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hbg

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jul 6, 2007
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I cannot get the iPhone to dial correctly into voicemail systems (not ATT) automatically. In all prior cell phones I could program in the number to access voicemail at work or home, including the passcodes, but not on the iPhone. The systems do not seem to recognize the tones generated by iPhone. As an example, suppose I have to dial 803-555-1212 to get to my my voicemail acesss, then hit #, then dial my voicemail box number 222 and passcode 5555 then hit #. In every cell phone or smartphone, I could program into saved numbers 8035551212 then have a pause sign (which is a comma on the iPhone, the #, then a ,, then 2225555# and it would allow me to hear my voicemails. I tried every conceivable combination but cannot get the iPhone to work doing this. The tones it generates after the number and first # sign are just not recognized and are very slow. Any ideas? I can enter it all manually each time and it works fine, but when programmed in the systems do not recognize the tones generated by the iPhone. I called Apple, but they were no help at all, saying they did not want liability- what liability? I just want quick access to my voicemail at home or work.
 
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