Way around the charge to get my VM?

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IcUrdazedandconfused - 29 Aug 2005 02:56 GMT

Former AT&T customer with free M-M minutes which allowed me, or free,
to grab my VM. Now, I've been migrated to Cingular, and I am being
charged for my VM retrieval calls. Seems when I am trying to call my
VM number, I'm actually calling a VM "server" number?

Is there a way, I can reprogram my phone to dial *my* number, which
should be a M-M call, and be free?

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troyboy30 - 29 Aug 2005 04:34 GMT

IcUrdazedandconfused Wrote:

> Former AT&T customer with free M-M minutes which allowed me, or free,
> to grab my VM. Now, I've been migrated to Cingular, and I am being
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> Is there a way, I can reprogram my phone to dial *my* number, which
> should be a M-M call, and be free?

If you want to avoid using minutes to check voicemail, call from
landline. No other solution that I know of

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sjwilson - 30 Aug 2005 02:29 GMT

troyboy30 Wrote:

> If you want to avoid using minutes to check voicemail, call from
> landline. No other solution that I know of.

I concur. This is true, as far as I know

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Ed Buffey - 30 Aug 2005 02:31 GMT

> Former AT&T customer with free M-M minutes which allowed me, or free,
> to grab my VM. Now, I've been migrated to Cingular, and I am being
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>
>

I'm a new Cingular customer and don't even know the answer to this. I do
know that when Verizon added the free unlimited IN-network that calls to
the Voice Mail (even calling your own cell phone number) were excluded.
In other words, no matter how I accessed my Voice Mail I was charged for
the call during peak hours. I suspect that it'll be the same with Cingular.

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Rob - 31 Aug 2005 06:34 GMT

I just switched from T-Mobile where VM calls were free, just assumed
the same with cingular... Guess I was wrong.

> > Former AT&T customer with free M-M minutes which allowed me, or free,
> > to grab my VM. Now, I've been migrated to Cingular, and I am being
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> In other words, no matter how I accessed my Voice Mail I was charged for
> the call during peak hours. I suspect that it'll be the same with Cingular.

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troyboy30 - 31 Aug 2005 07:46 GMT

Q:
What are the charges for receiving and listening to my voice mai
messages?

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A:
You will not be charged for receiving the following items associate
with voice mail in your home calling area:

i
Numeric pages

i
Voice mail messages

i
Message Waiting Indicators on your phone

You will be charged airtime minutes for listening to your voice mai
messages from your wireless phone. Airtime charges are based on you
calling plan. When listening to your voice mail on your wireless phon
while outside of your home calling area, you may also be charged fo
long distance and roaming, if applicable.

You will not be charged by Cingular Wireless for listening to you
voice mail messages from any business or residential phone. Som
customers, based on their calling plan and phone type, may be charge
for receiving voice mail messages while roaming.

For more specific information about how this affects you, please cal
us at 1-866-CINGULAR or dial 611 from your wireless phone.

http://tinyurl.com/ckxpy

Rob Wrote:

> I just switched from T-Mobile where VM calls were free, just assumed
> the same with cingular... Guess I was wrong.
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> > the call during peak hours. I suspect that it'll be the same wit
> Cingular

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