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Re: home phone voicemail

cabinscooter2
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Re: home phone voicemail

Hi

 

Voicemail sems to be a big issue with Plusnet.

I've been with Plusnet home phone for over a year now (10 years with Plusnet Broadband).  Although voicemail was shown as included as a free feature, every time I have tried 1571, I get the message "This line does not have voicemail".  I soon contacted Plusnet and they said 'Ok sorry - it is activated now' but It has still not worked.  As it was supposedly free, I simply left things as they were

Now I have recently discovered that people have phoned me and got a voicemail recording but I am unable to access any messages (probably hundreds by now!).  It appears that they only get the voicemail recording when the line is engaged.  Otherwise the line just continues to ring.

Any ideas ?

 

Alan

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Gandalf
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Re: home phone voicemail

Welcome to the community forums @cabinscooter2

It doesn't look like voicemail is active on your account.

You can add call features here.

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Anoush Mortazavi
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cabinscooter2
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Re: home phone voicemail

Hi

Thanks for the response.  I've been here before.  Over the last 12 months,been told (by telephone) that my included voicemail 'is now activated' but no change has ocurred.  Therefore I have lost out on 12 months voicemail use.  Callers have said that they were getting the voicemail recording but I couldn't access it.

 

Alan

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Re: home phone voicemail

Unfortunately I cannot see any orders to suggest Voicemail has been added previously, could you add this on via the link above and advise if you are still having issues?

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Re: home phone voicemail

If the issue persists I suspect a solution used in the past could be tried. This is to place an order to turn off the voicemail the user "doesn't" have. Then when that completes place another order to turn it on.

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Re: home phone voicemail

Sadly in this case, voicemail isn't enabled on the account or the line.

If they're wanting the feature it'll need to be done via the portal in the first instance ideally.

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Re: home phone voicemail

My comment was based on what was said in the opening post:


@cabinscooter2 wrote:

Now I have recently discovered that people have phoned me and got a voicemail recording but I am unable to access any messages (probably hundreds by now!).  It appears that they only get the voicemail recording when the line is engaged.  Otherwise the line just continues to ring.

That suggests voicemail is partly on despite what the records say.

David
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Re: home phone voicemail

Hmm. It could be they've got an answering phone that's built in to their handset.

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Anoush Mortazavi
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Re: home phone voicemail

@Gandalf

But the OP says

It appears that they only get the voicemail recording when the line is engaged. 

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Re: home phone voicemail

Voicemail has never been active on the line, so I'm not sure what's happening there.

Adding the call feature on the account/the line is the next step.

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