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How can i disable my voicemail?
I would like to disable my voicemail so that i can no longer recieve voicemails how can i do this
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.
- selvan777Network Novice
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
- GatotownRoaming Rookie
Leave yourself messages until the VM box is full.
T mobile does have an auto delete feature but it will be awhile, then do it again
- Abaddon67Network Novice
jojiu wrote:
Thanks for the ##002# method.
I did it. And the question now is how do I revert back to the old setting, which is having missed calls go to voicemail again?
Usually, do the code again.
- AzryaelNetwork Novice
I'm using a Galaxy S23 Ultra the #796# toggles the password for voicemail. I was a sprint customer for over 15 years prior to T Mobile snatching them up, I could disable it without issue on their system, never been able to here. Nearly two years ago they broke my account in a manner that disabled my Voicemail, it didn't even come up as an option, I couldn't call in, no one got any notification about it until today. The customer support lady transferred me to support, while the guy was pleasant but just read off the same things I've found just searching google. He did escalate it to the engineering team, I'm not holding my breath on this.
- EhogueNetwork Novice
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.
- MursisNewbie Caller
ZoomyBallou wrote:
kristop64089 “The best way to deactivate on an android is: #796# it will tell you it’s on, then #796# again to turn it off, which it will confirm”
It does indeed give you those ON and OFF messages on my Samsung Android, but I can still leave a voicemail message on the phone -- t-mobile account.-- even though it says voicemail is off.
I called t-mobile several months ago to request the voicemail be deactivated. It was deactivated for awhile but it's working again, and I did not request it be reactivated.
That option tells me that my voicemail password is off or on, not the actual voicemail. I was on the phone with T-Mobile for almost an hour. They said it was resolved and yet, when I call my line from another phone, I still get my voicemail. It is ridiculous that something so simple is so hard to remove. It should be an option that we can remove ourselves, not something we have to depend on tech support to do.
- ZoomyBallouNetwork Novice
kristop64089 “The best way to deactivate on an android is: #796# it will tell you it’s on, then #796# again to turn it off, which it will confirm”
It does indeed give you those ON and OFF messages on my Samsung Android, but I can still leave a voicemail message on the phone -- t-mobile account.-- even though it says voicemail is off.
I called t-mobile several months ago to request the voicemail be deactivated. It was deactivated for awhile but it's working again, and I did not request it be reactivated.
- kristop64089Network Novice
The best way to deactivate on an android is: #796# it will tell you it’s on, then #796# again to turn it off, which it will confirm
- CynicalsassNewbie Caller
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.
- QRPNetwork Novice
I have a workaround. If I forward my phone to Google Voice, I can shut down voicemail altogether or I can have it transcribed and sent to my email.
In the (Google) phone app: Settings>Voicemail>Advanced Settings>Supplementary Services>Call Forwarding set ...busy, ...unanswered, ...unreachable to your GV number.
In GV Settings: under Correo de voz if you wish to block all voice messages turn off VM via Email and VM transcripts, I presume voicemails will fall into a bucket you never access. If you wish you can turn on both settings and you will get email transcripts of VM.
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