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> Does anyone have any information about the new vodafone voicemail
> serivice?
> (not vodafone mail)
>
> One of my phones has a new voicemail service, different voice,
> slightly
> different menus and supporting icon alert notification of messages.
> Is this
> being rolled out to all customers?
>

> James Lewis wrote:
> > Does anyone have any information about the new vodafone voicemail
> > serivice?
> > (not vodafone mail)
>
> > One of my phones has a new voicemail service, different voice,
> > slightly
> > different menus and supporting icon alert notification of messages.
> > Is this
> > being rolled out to all customers?
>
> Yeah, its called next generation voicemail, mine got moved
> over to it a few weeks ago, I called because I couldnt get in
> to it late one night.
>
> Everyone is supposed to be moving over it it, basically they
> said its upgrading the really really old servers they had,
> from what I could make out you dont have a mailbox number
> anymore like you used to, you just divert all calls to 121
> from the handset, to dial in from another phone its 07836 191
> 191 for everyone.
>
> However, if you preferred the old service and would like an
> individual voicemailbox number you could sign up to
> vodafone.net, free email account, free fax and you still get a
> separate mailbox number. Same charges to call it.
>
> Oh, and on another note, they no longer charge you when
> someone leaves you a message if youre abroad, which is a bonus.
>
> --
> xCx
> *Disclaimer* My opinions are mine and I do not represent
> anyone or any company.

>
> Thanks for the reply. Looks much better except the womans voice is
> slighly odd!!
> I noticed that when you divert to 121 it stays as 07836 121 121 in a
> similar way that oranges diverts to 07973 100 123.
> Out of interest have you got the icon alert to work? When i select it
> and leave a message i dontt seem to get an icon (or text or call)
> maybe its not yet set-up properly?!
>

>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. Looks much better except the womans voice is
>> slighly odd!!
>> I noticed that when you divert to 121 it stays as 07836 121 121 in a
>> similar way that oranges diverts to 07973 100 123.
>> Out of interest have you got the icon alert to work? When i select it
>> and leave a message i dontt seem to get an icon (or text or call)
>> maybe its not yet set-up properly?!
>>
>
> I signed up with vodafone.net when they told me about it, the icon works
> perfectly on that, very handy free email account too, never get any spam
> and no adverts or banners.
>
> --
> xCx
> *Disclaimer* My opinions are mine and I do not represent anyone or any
> company.

> Ive just joined Vodafone last week and have this new voicemail (although
> have no experience of the previous one). Ive set mine to send me the icon
> and it works fine on my Nokia N73.- Hide quoted text -
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