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[Q] Disabling incoming phone calls?

What would be the easiest way to disable incoming phone calls on the tab? I'd like to be able to make calls but not receive them.
Naturally if disabling only the inbound is impossible, I could live with disabling outbound as well.
Data should work normally as well as contact syncing with Exchange (not sure if it's related in any way to the phone...).
Current firmwares:
PDA: JME (roto v3)
PHONE: JHA
CSC: JME

You could set your call forwarding for all calls to go to a disconnected or invalid number.

agentdr8 said:
You could set your call forwarding for all calls to go to a disconnected or invalid number.
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Hmm.. yes why not... theoretically.
The thing is, thought, that I have multi/dual sim, so if the call from my tab is forwarded to a number not in use, the caller will get the "number not in use" message. This would make my primary phone useless and would mean I can't receive calls on my phone either.
Still think disabling break in traffic on tab is the only way to go...

Bump bump.

Try menu - settings - call settings - auto reject. That will send it to voicemail
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brilldoctor said:
Try menu - settings - call settings - auto reject. That will send it to voicemail
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It can't go to voicemail because I want to answer the call on my Desire Z. I simply don't want a call to ring on my gal tab at all.

Set up call fowarding to the desire
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brilldoctor said:
Set up call fowarding to the desire
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network doesn't allow to forward to my own/the same number...

kånda said:
network doesn't allow to forward to my own/the same number...
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You are telling us that both the tab and the desire are seen by the network as the desire?

LargePrime said:
You are telling us that both the tab and the desire are seen by the network as the desire?
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I don't know how the network sees my dual SIM cards but I can't call forward to my own number from the tab. It just gives me an error message.

kånda said:
I don't know how the network sees my dual SIM cards but I can't call forward to my own number from the tab. It just gives me an error message.
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I would probably try flashing the radio from the TMo US Tab, as this is known not to support voice calls. This would of course disable both incoming and outgoing, and you'd do so at your own risk as it could end up bricking your Tab (though I'm doubtful of this, since TMo US Tabs will work with the Euro Tab radio).
Regards,
Dave

Contact your network
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Anyone here use You Mail on their Atrix?

If so have you got it to work on your phone, I set it up as I did on my Tilt 2 and all seemed fine...
So today I get a voicemail and I dial my You Mail number and it says I have no messages
So I then call my number to be brought to the att voicemail box and my message is waiting in here
Any insight would help

Mine isnt having issues. Just tried it to be sure. Sounds like for some reason your att mailbox is in use now. Try resetting up youmail maybe?

I'm having the same problem
I set up YouMail but all my voicemails are still going to my old voicemail box. When I first installed it, it seemed to work fine and it downloaded some messages. But now all new messages go to the old voicemail box. Do anybody have any ideas?

i stumbled across (you mail) last night, got excited installed it, went to register and of course gotta have a US number for it to work. yet again Canadians no go.
EDIT: sorry for the rant. it has nothing to do with your questions, just saw the post and decided to reply.

I had to change the numbers in the call forwarding section of the phone settings. Did the same in the voicemail settings. Now when I push and hold "1" it dials YouMail.
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you just need to reactivate your call forwarding to YouMail. dial this..
*004*17142043114# and press call...

purepulse64 said:
you just need to reactivate your call forwarding to YouMail. dial this..
*004*17142043114# and press call...
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This did not work I got
Call forwarding
Connection problem or invalid MMI code

You'll need to set it manually go to settings -> call settings -> call forwarding
You'll change: when busy, unanswered, unreachable
Use the number +17142043114
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purepulse64 said:
You'll need to set it manually go to settings -> call settings -> call forwarding
You'll change: when busy, unanswered, unreachable
Use the number +17142043114
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Good looking on the info
Will test to see if it works

It works, thanks a lot

Wow it worked, Thanks a lot

NP I know you want YouMail to work... it rocks
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noo, use google voice

Supish said:
noo, use google voice
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Doesn't work in my area (USVI)
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Supish said:
noo, use google voice
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I prefer using YouMail over GV for my answering service.
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it's crazy... mine works, but i never set it up. i was using it on my iPhone 4, then started using the wp7 for a little bit and it was going to youmail. then i switched to my atrix and it continues to work w/o having to set it up again.
i'm guessing the quick code above changed my deposit number in at&t's system.
for the record: i did set it up on my i4, but haven't had to on any phone after.

Unless your call forwarding gets changed it should keep working.
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Google Voice Minor Issues?

From the first moment I started the phone and booted up Voice, I've had some small issues. I'm posting here to see if anyone else has had similar issues.
When I was setting up Voice I received a message that the "forwarding number change [was] unsuccessful". I haven't noticed any particular issues resulting from this, but still, it was disconcerting. You can check to see of you have the same issue by going to Settings > Call Settings > Voicemail Settings (if you are using voice) > and then click on your phone number.
The second issue is that the ringtone is stuck as the defualt beeping noise that the phone makes on shutdown... This is when people call me on my voice number. Ringtones for contacts calling my AT&T number are working fine.
I'd love to hear if anyone else is experiencing this, and especially if you found a fix!
Thanks.
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I gotta lag. I miss calls n txts. Worked fine on backflip but its suspect now
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showtdog17 said:
I gotta lag. I miss calls n txts. Worked fine on backflip but its suspect now
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Yeah, I forgot about that--I got a voicemail notification 2 hours after the phone call yesterday. An outgoing SMS froze too.
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did you go to google.com/voice from a PC and change your settings there? When I first got my Atrix, the Google Voice was set up for my Nexus One and didn't work (even after configuring) on my Atrix. So I had to tell it I had a different phone, it gave me a number with hash symbols (#) to punch in the dialer and hit "call". this then forwarded my number to google voice for use with voicemails. I now have no issues with Google Voice... well, I have one issue. The proximity sensor doesn't turn off the screen when I put the phone up to my ear to listen to a voicemail like it did on my Nexus One.

I ran into the same issue when setting up about the number unsuccessful, but I went into phone options in settings and manually changed the carrier. I havent had any other issues, all notifications are instant and I have a custom ringtone.

Is google voice good what's the point of it
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Seymour2884 said:
Is google voice good what's the point of it
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It's amazing! It's the best way to get Visual Voicemail on an Android device and it's free. To be honest if it wasn't for this app, I would have stayed with my iphone as giving up visual voicemail was a no go for me and the other apps on the market for it were not to my liking.
Once you set it, it will alert you when a voicemail comes in and also transcribe it for you. Aside from that you can even have it send an e-mail to you when voicemail comes in, you can also use voice to make calls, send texts, and much more. Best of all, it's free!
@OP: Mine did the same thing, but I haven't had any issues. If you are getting delays in the notifications, load up google voice and go to settings. From settings make sure "synchronize inbox" and "background data" are enabled.

So I got it but it keeps saying forward voice mail unsucsesful any ideas
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did you go to google.com/voice from a PC and change your settings there? When I first got my Atrix, the Google Voice was set up for my Nexus One and didn't work (even after configuring) on my Atrix. So I had to tell it I had a different phone, it gave me a number with hash symbols (#) to punch in the dialer and hit "call". this then forwarded my number to google voice for use with voicemails. I now have no issues with Google Voice... well, I have one issue. The proximity sensor doesn't turn off the screen when I put the phone up to my ear to listen to a voicemail like it did on my Nexus One.
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Thanks--this is the answer. I too came from a Nexus One and I didn't change any of the settings at first. I had to delete my old forwarding number (which requires another forwarding number to be on the profile), and then make a new forwarding number profile (for my Atrix). This fixed my different ringtone issue as well. Took a few tries and wasn't as smooth as I would have liked, but I got it working--I wasn't doing well without my GV!!

Im routing my calls through voice but every once in a while a lady says "this call is now being recorded". I didn't hit anything. It seems random. Any ideas?

Setting up T-Mobile Voicemail on Nexus 4

Hey guys, I'm trying to get some support on setting up voicemail on the Nexus 4 for T-Mobile. I've been doing a couple of hours of research and haven't run across anything substantial. If anyone can help me that would be awesome!
Also note: I also tried downloading T-Mobile's voicemail app and it wouldn't set up properly. The app would say it couldn't setup properly at the time.
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Never tried T Mobile Voice mail. I just have everything forwarded over to my Google Voice which provides Voice mail. That's always an alternative if you can't get the T Mobile one working.
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Where are you?

Why would you not just use Google voice?
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How do I forward my regular voicemails over to Google Voice?
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bongostl said:
Why would you not just use Google voice?
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I do use it (and love it), just still need to access VM for my regular number.
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avemn1 said:
I do use it (and love it), just still need to access VM for my regular number.
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Change the voice mail to Google Voice. Install the app and go through the installation procedure and have voice mail go from "My Carrier" to "Google Voice"
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zephiK said:
Change the voice mail to Google Voice. Install the app and go through the installation procedure and have voice mail go from "My Carrier" to "Google Voice"
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Note that this doesn't work for prepaid accounts.

Solutions Etcetera said:
Note that this doesn't work for prepaid accounts.
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Really? That's quite unfortunate
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avemn1 said:
Hey guys, I'm trying to get some support on setting up voicemail on the Nexus 4 for T-Mobile. I've been doing a couple of hours of research and haven't run across anything substantial. If anyone can help me that would be awesome!
Also note: I also tried downloading T-Mobile's voicemail app and it wouldn't set up properly. The app would say it couldn't setup properly at the time.
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Did you hold down 1 in the dial pad? It should take you directly to your voicemail or have you configure it. It worked that way for me when I was on contract and still works the same using prepaid.

zephiK said:
Really? That's quite unfortunate
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Yup... I don't know why, but conditional call forwarding is not supported on any of the prepaid plans.

zephiK said:
Change the voice mail to Google Voice. Install the app and go through the installation procedure and have voice mail go from "My Carrier" to "Google Voice"
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It works wonderfully! Thanks!

awtacular said:
Did you hold down 1 in the dial pad? It should take you directly to your voicemail or have you configure it. It worked that way for me when I was on contract and still works the same using prepaid.
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I sure did. It then says, "You've reached the voicemail system. If you have a mailbox on this system, press star...". I proceeded with star and entered my phone number and it says it's "invalid". Lost in terms of why it's asking that. I'm used to the general - setup your mailbox prompt. Some reason, it doesn't exist here.

T-Mobile visual voicemail app works for me. If you're on WiFi, turn it OFF during the initialization. Once you're all setup, you'll be good to go.

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I sure did. It then says, "You've reached the voicemail system. If you have a mailbox on this system, press star...". I proceeded with star and entered my phone number and it says it's "invalid". Lost in terms of why it's asking that. I'm used to the general - setup your mailbox prompt. Some reason, it doesn't exist here.
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I didn't have any problems with my voicemail. I've had T-Mobile for a while and all I did was get a new sim card and had it activated and my voicemail was working with no problems at all with my Nexus. Also I found this from T-Mobile support...
"To access the voicemail main menu, follow these steps:
Note: Make sure you are not roaming when attempting to set up voicemail for the first time.
1.Dial 123 or hold down the 1 key
2.Press Send.
3.Enter the last 4 digits of your mobile number as your voicemail password.
4.Follow the tutorial to set up your voicemail password and greeting.
Note:
•If you decline to set up the voicemail password and/or greeting, the tutorial plays each time until you set up both the password and greeting. Therefore, it is optimal to activate both features during initial setup."
Also if that doesn't work try calling your cell number from your land line and hit * when you get your voicemail if it lets you.

Are calls to T-Mobile voicemail count toward 100 minutes($30 plan) limit?

awtacular said:
I didn't have any problems with my voicemail. I've had T-Mobile for a while and all I did was get a new sim card and had it activated and my voicemail was working with no problems at all with my Nexus. Also I found this from T-Mobile support...
"To access the voicemail main menu, follow these steps:
Note: Make sure you are not roaming when attempting to set up voicemail for the first time.
1.Dial 123 or hold down the 1 key
2.Press Send.
3.Enter the last 4 digits of your mobile number as your voicemail password.
4.Follow the tutorial to set up your voicemail password and greeting.
Note:
•If you decline to set up the voicemail password and/or greeting, the tutorial plays each time until you set up both the password and greeting. Therefore, it is optimal to activate both features during initial setup."
Also if that doesn't work try calling your cell number from your land line and hit * when you get your voicemail if it lets you.
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I appreciate your help! I definitely thought the same. After contacting T-MO, they said that the feature has been turned off. I have no clue how this has happened when the only change has been me ordering a micro-sim and activating it.. Weird! But all is well..
Again, I truly appreciate your guy's help! You are awesome..

Re: Straight Talk (T-Mobile and Google Voice) voicemail issue

Re: Straight Talk (T-Mobile and Google Voice) voicemail issue
All,
For those who are on ST using a T-Mobile SIM and Google Voice, how exactly did you get it disabled? I see plenty of references to AT&T in here (those lucky ones who can do forwarding) but not T-Mobile.
My issue is the gal says she can only reset it, which disables it so my Google Voice works but then I immediately get a permanent "new voicemail" notification until I set it up and then check voicemails (and there isn't anything so I think its just a default prompt to get you to setup voicemail). Of course when I do that it enables the voicemail and breaks google voice.
I really need help either getting it disabled properly or at the very least clearing that notification without setting up the voicemail box but the lady on the other end doesnt know how.

Just don't give people your Tmobile phone number. If everyone calls you on your GV number, only GV voicemail will pick up.
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I think you're mixing up info from different threads.
You probably read about being able to permanently disable voice mail on tmobile, on the $30 Walmart/ tmobile thread. I don't think that option is available to straight talk.

Thanks, I could swear someone had mentioned doing the same thing for ST but I guess not. I did have her reset it so the box is invalid, if you call in it asks you to set it up. I just cleared the data for the phone app and that got rid of the notification.
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Just don't give people your Tmobile phone number. If everyone calls you on your GV number, only GV voicemail will pick up.
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Unfortunately not the case, when I reject the call it goes directly to the ST voicemail.

ryan stewart said:
Unfortunately not the case, when I reject the call it goes directly to the ST voicemail.
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Try rejecting the call with the power button instead of the onscreen swipe, that's a known issue with some Tmobile plans. It might work on ST as well.
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