[Q] Accessing Voicemail on Atrix Issues - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello All,
I used to have an iPhone 3G, where my voicemail was easily available via the dialer. I have not checked my voicemail since I've bought my Atrix 4G (which has been over a month). I'm not sure if rooting, and theming may have screwed up my settings or not, but I attempt to access my VM and it asks me for a mailbox #. WTF?!? I never EVER recall setting up one, as far as I know it was just there and tied to my phone. I was able to access my VM by calling my phone number from my cell, but now I attempt to do that and I get a busy signal.
A tad frustrated, so sorry for the crazy rant above. Has anyone else experienced the same/similar situation? And if so, is there a way to fix it? I don't want to result in calling Customer Service/Tech Support for ATT until I've attempted to troubleshoot things here, since they will probably ask me "have you done anything to your phone" and I'll have to be like, "Yes, I attempted and succeeded in making it better from your and Moto's BS filled phone."
Thanks all for your time!

Press and hold the #1 on the keypad for vm.
If it asks for a mailbox number, you will have to call AT&T.
This is typical for users going from visual voicemail to standard voicemail.
Some AT&T reps forget to reconfigure your vm.
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rjohnstone said:
Press and hold the #1 on the keypad for vm.
If it asks for a mailbox number, you will have to call AT&T.
This is typical for users going from visual voicemail to standard voicemail.
Some AT&T reps forget to reconfigure your vm.
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Thanks much! I came across a similar post elsewhere that said the same thing and I had to give'm a ring. I'll be setting it up here shortly! Thanks again.
-MK

I thought anybody with a Google phone would know to use Google Voice.

When you cone from iPhone they cancel your VM. You have to get them to set it up again, then you can use it.
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CaelanT said:
When you come from iPhone they (AT&T) cancel your VM. You have to get them to set it up again, then you can use it. Actually it's whenever you change smartphone plans.
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rjohnstone said:
Some AT&T reps forget to reconfigure your vm.
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They don't forget to reconfigure it, they actually cancel it. They just forget to add it back for your plan.
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WiredPirate said:
I thought anybody with a Google phone would know to use Google Voice.
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What about canadian users?
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ChongoDroid said:
What about canadian users?
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Afaik any country can use Voice for visual voicemail, like the op was talk bout. I wish it was standard. Voip is a different story..

WiredPirate said:
Afaik any country can use Voice for visual voicemail, like the op was talk bout. I wish it was standard. Voip is a different story..
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I don't think so or I would have done it along time ago.
I'm gonna try this again, its been so long since I've tried it.
Edit: nope, didn't think so
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WiredPirate said:
I thought anybody with a Google phone would know to use Google Voice.
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This is what I use, but it doesn't hurt to have the carrier's VM to fallback on.

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[Q] Trace Restricted Number

Hi I have been getting calls from a restricted number, not harrassing, just annoying. Is there a simple app to trace Restricted calls? Thanks for any help
I've looked for myself in the past, but to no avail. Sorry.
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You can probably call Verizon the next time that it happens and tell them you're being harrassed (or annoyed) and they should be able to trace it for you.
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dbnaruto said:
Hi I have been getting calls from a restricted number, not harrassing, just annoying. Is there a simple app to trace Restricted calls? Thanks for any help
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Ive received a harassing call once before and Verizon cant do anything about it. this isn't an advertisement but do a Google search for "trapcall" i believe its still free, it'll be able to help you.
Cheers!
dbnaruto said:
Hi I have been getting calls from a restricted number, not harrassing, just annoying. Is there a simple app to trace Restricted calls? Thanks for any help
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No app to trace, but you CAN find Reverse Lookup on the market, and if these numbers keep calling, you can use that app to send straight to voicemail.
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Captainkrtek said:
Ive received a harassing call once before and Verizon cant do anything about it. this isn't an advertisement but do a Google search for "trapcall" i believe its still free, it'll be able to help you.
Cheers!
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I googled it and it is not free anymore. Plans start at 5 bucks a month and go up to 25 bucks a month. I also double checked my wireless account (personal not business) and did not see any option that can enable a thing like this.
I can't remember the app name off hand but there are some out there that will allow you to send blocked numbers straight to VM.
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Google voice

How can I change the amount of rings it takes to have voicemail pickup? It takes way too long. I tried to Google it but didn't find my answer. I'm not using a Google# if that helps. I'm using my cell #
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inkdaddy66 said:
How can I change the amount of rings it takes to have voicemail pickup? It takes way too long. I tried to Google it but didn't find my answer. I'm not using a Google# if that helps. I'm using my cell #
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I believe you're going to have to call sprint if you're using sprint. Your title says Google voice- so if you're not using Google voice and using your cell with cell phone number then yea youll have to contact your provider. Or check the settings within your phone settings
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Disregard sprint...you have the thunderbolt. But I still think you'll have to contact Verizon.
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Kal*El said:
Disregard sprint...you have the thunderbolt. But I still think you'll have to contact Verizon.
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i'll have to give ol big red a ring tomorrow. im on the leaked gbread radio and there are some issues with voicemail notifications. thanks for the help
inkdaddy66 said:
i'll have to give ol big red a ring tomorrow. im on the leaked gbread radio and there are some issues with voicemail notifications. thanks for the help
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Yes, you actually have to call VZW and have their rep set it up. Had a similar issue with the number of rings before going to VM. The rep resolved the issue for me, although I had to explain how Google Voice works before he understood fully what needed to be done.
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droidholic said:
Yes, you actually have to call VZW and have their rep set it up. Had a similar issue with the number of rings before going to VM. The rep resolved the issue for me, although I had to explain how Google Voice works before he understood fully what needed to be done.
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how did you explain it to him/her? sometimes the associates i talk to arent the sharpest knives in the drawer

Missing "New Voicemail" indicator

Has anyone found a solution to the missing "waiting voicemail" indicator after upgrading to the latest ROM 2.11.605.0? Is this still a known issue?
It really sucks having to rely on the missed calls indicator to determine if you maybe have a voicemail or not.
Thanks in advance for any information on this.
- T
yatman60 said:
Has anyone found a solution to the missing "waiting voicemail" indicator after upgrading to the latest ROM 2.11.605.0? Is this still a known issue?
It really sucks having to rely on the missed calls indicator to determine if you maybe have a voicemail or not.
Thanks in advance for any information on this.
- T
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I think pretty much everyone has moved onto Google Voice since it's so much more convenient.
loonatik78 said:
I think pretty much everyone has moved onto Google Voice since it's so much more convenient.
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Do we have pay for vvm in order to use Google voice? I'm on Verizon with no vvm plan..
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klisp said:
Do we have pay for vvm in order to use Google voice? I'm on Verizon with no vvm plan..
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Nope. GV is free. Nothing to do with the vvm plan. I like the transcribed messages when people actually speak clearly. It's nice if you're in a meeting. I've been using it since it was first released and I've loved it the whole time. Individual outgoing messages is nifty too.
known gingerbread issue, +1 on google voice.
Since upgrading to a GB ROM I have an issue with the VM indicator not going away after I clear out my voicemail box. Is this issue related to the missing indicator with GB ROMs?
thanks
dak_181 said:
known gingerbread issue, +1 on google voice.
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Yes, all gingerbread roms have VVM issues. It probably won't be fixed until the final release of gingerbread is out. Google voice is free, and can email or text you transcripts of your voicemails, as well as let you look at them with the Google Voice app.
I travel out of the US a lot, so getting emails of my messages and being able to listen to them over WiFi is a huge plus for me.
I just installed voice and when I goto setup it says my carrier is not supported...any ideas
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chef2 said:
I just installed voice and when I goto setup it says my carrier is not supported...any ideas
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Mine also says the same and I have to manually configure it...I don't see any options to configure it manually though...
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Not supported in my area had to use you mail
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pennie57 said:
Not supported in my area had to use you mail
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second youmail. Easier setup if you just want vvm.
Youmail says I have to pay to get transcribed vm..
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HTC Amaze without Data?

I have a question about the data...I can't really afford to get a data plan for 2 years even though I am available for an upgrade at this moment. I will talk to my mom about it too, but the main question is ; say I bought a used Amaze 4g, will it still function right without the 3g/4g? I heard somewhere some phones wont even boot without data or something like that...if thats false dont laugh at me :| but yeah, could someone please answer this question for me? My HTC HD2 is starting to get on the bad side now :\ Thank you.
it will work fine without data, heck you will get amazing battery life as 3g/4g uses alot more power. You wont recieve weather updates and some widgets wont function properly, but as a phone and a media device it will work flawlessly! enjoy your amaze
ed116 said:
it will work fine without data, heck you will get amazing battery life as 3g/4g uses alot more power. You wont recieve weather updates and some widgets wont function properly, but as a phone and a media device it will work flawlessly! enjoy your amaze
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The widgets and weather will work fine under wifi though correct?
Yes, what i ment was you wont get on the go updates
ed116 said:
Yes, what i ment was you wont get on the go updates
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thanks alot for the info, my mom said i can go and get the amaze!
A second thought, which is what I'm about to do. Leave the contract and go for the $30 a month monthly4g plan. 5gbs of 4G, unlimited text and 100 minutes. If you run out of minutes use a voip app like Google voice and grooveip.
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knifeproz said:
thanks alot for the info, my mom said i can go and get the amaze!
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U can also look into simple mobile, cheaper but uses tmobiles towers
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Buying a used phone is no problem. T-Mobile won't sell you a new phone without a data plan.
xxquicksh0txx said:
A second thought, which is what I'm about to do. Leave the contract and go for the $30 a month monthly4g plan. 5gbs of 4G, unlimited text and 100 minutes. If you run out of minutes use a voip app like Google voice and grooveip.
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GV isn't a voip service.
Accophox said:
GV isn't a voip service.
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+1. GV will use your minutes.
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I have a 200mb a month plan, and I just don't use it. I turn OFF the data on the phone, and just use Wifi. I love the phone.
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you can get the phone on the Value plan and not have to add internet
chem.manish said:
+1. GV will use your minutes.
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I read that you link your Google voice number with groove, I haven't used it I just read it somewhere.
Sorry if I was mistaken.
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Voicemail ViperRez

I can not find any visual voicemail in the past two roms i have ran. i am on team venoms viperez rom now. when i get a voicemail it says in a txt to reinstall VM? i cant find it in the market? what do i do?
I believe Joel said he removed it because it wasn't working properly in the Rom.
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Visual voicemail does not work on sense 4 Roms . Unless someone came up with a fix , but I haven't found it . Try phone fusion on the market .
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I got it to work by editing the build.prop and installing the thunderbolt visual vm app. I'd post here but XDA app won't let me upload to post.
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Flash the .zip file from recovery and install vm.apk as regular app with any file explorer program.
Yeah, I just edited the build.prop line about visual voicemail, =false, and then installed a verizon VVM apk
Why not use Google Voice?
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Working great, thanks.
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Working great here too! Thanks for the fix!
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alphabets said:
Why not use Google Voice?
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Every time someone asks about Verizon branded Visual Voicemail, most users say this. There are so many reasons I personally use VZW VVM. For one, I like having 2 separate VM inboxes, one is GV for my business calls, the other is VZW for my personal calls. Second, it's convenient. Third, I get it for free.
GV for voicemail is not an end-all solution.
djRamage said:
Every time someone asks about Verizon branded Visual Voicemail, most users say this. There are so many reasons I personally use VZW VVM. For one, I like having 2 separate VM inboxes, one is GV for my business calls, the other is VZW for my personal calls. Second, it's convenient. Third, I get it for free.
GV for voicemail is not an end-all solution.
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Whole Lotta piss in your cheerios lol.
Rezzy
MicroMod777 said:
Flash the .zip file from recovery and install vm.apk as regular app with any file explorer program.
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I'm not sure if I want to thank you or not because now my options for roms to start flashing and playing with is a lot larger
Seriously thank you though.
Is there any reason that Joel wouldn't use this solution for his roms? Does it affect any other parts of the rom?
I don't use google voice, because for the 2 days that I tried it, over half of the missed calls gave the caller an error about not being able to connect (can't remember the exact verbage) and did not give them an option to leave a voicemail.
I use my phone for work, and I can't afford to deal with missing voicemails.
zourn said:
I don't use google voice, because for the 2 days that I tried it, over half of the missed calls gave the caller an error about not being able to connect (can't remember the exact verbage) and did not give them an option to leave a voicemail.
I use my phone for work, and I can't afford to deal with missing voicemails.
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Been using google voice for years now and never had that issue.
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MicroMod777 said:
Flash the .zip file from recovery and install vm.apk as regular app with any file explorer program.
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Not much but wanted to show my appreciation.
Check you mail out. It works pretty good.
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