Hi all,
I know it can be done but don't understand how? I want to extend the ringtone length before the call is dropped as my deaf father never gets to answer his Vario II before the call goes to answer machine.
Can somebody point me in the right direction/link or explain how to.
Thanks
not a techie so keep it simple!!
check the voicemail settings
I believe the voicemail carrier is where you need to make the change (ie tmobile, or whoever).
With Rogers in canada, mine picks up after 3 rings. Without voicemail- the phone will ring about 15-20 times before an automated message says "user unavailable" or so.
For AT&T you call tech support and they'll adjust it for you in (I think) 30-second increments....I found it a necessity to do for my parents who aren't in the habit of carrying their phones on their person.
Extending ringtone
Can't do it through my voicemail unless I'm missing something.
Have just found this on another forum.. somebody is having the same problem!
My Dad was having trouble picking calls up in time. He keeps his XDAIIs in the standard pouch and can never get the phone out in time to answer calls. If any others find themselves with the same problem then here's how to get your phone to ring for the maximum allowed - 30 seconds: ( I think providers set it at 20 by default)
Press the following numbers/symbols into your phone:
**61*07973100123*11*30#
If you then press the Call button (Green) that will
forward all non answered calls to your voice
mail. If you want it to go elsewhere change the number in
the middle (07973100123).
The number at the end is the number of seconds (*30#).
You can check your settings afterwards with the command:
*#61#
Then press the Call button (Green)
07973100123 is the Orange answerphone. Change this to your own provider's number.
Can somebody advise - if I just change it to my T-mobile voicemail number it should work - wouldn't mind somebodies advice before I give it a go! Any T-mobile Vario II experts out there?
Thanks
Thanks for the tip; works great with Cingular; do the *#61# first to note the correct phone number for your voicemail, then make the change as noted for 30 or however many seconds you want. If successful there will be a 'succeeded' message received
I'm on T-mobile and I keep getting "failed" error msgs. The *#61# works, but when I set the T-mobile number in place of the orange number I get the error msg.
the solution:
both your solutions are provided by the service provider.
extend the voice mail waiting time(ask you service provider for the
maximum time available - they can change it for you).
use the GSM command quoted here by "backtap", this command will change the waiting time is some providers that allow the customer to change the waiting time.
In some networks, canceling the voice mail can allow a longer waiting time.
the longest I know of is 45 sec.
most voice mail system default to 30/25 sec.
25 sec are 6 rings
There's a much, much easier way to do this.
Tap as follows:
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
You'll get a popup about the phone retrieving the settings from the network.
For the "No Answer" selection, adjust it to 30 seconds (the maximum). The default, I believe, is 20 seconds, so you should be able to get 10 more seconds.
Then tap OK.
I recommend changing the title to
"How do I change waiting time for the voice mail system?"
Doom Tints said:
There's a much, much easier way to do this.
Tap as follows:
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
You'll get a popup about the phone retrieving the settings from the network.
For the "No Answer" selection, adjust it to 30 seconds (the maximum). The default, I believe, is 20 seconds, so you should be able to get 10 more seconds.
Then tap OK.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks that worked. My default was set to 25 seconds. I was able to change it to 30 ... 'preciate that very much.
Thank you all
Great stuff, great post.
Slightly different way of accessing the last suggestion (Start.Settings.Phone.Services.Call Forwarding) on my UK TMobile Vario II but got there in the end.
Hopefully this will help to convince my hard of hearing father that he should keep the Vario!
Thanks again....
now does anyone know why the keyboard stops working when you really need it most, and why the buttons don't pick up a call as well as the screen, and why the battery keeps running flat......and...and...
Anyway I'm developing a fondness for the Vario II but it taking some work!
Doom Tints said:
There's a much, much easier way to do this.
Tap as follows:
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
You'll get a popup about the phone retrieving the settings from the network.
For the "No Answer" selection, adjust it to 30 seconds (the maximum). The default, I believe, is 20 seconds, so you should be able to get 10 more seconds.
Then tap OK.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
@doom tints: Thanks for the cool settings tip! Just upped mine from 25 to 30.
AT&T w/ Voicemail Ring Length
Just FYI, I had mine adjusted today via tech support. I was told the default was 20 seconds and the max they could bump it to was 30 seconds before voicemail picked up. With the lag between the caller's phone and my cell, you lose a few seconds, but 30 seconds is working out a lot better.
Related
Over the past couple of months I've noted a few bugs with my O2 XDAII running Windows Mobile 2003. Are all these bugs well known and have they been fixed by the ROM upgrade 1.60?
- XDAII crashes occasionally when asking for a password just after being switched on, showing a blank white screen or flickering password entry screen even after the password has been entered. I have my password set to a 4 digit code and 5 minute delay. This seems to happen when a reminder or call wakes the device up.
- XDAII sometimes doesn't wake up for reminders (the XDA also suffered from this problem)
- when the GPRS connection is active, there is no option to "disconnect GPRS" within the radio menu pop-up box (which opens up when you tap the signal strength indicator). The only way to close the GPRS connection seems to be by holding down the red "end call" hardware button for 1-2 seconds.
- no "x" at the top right of the phone skin sometimes, when a call comes in that wakes the device up. This means you have to open another program to be able to go ack to the phone skin and close it.
- sometimes XDAII device doesn't switch off after 3 minutes, although the screen does dim after 1 minutes (the 3 minutes and 1 minute are what I have set in my power settings). This seems to happen after GPRS use or Bluetooth being switched back on?
- the phone skin doesn't always recognise the caller from the contacts list and just shows the number, even if the contact is in the contacts list.
- when looking up a name in contacts for sending an SMS message you need to add "+" in front of 44.... as this doesn't seem to get included, which prevents messages from getting sent properly
- the bluetooth headset does not interact properly with the XDA II, it sometimes doesn't connect or disconnect the headset properly, you cannot flip out the bluetooth boom to answer a call, you cannot voicedial (this is a big disadvantage, is there any software available which makes this possible?) and you cannot long-press to reject a call. Although I use a Motorola HS810 headset the problem is with the XDAII headset profile.
I am aware that the bluetooth headset and SMS "+" problem have been discussed in this forum but have the others been noticed and fixed in the new ROM?
Regards,
Rafil.
I've just started to use i-mate Jamin which is also known as Dopod 818pro/830.
As I've got first 3min free for every call I made, I need to know how long I've been on the call from the screen so that I can end my call within 3min or dial again.
I am wondering is there any software that has such function I mentioned above? I've been searching for a while but couldn't find anything. Basically I just need 3 major functions:
1. the screen is always on during the call so I can look at it anytime;
2. it can display the talking time of my current call so I know how long I've been talking;
3. Better it has time reminder, i.e. I can set a sound warning at 2min55sec or any other time I like or at any time interval.
Some info about my phone settings:
I set the PPC to be locked if unused for 1 mins and I also assigned a password to unlock it (for security reason). So after 1 mins the screen will change to a number keypad (for unlock) and can no longer see the talking time.
Furthermore, I want to be able to see the talking time when I am receiving a call. But now, when a call comes in, as the PPC is locked, I can't see the talking time either. It just display a number keypad on the screen all the time.
So the software should be able to override the phone lock function, and is alway on during the telephone conversation and display talking time in real time.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Is anyone else finding that their phone takes so long to turn on sometimes that they miss a call? On average my phone takes 2 full rings to start ringing itself. When it's 4 rings to voicemail, that halves the time I have to pick up the phone!
I find it takes 2-4 seconds to turn it on normally.
Anyone else with this issue? I'm running the latest LVSW.
If you go into the phone settings you'll see that you can adjust the amount of seconds the phone rings before forwarding to voicemail. The default is 20 seconds, but this can be increased to 30 seconds.
Also, you don't have to turn the phone on to answer a call, just hit the green phone button.
Another thing to do is to get a bluetooth headset, then you won't have to worry about having to fiddle with the phone to answer a call.
Doom Tints said:
If you go into the phone settings you'll see that you can adjust the amount of seconds the phone rings before forwarding to voicemail. The default is 20 seconds, but this can be increased to 30 seconds.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would like to do that as well - but can't find the setting within my phone's options, can you give details how to do that?
Thanks
Barney
Go into Phone options ---> Services --> Call Forwarding and choose get settings. This should then give you a dialogue box where you can tell it how long to ring for before going to VM
Cheers,
Smiffy.
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
Excellent - Thanks, mine was set to just 15 secs, now set it to 30 secs - much better.
Cheers
Barney
j0dan said:
Is anyone else finding that their phone takes so long to turn on sometimes that they miss a call? On average my phone takes 2 full rings to start ringing itself. When it's 4 rings to voicemail, that halves the time I have to pick up the phone!
I find it takes 2-4 seconds to turn it on normally.
Anyone else with this issue? I'm running the latest LVSW.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's a common WM6 (and WM5?) problem that the Hermes has a few seconds startup delay when receiving a call. Don't think anyone has a solution yet.
when a call comes in, i either push answer on the screen or hit the green button. however, it takes a few seconds before the my phone actually picks up the call. has anyone else run into this problem?
i just tried calling myself and the phone just keeps ringing the extra ~3 seconds before the phone picks up.
Here's an article on how to fix that, but it involves a registry editor and adjusting a setting
http://www.wmexperts.com/wm-cdma-phones-have-delay-when-answering-call-data-connection-read
I actually have this problem but the registry fix isn't what's wrong ...is there any other ideas?
i'm pretty sure it has to do with WM - I have a coworker with the Mogul and he says he has the same delay that i have both with answering calls and hanging up calls.
mjchoi824 said:
when a call comes in, i either push answer on the screen or hit the green button. however, it takes a few seconds before the my phone actually picks up the call. has anyone else run into this problem?
i just tried calling myself and the phone just keeps ringing the extra ~3 seconds before the phone picks up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try this one
It is not a fix per say for what you wnat but it will make your phone ring soner.
Get into your msl settings by pressing ##778# on stock rom (you will need your unlock code) and then click on edit, then click your left soft key (should be view info) then go to modem settings and change the slot cycle index to 1. What this will do is make your cell phone check the tower for incomming calls every 1-2 seconds instead of every 5-7 seconds.
thermus said:
Try this one
It is not a fix per say for what you wnat but it will make your phone ring soner.
Get into your msl settings by pressing ##778# on stock rom (you will need your unlock code) and then click on edit, then click your left soft key (should be view info) then go to modem settings and change the slot cycle index to 1. What this will do is make your cell phone check the tower for incomming calls every 1-2 seconds instead of every 5-7 seconds.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree that this works. It helped my pickups be a little quicker and more consistent. If you don't know your unlock code, google for an app called "getspc"
I just installed Google Voice on my Epic 4G and received my first phone call on it - and was unable to answer. Two problems - first, when I answered, the greeting telling me to press "1" to accept was cut off at the beginning (all I heard was '...all from [spoken voice]. Press 1 to accept".
I can get past that, but then when I pulled up the dial pad to press 1, I was unable to. I pounded on the "1," was sure it was showing up, but it would not answer the call. I tried enabling audible touch tones but that didn't work, and I don't think there's a setting on the epic to change between long/short touch tones.
Does anyone know what's going on with this?
pissinguoff247 said:
I just installed Google Voice on my Epic 4G and received my first phone call on it - and was unable to answer. Two problems - first, when I answered, the greeting telling me to press "1" to accept was cut off at the beginning (all I heard was '...all from [spoken voice]. Press 1 to accept".
I can get past that, but then when I pulled up the dial pad to press 1, I was unable to. I pounded on the "1," was sure it was showing up, but it would not answer the call. I tried enabling audible touch tones but that didn't work, and I don't think there's a setting on the epic to change between long/short touch tones.
Does anyone know what's going on with this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think the second problem is a bug. It's not related to google voice but the phone itself. The dialpad is not very responsive when you take the phone off your face and the screen is back on. Wait a few seconds, and it'll be back again.
It happened all the time when I called any customer service number and tried to use the dialpad to choose in the menu.
Bigger problem
fookxixi said:
I think the second problem is a bug. It's not related to google voice but the phone itself. The dialpad is not very responsive when you take the phone off your face and the screen is back on. Wait a few seconds, and it'll be back again.
It happened all the time when I called any customer service number and tried to use the dialpad to choose in the menu.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I never had the phone to my face when I did my test calls - this was always phone in my hand and calling from my office phone.
I think I just came across a bigger problem - the dialpad doesn't work on incoming calls. I just called my phone from my office on the regular (not G-voice) number and pushed a bunch of buttons, and couldn't hear the tones.
You can disable the initial greeting and go straight to the call when you pick up. It is under Voice Setting in your google voice account. I know this doesn't address your unresponsive screen issue, but it's a temporary work around until your dialpad gets fixed.
bojackson63044 said:
You can disable the initial greeting and go straight to the call when you pick up. It is under Voice Setting in your google voice account. I know this doesn't address your unresponsive screen issue, but it's a temporary work around until your dialpad gets fixed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is this actually a bug? I posted another thread here and am trying to have people verify whether or not this is a real issue - if it's not a bug then I definitely need to replace the phone, 'cuz it's been factory reset as of last night.