cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Voicemail not working

Chrislumb
Fledgling

Hi, I have just setup my new phone this week but the voicemail is not working. Well I do get a text informing me that a message has been left. But when I ring 123 the call does not connect and times out. 

Is there a fault at three? Or is there a something I've missed as never had this issue before. 

4 REPLIES 4
Lilith6600
Fledgling

You've probably figured out your issue by now, but for others coming to this thread, it may be that Three have switched off 3G in your area and your phone can't support 4G calls except by using data. So you might not receive calls (no ringing, nothing in call log), get a voicemail notification message, but not be able to call voicemail to retrieve it, all while having apparently 5 bars of signal. This seems to confuse Three helpdesk, even though it is down to Three switching off 3G. If like me you're a very low user of your phone "as a phone" and you're with Three as one of the last providers of a genuine PAYG offer, it's also frustrating to be told that the only way round this is to buy a data bundle!

If you switch your network preferences to 2/3G rather than 2/3/4G you can see if there's still 3G coverage in your area. It looks as though I might have only been able to make and receive calls for the last few months when I've been abroad and/or out in the boondocks with no 4G signal

Geluk
Key player

Try holding the "1" key for a few seconds to call v/mail; does that work??

 

 

PaulNelson64
Fledgling

Neither holding 1 for a few seconds or using the network voicemail button on my iPhone works. I simply cannot access voicemail!

PeteG
Community Support Team
Community Support Team

Hello, Paul. 

That's strange. Have you had any issues making other calls? How long has it been since you were able to access Voicemail? 

Pete. 



Mod tip! The author of a post can hit 'Accept as Solution', to highlight a reply that helped solved their query.