[LINK] Re: Mobiles & CDMA [OT]

[John Clarke]

On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 11:45:46AM +0800, Jim Birch wrote:
> Howard Lowndes wrote:
> >I think I am right in saying that with GSM there is the ability to set
> >the time delay before the message bank cuts in for unanswered calls.
> >
> I thought I had this facility on my phone some years ago but it doesn't 
> seem to exist any more.  

It does on my Nokia 6110.  You don't need a function on the phone though
-- just dial the appropriate code:

    http://www.mobileshop.org/usertech/gsmcodes.htm
    http://www.hotcakes.com.au/tips_codz/tips_codez.htm#codz

CDMA codes are different:

    http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/help/userguides/pdf/ug_messagebank_standard.pdf

Telstra's guides don't tell you how to change the delay, but if there's
any relationship between the CDMA and GSM codes it'll be something like
"* code # number # delay #".

> Probably a global setting used to maximize phone company income these
> days.

Not on those networks that provide free voice mail diversion and
retrieval.


Cheers,

John
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