voicemail notification problem with T-Mobile

[frenchygeek]

I recently acquired an unlocked O2 Atom Life and promptly upgraded to WM6. Everything is working pretty well, except that I don't get voicemail notifications when I have voicemail waiting for me. I am with T-Mobile USA. I live in So Cal., so technically I am using Cingular's network (that's what it says on my screen at least) but T-Mobile is my official provider.

I used to have an I-Mate Jam with WM2003 SE and was getting the voicemail icon promptly after someone had left me a message.

I put in a request with O2 regarding this problem, but I got no answer so far. :(

Can anyone help me with this?

[frenchygeek]

Well, I have done a little experiment. I have called the T-Mobile USA voicemail center (not my phone) and left myself a message. As soon as I hang up, my Atom Life (which is on but with the screen off) wakes up (the screen lights up) but I get no voicemail notification icon.

This clearly indicate that I get a signal from the network. However, this signal isn't being interpreted by the OS.

Has anyone had this problem before? Is there a hack or registry entry or something I could do?

O2 support is of no help. They basically told me: "sorry we don't support the Atom Life in the US".

Please help!

[Vcard]

Hello,

I too live in the US and I have an XDA Atom Life and I don't receive voicemail notifications either. My experience with O2 Support has been like yours regarding this mattter. Just curious, did you ever get this resolved?
I used to have an XDA Atom Exec and I never encounterd this problem with that device.
Thanks in advance for your response.

Cheers.

[Steven Ponting]

Hi,

I also face this problem in my apple iphone.If any body know its trouble shooting so please reply.One more thing is how I can switch on its vibrating system.I can't found.

Thanks.

Steve.

[hank freid news]

Ok, it maybe something internal wasnt reset on the generic RAZR?? Thats my fear......getting a generic RAZR and having stuff NOT work.....you have no recourse with the carrier

[davesr1980]

Well, I have done a little experiment. I have called the T-Mobile USA voicemail center (not my phone) and left myself a message. As soon as I hang up, my Atom Life (which is on but with the screen off) wakes up (the screen lights up) but I get no voicemail notification icon.

This clearly indicate that I get a signal from the network. However, this signal isn't being interpreted by the OS.

Has anyone had this problem before? Is there a hack or registry entry or something I could do?

O2 support is of no help. They basically told me: "sorry we don't support the Atom Life in the US".

Please help!

well thier is probaly a fix for it now but i can't find it the value's for the vm registry are blank can someone with a working vm paste thier registry here please

[cwenhai]

My sister and I are on a family plan with T-Mobile. She is using Dopod 818 Pro, and I am O2 Atom Life. She has the little tape icon each time there is a voicemail waiting for me, but I face the same problem with as everyone above! I called T-mobile, and they claimed it could be phone-specific problem. I kinda agree. So, I get around the problem by going to my voicemail, and set it to page me when there is a voicemail. Nowadays, I will get a short call from my own no., so I know I got a voicemail. I prefer the little tape icon or text message, but what I have is better than not knowing at all.

Does anyone have anything on this yet?

[dkdream]

Am also using the paging notification since I don't get that icon on my Atom Life.

[mar4ela87]

I recently acquired an unlocked O2 Atom Life and promptly upgraded to WM6. Everything is working pretty well, buy viagra (http://www.creativedrugs.com/buy_viagra.htm) except that I don't get voicemail notifications when I have voicemail waiting for me. I am with T-Mobile USA. I live in So Cal., so technically I am using Cingular's network (that's what it says on my screen at least) but T-Mobile is my official provider.

I used to have an I-Mate Jam with WM2003 SE and was getting the voicemail icon promptly after someone had left me a message.

I put in a request with O2 regarding this problem, but I got no answer so far. :(

Can anyone help me with this?
Hey people, I also need help. Plese help me if anyone had solved this problem...

[kidziti]

I spoke at length with a real sharp techie at T-Mobile about this a year ago and after some discussion he realized that there were simply no registry hacks or other answers to this issue (he even took the issue to the T-Mobile support group engineers and called me back 24 hours later saying they couldn't figure it out, either). But he recommended a free voicemail service which has resolved - for all practical purposes - my issue.

The problem: I get a voicemail, but I see no "tape" indicator telling me so.

The REAL problem: I have no idea if there are VMs waiting for me at any given time without calling in.

The solution: YouMail! Highly configurable, much more options than T-Mobile's voicemail, FREE, and it'll send you text messages when you get a voicemail.

So I still don't get the tape indicator, but I do get a text message that pops up - and I get the text message indicator telling me a text is waiting. I added increased text capacity to my plan for about $5/month, and I'm golden. Highly recommend this approach.

PS - I don't work for - or have any vested interest in - YouMail. Just a happy customer.

[pes123]

i do not like the service of T-mobile at all. me and my family always prefer verizon. T-mobile always messes situations for you.

[fiendshard]

Hello everybody, I am a new guy to this forum and gotta say that it's very useful... Tons of useful information.

Here is the deal about voicemail notifications:

use your favorite registry editor for WM and navigate to

"HKCU\System\State\Messages\vmail\Line1\Unread"

There should be a value name "Count" (not cunt) with some REG_DWORD value

Change value to 0 (decimal)

Do the same to the registry key

"HKCU\System\State\Messages\vmail\Line2\Unread"

and

"HKCU\System\State\Messages\vmail\Total\Unread"

It should remove Voicemail notification icon from the startbar.

In case you don't have registry editor, here is the one:

http://www.ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/files/CeRegEdit_Setup_0.0.5.2.exe

Enjoy!