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Disable Voicemail text message

Sorry if this has been asked before.....
How can I disable the automatic text message I get from some Android number whenever I get a voice mail?

Let me guess..you loaded your first AOSP rom?
There must be something in the HTC message app that gets rid of them or something.
You could always switch to youmail.com its a million times better and has a wonderful free app in the market.

My voicemail (stock Sense) started doing this randomly a while back. Turns out my voicemail number had reset to whatever it was before I ported my old number over. This made my voicemail default to the text thing. Maybe this is different than what you're experiencing. Either way, check to see that your voicemail number is correct. Maybe a longshot, but it couldn't hurt. It's in settings somewhere.

SilverZero said:
My voicemail (stock Sense) started doing this randomly a while back. Turns out my voicemail number had reset to whatever it was before I ported my old number over. This made my voicemail default to the text thing. Maybe this is different than what you're experiencing. Either way, check to see that your voicemail number is correct. Maybe a longshot, but it couldn't hurt. It's in settings somewhere.
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Anyone been able to get this issue solved.

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Yeah, recently installed Cyanogen's CM6. Been getting these annoying text messages. Would love to disable. So... bump.

Simple fix that MIGHT work (I haven't tried it yet) is to blacklist the number in Handcent SMS but I'm not sure if Messaging in Froyo has that feature to blacklist text messages..

trobb09 said:
Simple fix that MIGHT work (I haven't tried it yet) is to blacklist the number in Handcent SMS but I'm not sure if Messaging in Froyo has that feature to blacklist text messages..
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I can confirm this method works with ChompSMS and I still receive visual voicemails in the Sprint app with no problems.

[Q] *86 Voice Mail notification on NON-SENSE ROMS

OK I know this has been brought up a few times in the CM threads. I get this ghost VM notification on CM6 and on all the nightlys. I also am getting this ghost VM notification on the MIUI rom. I do NOT get this notification on ANY sense ROMs I have tried.
I read this Forum everyday as much as I can. I have tried search. Every thing that comes up close to what I have going on doesn't seem to get fully answered as to why this is coming up on some phones and not others.
I flashed CM6 and a few nightlys on my Wifes phone and She has NEVER received the *86 VM notification.
I am always updated to the most current PRL, PRI and NV. Nothing I have tried will clear this message. On the CM6 ROM I can hit the clear button under the notification bar and that clears it for a little while but then the damn thing comes back.
Can anyone explain this and offer up a FIX. I know I'm not the only one.

Any one have any help on this?
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12 hours and no reply. I have searched the forum all day. Sorry to be a pain in the ass but if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.
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I have the same problem that is why i went back to fresh 3.2... I searched all thru the internet and I could not find anything either... sucks to be us. Maybe we should email darsh

Yeah I have this problem too, so I went back to fresh and I am waiting for the desire hd rom to be ported... :/
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I guess I'm in the club also. Same problem when I was on Vaelpak. Flashed back to stock, rooted, for a while. Now on Fresh.

Settings>Call>Voicemail> Change the number from *86 to whatever your phone number is.

Brutus2TheMax said:
Settings>Call>Voicemail> Change the number from *86 to whatever your phone number is.
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Thank you Brutus for the input.
I know all about that part of the set-up. This DOES NOT get rid of the Ghost notification. I still will get a notification that I have a voice mail (and YES I have checked to make sure my VM's are cleared out).
Just FYI I use google voice when I am on CM6 or nightlys. Google Voice works great but still will not clear the VM notification.

Jetdr said:
Thank you Brutus for the input.
I know all about that part of the set-up. This DOES NOT get rid of the Ghost notification. I still will get a notification that I have a voice mail (and YES I have checked to make sure my VM's are cleared out).
Just FYI I use google voice when I am on CM6 or nightlys. Google Voice works great but still will not clear the VM notification.
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Dont skip my post I am going to say two diffrent things . First normaly you get the notification because you received a voicemail. The stock rom has a code writen in to block that text so that you dont see the notification when you receive a voicemail.
Now Jetdr I will try to answer your question here. I think your voicemail hasnt been provisioned. Click on your VVM app and hit menu, when you hit menu you should have 3 options, compose, search and settings. If you have a 4th option that says unsent or undelivered click it. When VVM sets up, it automaticly sends a voicemail to the server to setup your VVM. If that message doesnt get sent then it probably never will. You will have to uninstall the VVM.Apk and reinstall the app. One time when I was setting up CM6 I had to install the voicemail apk several times before I got it to provision correctly. If it doesn provision a minute or two after you install it then its not going to. Not sure if this is whats causing your ghost voicemail text but I am thinking this is it. The easiest way to tell is to just click the vvm app and see if it shows four options or three. It should only show three.
If you are using google voice you dont still have the sprint VVM installed do you? If you dont have the sprint VVM installed then I am not sure whats causing your issue considering my directions to fix your issue is in regardes to the sprint vvm app.
Hope that helps.

I've tried all that and more.... nothing fixes it. I've concidered calling sprint but don't want to ruin my insurance..
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Twilk... thanks so much for the response. I did all you suggested and I flashed back over to the newest MIUI ROM and I still have the VM notification. I made sure I didn't have any voice mails before I flashed. The notification will not clear even with the settings selected to not show.
Initially it has the *86 number but when I change the VM settings to my number it of course then comes up in the drop down box with my number.
The same thing happens on CM ROMs.
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Anyone else have any ideas?
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My notification says 4 voicemails... so I'm wondering if when I rooted my phone I had voicemails.. I don't really listen to my voicemails.. i'd rather just receive a text from someone... I just wish that I had made sure to clear my box before I rooted.. not sure if this is the reason for it... but it doesn't seem like there are many users with this problem. I'm sort of anti-twitter or I would ask cyanogen myself.. this is soo annoying! Especially since I hate voice mail to begin with.. I don't read my bills much, but I think sprint charges for voicemail.. anyway I can cancel my voicemail service? Also they charge me to keep a spending limit.. I want to call sprint and ask to cancel my voicemail..
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Feb 3 - 2011
Anybody ever figure this one. Or do we just clear the message on each reboot?

Clear dalv. and cache,then change *86 to your mobile number then block 9016 from your sprint account.I added youmail and mine works perfect.I get txt and VM very quick.If the person that left you the voice mail is in your contacts it will show them as leaving the VM and you can just tap on there pic and it will play the ones they left you.
And I have no phantom notifications or anything odd.

davekaye said:
Feb 3 - 2011
Anybody ever figure this one. Or do we just clear the message on each reboot?
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Here. That's the only known way to get rid of it. It's a PITA but it works.

CM7, I keep getting voicemail notifications. I dont have voicemail.

I installed CM7 for the first time ago like 2 or 3 weeks ago, and the first thing that happened was I got a notification saying I had 4 voicemails and to call to listen to them. I uninstalled it ebcause I liked mikfroyo better at the time, but now I'm back on CM7. Every hour I will get the same notification. I'm using Google Voice now, but it also happened while I was on sprint's voicemail. I call like it tells me to, and it says I have no messages. What the hell.
Also, is the built in wifi tether supposed to work with WiMax? Cause I dont think it does...

any input?

patass said:
any input?
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Yup your a victim of phantom voicemail icon. It's ok , I've had the problem myself and you can get rid of it but its a process read THIS and you'll have your answers.
Oh and you will need THIS its a link to the Stock Rooted Sprint RUU.

oh, lordy that looks like a pain....I might give it a shot later this week. Thank you

[Q] SMS Issues with stock EG22

The issue that I'm having is that I can send out text messages but am not able to receive them. Had no issues today until I upgraded to deodexed stock EG22 with the purple CWM 3.1.0.1, root and Busybox 1.18.4. I've got Google Voice set up with my account so I know that texts are coming back but they aren't going to my phone. Any ideas as to what I can do? I've odin'd a few times and tried airplane mode and back to data to no avail. Please help!

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The issue that I'm having is that I can send out text messages but am not able to receive them. Had no issues today until I upgraded to deodexed stock EG22 with the purple CWM 3.1.0.1, root and Busybox 1.18.4. I've got Google Voice set up with my account so I know that texts are coming back but they aren't going to my phone. Any ideas as to what I can do? I've odin'd a few times and tried airplane mode and back to data to no avail. Please help!
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It's because of Google Voice (I had this problem too).
Go to: https://www.google.com/voice, and then hit Voice Settings in the top right corner.
When you see your phone's number, they should be 2 options under it.
Check the one that says "Receive Text Messages on this phone"
As long as you have that checked, you should be able to receive text messages again without Google Voice.
Hope this helps! This problem was very annoying for me as well!

Looks like this was the issue. I didn't have issues before changing roms, do the settings change when you root the phone you think?

Casto1093 said:
Looks like this was the issue. I didn't have issues before changing roms, do the settings change when you root the phone you think?
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Nah, had nothing to do with the rom. Google Voice intercepts sms on your phone for some reason. Most likely you had just noticed it now.

No Number on Voicemail Icon

Hi all,
I will give you the NOOB disclaimer to start! I have owned the HTC EVO for quite some time and I finally got around to rooting my device. I am running on 2.3.5 (gingerbread) and I just flashed my first rom. I chose the AlterROM Redux v1.0.2 and I love it. I really only have one question about the whole experience so far. Back in my stock days (yesterday, haha) I would have a number on my voicemail icon advising how many messages I had. My notification bar still shows that I receive a voice message, but I have a habitual habit of just clearing my notification bar. My fear is that I am going to forget about voicemails and what not, due to not seeing the number on the icon. I am having the same problem on the email icon. I guess I am just wondering if there is any easy fix to this issue? is this just an issue on specific roms or a universal thing on all custom roms? Thanks in advance. Again, I apologize if this is too noob! I tried searching for this in the forums and I'm not picking the correct search words or something I suppose.

Not sure if you have fixed your issue or not.
But on most roms you can open the dialer program then hit the menu button and click settings.
There should be an option for voicemail there. On sprint I believe its *61. And I'm on boost, I have to change mine to my actual number.

I figured it out. I hadn't installed the Go notification plug in. Once I downloaded that, everything worked just fine. Thank you for the response though!!!!