Don’t call me… or rather, just don’t leave a message
Posted by Alli on April 9, 2009
If you recall, my cell phone was water damaged in January. (Thank goodness for blog archives!) The good news was the cell dried out and started working again, with the exception of the outer display.
Well, apparently the story wasn’t complete. I accidentally let the battery totally die on Tuesday. When I went home and plugged it into the charger something happened and killed the inside display. A full charge later, battery out and in, and still no interior display.
The phone still works, but I can’t tell who is calling me. And even though I know there are actual numbers I can punch to take me to my voicemail, I have no idea what they are since I usually depend on the display to guide me there.
So, if you know me and my cell phone number, feel free to call it. But if I don’t get to it in time, please don’t bother leaving me a message. Just try me again, either right away or sometime later at your convenience. When I get back from this weekend away, I will be trying to transfer the phone number to my old cell phone. Sigh. Not what I want to do.
Tina Kubala said,
You should be able to call your voicemail from another phone, or even your own phone.
Try this: call your number from either a landline or your cell. When your message comes on, hit the * (star) key. It should take you to your voicemail menu.
Someone might as well get some use out of all the hours I spend walking people through the functions of their cell phones. If it doesn’t work, call your carrier. The steps might be different company to company, but it can be done.
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Jennifer said,
Who is your service provider? A lot of them have voice mail pre-programmed as speed dial 1. On my phone I just have to press and hold down number 1.
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Alli said,
Thanks Tina! Glad I could let you use some of your job training! When I worked on the helpdesk I used to get frustrated with people who only knew shortcuts to get to programs and functions, instead of knowing the “long” way first. I guess it would have helped if I had paid attention or actually picked up the phone manual before getting frustrated and giving up.
Alli said,
Jenn,
My sister also told me to hold down the 1 and it worked! I guess I’m just so used to looking at the display, I figured all was lost.
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