How can i disable my voicemail?

Depending on what kind of phone you have:

IF you have an Phone:

Paso 1: Go to your home screen and tap on the keypad icon at the bottom.

Paso 2: Once the keypad is launched, type ##002# and then click on the Call button. There is no cause for worry since the iPhone will not actually make the call, but will display the settings of your voicemail.

Paso 3: You will be presented with three different messages
* Voice Call Forwarding
* Data Call Forwarding
* Fax Call forwarding.

Do not do anything, but simply tap on the "Dismiss" tab at the bottom of the screen. You will have successfully disabled your voicemail for all types of calls.

You can set your conditional forwards to a number that won't answer.  You used to be able to get Tech Support to disable DCF, which allowed the customer to turn voicemail off and on but I've been told that they won't do that any more.. So, you're stuck in the-customer-is-an-idiot mode.

I disabled my voicemail because I got tired of bill collectors, telemarketers, and robots leaving messages or at least staying on the line long enough to register a blank message. Blocking their numbers doesn't help when they can still leave a message. If someone is calling and they aren't a pest, I'll see their number for me to call back (especially if they are a contact) or they can text me or email me. I'd probably turn it back on if T-Mobile gave the option to not allow blocked callers to leave messages.

Do not use apps. No. The best way to do this is to just call T-Mobile and they will deactivate your voicemail altogether. Do not have the representative suspend your voicemail, have them transfer you to the tech department and they will turn off voicemail altogether.

 The reason for wanting to disable voicemail altogether is because scammers have figured out a way to bypass calling you and go straight to your voicemail and leave you an inundated amount of messages that are spam. Student loan forgiveness or refinance your home or refinance your car all of these things of which myself I do not have .

So don't go junking up your phones with additional apps and thinking that you can find some cool work around acting as if you're some kind of rocket scientist. Just call T-Mobile and have them deactivate it. 

Most companies can text or email. Friends and family can text or email. There is seriously no reason today in 2023 for a consumer to have voicemail.  Companies yes. Consumer, no. 
 

It's common to deactivate voicemail people do it all the time to use another service such as Google Voice.

2015x3 wrote:

Depending on what kind of phone you have:

 

IF you have an Phone:

Paso 1: Go to your home screen and tap on the keypad icon at the bottom.

Paso 2: Once the keypad is launched, type ##002# and then click on the Call button. There is no cause for worry since the iPhone will not actually make the call, but will display the settings of your voicemail.

Paso 3: You will be presented with three different messages
* Voice Call Forwarding
* Data Call Forwarding
* Fax Call forwarding.

Do not do anything, but simply tap on the "Dismiss" tab at the bottom of the screen. You will have successfully disabled your voicemail for all types of calls.

Brilliant. This worked as of July 2020. I tested and my mobile rang for 30 seconds or more and then said something like this number can't be reached. No voicemail!  Thank you!!

theartiszan wrote:

I have seen a few people ask this. I never figured out why people would want to.

You have to call tech support to remove the option. You cannot do it on your own.

It’s simple:  Robo calls…

No voice mail + blocked = No robo calls!

The only people who I talk to will A: Be on my contacts list, B: Text me, C: Blow up my phone til I answer.

Don’t need voicemails about my car warranty or FBI arrest warrant.

Just called t-mobile and rep claims vm can't be deactivated. So tired of constant scam messages. Need to disable callers getting to leave vm. 

Seems it's linked to call waiting, this worked for me on a Pixel 4a.

Clear all call forwarding with ##004# and set it to forward to Jenny's number with **61*16148675309**30# (increments of 5 up to 30 seconds of ringing).. Now turn off call waiting with #43# and turn it back on only once with *43*# cause turning it on again will turn on voicemail.

With that, if incoming calls are ignored or swept away (not declined), it hangs up after the set ring duration. Thanks Jenny...:)

7/21/24