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Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

Sussex-UK — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:43:01 GMT

Have just changed over from Vodafone to Three in the hope of receiving better mobile phone reception (which hasn't happened yet!), anyway, how precisely do you reduce the number of rings a caller hears before it goes to the answering machine message please?

Re: Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

PeteG — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:45:48 GMT

Hello there.

Welcome to the Three Community.

The voicemail can only be activated and deactivated, there's no option to change how long it takes before diverting a caller to voicemail.

Pete.

Re: Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

Sussex-UK — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:51:13 GMT

Thanks Pete. Vodafone have had that facility for at least the last 10 years!

Re: Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:47:05 GMT

Haven't tried this but.........from another user on an old post...........

Anonymous

Not applicable

‎18-03-2024 03:31 PM - edited ‎18-03-2024 03:33 PM

The code to increase the ringtone to 30 seconds used to be **61*YOUR NUMBER••30#. I’ve used it myself but not for many months so can’t guarantee it’ll work. It’s the correct code as was as I’ve got it stored in my contacts list for some reason.

Obviously replace the 30 with 15 for 15 seconds.

Re: Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

jr0 — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:43:15 GMT

Hello

Hi @Sussex-UK

Want you need to do is setup call forward unanswered towards Three voice mail. Old 3G days, phones and phone menus would allow you to setup this easily, these days is a headache and @Anonymous is in the right direction but you need a few more digits.

I had to disconnect my WiFi and enable/disable airplane mode several times because I tried several combinations. I was on 4G but finally got it working with. I'd Try the following steps

1 Disable WiFi

2 Enable airplane mode, wait 5 seconds or so and then disable airplane mode. (Sometimes your WiFi gets on, so ensure you disconnect)

3 dial **61*07782 333 123*11*nn# where NN is the number of seconds. I reckon there are a lower and upper limit for the waiting time/seconds

4 I got sort of a notification saying registration successfull. Then I rang my number (from another phone) and after NN seconds I got into my voicemail

Re: Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

jr0 — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:46:55 GMT

In between I was reading a bit more about these codes and looks like they are standard (and not network specific)

See from Wikipedia a summary table

Re: Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:45:37 GMT

I was just posting somebody else's thoughts on the matter from a now obsolete thread.

I don't use this divert, I haven't tried it, and I can't confirm that it works.

Re: Changing number of rings before answering machine message is heard

jr0 — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:27:06 GMT

Apologies if my post came across the wrong way. I was trying to say thank as your post is helpful and may actually work according to Wikipedia. Cheers