backdoor vm no longer works

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"prk60091" <prk60091@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> for the longest time i was able to call (in the chicago market)
> 312-550-0106 as a landline backdoor to pickup my voice mail.
> i have been on vacation for the past week and today i tried to pick up
> my voice mail by calling the backdoor number and cannot access it....
>
> anyone else having this issue anywhere else?

They did away with them-- just the latest in an ever lengthening list of
"takeaways."

X

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The backdoor was an unsupported method of access. VZW is trying to tighten
up their process/procedures. Chicago was just one of many. As it wasn't
considered a mobile-to-mobile call, you are just as well off calling your
own number or *86. (unless you were using a landline to check your
message, then you've been "verizoned" dr
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"Expert Witness" <x@nospamcourt> wrote in message
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> "prk60091" <prk60091@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1121716242.211586.39760@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> for the longest time i was able to call (in the chicago market)
>> 312-550-0106 as a landline backdoor to pickup my voice mail.
>> i have been on vacation for the past week and today i tried to pick up
>> my voice mail by calling the backdoor number and cannot access it....
>>
>> anyone else having this issue anywhere else?
>
> They did away with them-- just the latest in an ever lengthening list of
> "takeaways."
>
> X
>
>

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dr.news wrote:
> The backdoor was an unsupported method of access. VZW is trying to tighten
> up their process/procedures. Chicago was just one of many. As it wasn't
> considered a mobile-to-mobile call, you are just as well off calling your
> own number or *86. (unless you were using a landline to check your
> message, then you've been "verizoned" dr

What was the disadvantage for them? You can always call your own number
from the landline and let it go to VM and hit # to get to command mode,
but it was a lot easier not to have your phone ring and wait for it to
roll over to VM.

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If you have a flip phone, flip it open before calling yourself. Then
when your phone rings, press the "Ignore" softkey, and it should go
right to your voicemail. Not a complete fix for your problem, but will
save you 30+ seconds of ringing.


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