For those who live other then the US or unlocked and have a non-functioning Voicemail button, here’s how to change the default number.
Step 1: Find your carrier�s voicemail number is (for example, in Singapore the SingTel voicemail number is 1389 and in Australia, the Vodafone voicemail number is 121)
Step 2: Click the phone button in your iPhone. (Green one, bottom left)
Step 3: Click the keypad tab.
Step 4: Type the following: *5005*86*yourvoicemailphonenumber# (just google for your phone carrier’s voicemail number).
Step 5: Hit the call button and wait a few seconds.
Step 6: Hit the voicemail button, and it will now call your voicemail.
That’s all!
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trumie323 November 9th, 2007 at 3:27 am
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Spot-on directions… A God-send… Thanks!
yogs November 11th, 2007 at 1:51 am
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Hi, this won’t work if the VM number starts with “*” … Do you know how to solve this?
shamsi November 13th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
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how to chose your voicemail recording?
Sharky November 13th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
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Great work, works like a charm
shiraz December 3rd, 2007 at 1:22 pm
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does anyone know how to do a conditional forward to vmail – ie on no answer or busy. i can get to my vmail but it rings and rings without going there on incoming calls
mR.r@D January 2nd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
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If you have * as part of the number you should dial (let’s say you have to dial *86 ) then you can substitute the * for number 1 (to continue with the example you shoul put 186, at the end you get *5005*86*186#) This works for movistar in Mexico where we have to dial *86 to get our voicemail
Petar January 11th, 2008 at 11:04 am
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trick with 1 instead of * not working in panama where you need to dial *111 for CW network…
any other solution for voice mail?
Brisac February 29th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
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In Brazil, I can get to my VM ether by dialing *100 or by calling myself. Since I couldn’t get the * thing to work I set my own number as the VM number and it worked.
mauro March 11th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
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It did not work in Movistar Colombia because the voicemail number stars with *. Any solution for that?
Thanks a lot
louis April 24th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
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for movistar colombia, dial:
**5005*86*+(voicemail number)#
this works for movistar ecuador
ie: **5005*86*+82#
Lilly June 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
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Hello,
I tried every option you guys wrote… and nothing worked for me.
i’m from Israel, and my carrier is Orange. the voicemail number does have a-* at the begining.
any ideas?
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Karis arce July 17th, 2008 at 7:17 am
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jf August 22nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
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**5005*86*+82# for movisar Ecuador has not worked for me!
Charlie Kalech February 23rd, 2009 at 1:19 pm
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Great – Thanks
Worked for Voicemail for Orange in Israel
Note the voicemail number is *151 so I had to enter two *s in a row as follows:
*5005*86**151#
Juan Perez May 12th, 2009 at 12:21 am
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PANAMA…. Good News!! *5005*86**111# is now working for C&W.
You need to enter double * before 111
Thanks.
Raul July 4th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
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Juan Perez, I don´t know how you do it, I live in Panamá and that´s not working.
renato July 13th, 2009 at 1:21 am
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it works perfectly on tigo guatemala
mk July 14th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
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Thank You!!!
Ree August 4th, 2009 at 2:14 am
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robby August 8th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
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hey guys this ting is killing me i cant press my voice mail and go straight to voice mail how can it b done on 3g helppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
Herb August 29th, 2009 at 10:00 am
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Fantastic! So glad I found this hint
Nubester September 10th, 2009 at 3:47 am
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EXCELLENT! . . *5005*86*121# works for me on Vodafone UK. Also tried on all UK & Irish carriers and works on them all.
Thank You so SO much for this tip. Your a genius.
Ron January 20th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
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How do you setuo VISUAL VOICEMAIL???
this setup only directs that button to call that specific number …. it works fine that way..
but I dont want to call my voicemail number… thats the thing with VISUAL VOICEMAIL !!! you dont use your minute if you use your voicemail….
my provider just changed their voicemail number… how do I change my visual voicemail number now ??
Mark January 28th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
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New iPhone in Guatemala, on Tigo, was able to use original instructions just fine, even though vmail is *77. Thanks!
retta February 2nd, 2010 at 4:27 am
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thank you its helpfull