Disable Voicemail Password? - Motorola Q Forum

jjt3hii · 05-07-2007, 10:03 AM

Is it possible with verizon to check voicemail without having to enter your PIN or without having to wait while your phone enters it for you with the *86pp0000# trick?

I previously had the i730 and verizon told me it could not be done. Before that back in 99-2000 I had sprint and i never had to enter my PIN if calling from my phone directly. I've used a tmobile dash and cingular blackjack, and niether one has to wait for the PIN code to enter to check voicemail. Is this just a limitation of Verizon or is there a way to change it?

Jason

lembowski · 05-07-2007, 11:21 AM

Change your voicemail number to, and set it to speeddial 1, then just hold down #1 and you can dial voicemail

(your phone number)p#(password)

55555555555p#5555

jjt3hii · 05-07-2007, 11:29 AM

The problem with that is you still have to wait on your phone to enter the PIN number to the voicemail system once connected. super frustrating if you check voicemail alot. extra 5 secs. Seems like all other carriers let you bypass the PIN if calling from your phone. They give you an option to enable/disable it atleast in the voicemail box menus.

Yester18 · 05-07-2007, 11:41 AM

Man if you life is that busy, I will never complain about anything......

I like a the auto dial for my password. Works great for me.

jjt3hii · 05-07-2007, 11:57 AM

It does work better then the i730 I had, it sends the tones real fast. It's just the little things. Tweaking the little things keeps forums so busy ;).

Jason

qnoob · 05-08-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jjt3hii

Seems like all other carriers let you bypass the PIN if calling from your phone. They give you an option to enable/disable it atleast in the voicemail box menus.

Which carriers do this? Doesn't sound like a secure policy in this day and age. Like what would happen if you lost / had your phone stolen? Someone could easily check your voice mail, delete messages, change your PIN with just your phone. I wouldn't want this in a corporate environment.

FourTwenSesh · 05-08-2007, 09:34 PM

I agree with Qnoob, unless your voicemail dialing finger has arthritis......

jjt3hii · 05-09-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by qnoob

Which carriers do this? Doesn't sound like a secure policy in this day and age. Like what would happen if you lost / had your phone stolen? Someone could easily check your voice mail, delete messages, change your PIN with just your phone. I wouldn't want this in a corporate environment.

I never had to with sprint, but i didnt have a pda phone. I have 3 friends with tmobile dash and they go straight to voicemail without the p0000# trick. I also have a friend at work with the cingular blackjack and he goes straight to vmail as well. Security issue, isn't it the same risk as doing the p0000# trick? In fact isn't it more of a risk... because now anyone can pickup your phone and see in clear text your pin. If they don't steal your phone you wouldn't even know they currently have access to your account?

qnoob · 05-09-2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by jjt3hii

Security issue, isn't it the same risk as doing the p0000# trick?

well, that's a hack, an end-user modification. It's not really official VZW policy. Phones / PDA's sold by VZW are NOT configured like that by default by VZW. I don't even do the p0000# hack because it's not safe. And if you get burned by this, it's your fault, not VZW's.

It's like people who leave ATM PIN on their cell phone. Stupid.

jjt3hii · 05-09-2007, 11:02 AM

Doing some research I found a working solution. I signed up with youmail which replaces the verizon voicemail. It's configurable to not ask for pin if calling from your phone. I also instantly get an email with the mp3 file attached when someone leaves a voicemail. Very nice, and free. I found a couple other services that did basically the same thing but rather only checked your verizon voicemail on a schedule of once per hour. They had bad reviews and comments though.

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