
Well I just installed the youmail app on my 9650. It slowed to a literal standstill
This app is going in the recycle bin asap. I did a battery pull and now it's been 15min and the OS hasn't even loaded yet. This all started with the installation of the youmail app.
So I'll keep using youmail for now, but certainly won't use the youmail app.
I'm not sure if this is a Blackberry problem, an OS problem, an app compatibility issue, or what
And do you use the Youmail app, and is it on a 5.0 OS BB?
I ditched Youmail for Google Voice because Google Voice offers all the same features plus a lot more, including email notificiations of new voicemail that include a transcription (often humorous) of the message.
But you're doing an awful lot if all you want is to get rid of the "please leave a message at the tone" bit. I don't believe VZW makes it possible.
Personally, what I'd do is say "to bypass this greeting and leave a message immediately, press *" at the beginning of my greeting.
I use both (on different phones). I like Youmail for the various greetings and it emails you the TRUE caller ID (unless that person is a saved contact). Transcriptions are not free so if you want that feature then GV is your best bet.
I would encourage OP to continue to search around in the "voicemail" options. I finally, after several years , discovered something called "advanced options" or something like that. It makes everything within voicemail shorter. I call to check msgs and it plays msgs auto and then says "3 to delete, 7 to save". None of the blah blah blah . . .
Sorry for jumping on your thread, but I have a quick question about Google Voice: Does it still alert the caller that they are being routed through Google Voice or does it just ring normally on their end?
@phixion
you can change your settings to have all your calls coming directly to your BB without the callers knowing they're being redirected via GV to your headset.
