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whistlepig
08-24-2008, 01:29 PM
I have a friend who has AT&T as her wireless service. When I call and don't get her I have to listen to a voice novel ("Hi, I can't answer the phone, I hope you are having a good day. You can call me at this other number ### or send me an email at address@toodamnlong.com or you can see my webpages at URL and URl. Let me repeat that contact information for you.) It's literally 40 seconds.

Is there a code I can push to skip the greeting and go directly to her voice mail? AT&T doesn't have customer service on Sundays :dubious: so I can't ask them. Their online stuff is no help. Anybody got a cheat?

whistlepig

p.s. For Verizon cell phones just press * and you go directly to voicemail without hearing the full greeting.
Q.E.D.
08-24-2008, 01:33 PM
According to this (http://forums.wireless.att.com/cng/board/message?board.id=voicemail&thread.id=8082) the # key does what you want.
whistlepig
08-24-2008, 02:23 PM
I bow to your Google-fu.
Will Repair
08-24-2008, 06:51 PM
The # key will assume you are the phone number's owner and want to access the messages waiting for you on your voice mail.

The OP is looking for something like SlyDial.com
IAmNotSpartacus
08-25-2008, 02:44 AM
The # key will assume you are the phone number's owner and want to access the messages waiting for you on your voice mail.


Not for AT&T.
Will Repair
08-25-2008, 06:18 AM
Not for AT&T. :smack: Confused * with # for AT&T.

There is another topic that says:
You would want the deposit number for the voicemail of the person you are calling, then input there number and you will be able to leave a voicemail and they would not know about it till the phone showed the new voicemail icon.
IAmNotSpartacus
08-25-2008, 12:25 PM
The other topic deals with dialing the "exchange" directly. It's not an exchange anymore, really, those are long gone. Really, it's just the number you call when you want to check your voicemail from the phone, though when you call from a number other than your phone it prompts you for the phone number of the person you'd like to leave the voicemail for.

AT&T's executive escalation department is notorious for "attempting" to contact customers by leaving a voicemail directly through the exchange and not actually attempting to call the customer directly.
whistlepig
08-25-2008, 10:59 PM
I used the # key tonight and it sent me directly to voice mail.

Just what I wanted.