WP8.1 - Visual Voicemail with AT&T

[franklasvegas]

Hello all:

Has anyone had issues with AT&T Visual voice mail on AT&T?

It was working perfectly on my L920 that I installed WP8.1 on. I had never done a hard reset on that device after installing 8.1.

I purchased an L1520 (AT&T branded & locked). This had 8.1 on it already and was hard reset prior to me receiving.

I setup/restored and all went fine. I did notice visual VM was missing. Called AT&T "technical support" :angry: and after an hour - multiple phone on/phone off, etc. he had no clue as to why it would never "activate" visual VM - it did prompt me once to touch [Call] to finish visual VM setup but that failed too. I did have this a few months back on another L920 and after getting a 2nd tech she got it fixed in minutes.

Just wondering it any has had issues or if visual VM is working OK on WP8.1.

Thank you!

Frank

 

[Laura Knotek]

I have the WP8.1 Preview on my 920 on AT&T. My visual voicemail works fine. I did not perform a hard reset when I upgraded on 14 April, and I have not had any issues with VVM at all since that date.

 

[planoman]

Mine works fine on my 925 also. I always do a hard reset when updating.

 

[franklasvegas]

Just a bit after posting I figured it out. I decided to go in and change the VM password through the Basic VM button and choosing the option.
Within just a minute or so it prompted me to enter my visual VM password - once I did - the Voicemail heading ion the phone app appeared.

The tech had no clue - kept telling me to access VM and hold 1 until it prompted me for a password - all that did was play messages or give me menu choices.

Tech support strikes again!

 

[philxor]

Yeah I had to do the same thing. Once you dial into your normal VM with the password it will setup visual voicemail.

 

[scield]

How do y'all get VVM for ATT on the phones? Last time I talked to them they told me it wasn't available on WP8. I've been using Google Voice (Metrotalk) for a while now but since its not going to be supported after the 15th I've been looking for options.

 

[lsmachado]

How do y'all get VVM for ATT on the phones? Last time I talked to them they told me it wasn't available on WP8. I've been using Google Voice (Metrotalk) for a while now but since its not going to be supported after the 15th I've been looking for options.

I think you need to call them again! I've had VVM on at&t since I had an iPhone. I had it on my L900, 920 and currently on my L1520. I believe you are being misinformed. Just be aware that all voicemails are automatically deleted after 14 or 15 days with at&t's VVM.

 

[scield]

Actually I just found a guide online and got it working. Thanks for the help! Guess I should have tried that first instead of a store rep.

 

[JohnStrk]

I have it on my AT&T L920 but I am upgrading to 8.1 right now. Did they fix the issue in visual voicemail where you have to crank the volume all the way up to 30 just to hear the message? Hoping it's fixed.

 

[TheAverageGuy]

Hey Fellas,

I'm on the phone with ATT right now. I tried the methodology described here by Frankie Vegas (reset VM password), but that didn't work for me. The tech is trying to reset the feature once again. We'll see how that goes.

Lumia 920, 8.1. VVM stopped working after they accidentally removed the feature when my son was getting a phone on my account.

Any ideas?

TIA!

 

[azdenn]

personally... I'd like to figure out how to get rid of the screen asking for my visual voicemail password... i never set it up and am not interested in VVM...

 

[xconomicron]

personally... I'd like to figure out how to get rid of the screen asking for my visual voicemail password... i never set it up and am not interested in VVM...

Ditto

 

[anon(5339110)]

Actually I just found a guide online and got it working. Thanks for the help! Guess I should have tried that first instead of a store rep.

I'm helping a friend with her 920 who lost VM with the upgrade to WP8.1 - Where is this online guide you found? Link please?

 

[tanyet]

I had a few issues when I updated to cyan after a hard reset but then I realized that the phone had kept my earlier settings from a backup I guess. I didn't restore from backup but the VM was there nevertheless.

 

[rhapdog]

I don't have Visual Voicemail on my Lumia 520, WP 8.1, Cyan, AT&T is the carrier.

Can someone point me to that online guide to get it put on my phone and set up?

 

[gjs520820]

I don't have Visual Voicemail on my Lumia 520, WP 8.1, Cyan, AT&T is the carrier.

Can someone point me to that online guide to get it put on my phone and set up?

I believe AT&T restricts VVM to LTE accounts. VVM will work on the 520, but you need a LTE account with VVM.