Voicemail: How to set up the iPhone answering machine
To set up voicemail on your iPhone, you have to do it differently depending on the provider. With iPhone you can also use "Visual Voicemail". The messages are saved on your device and clearly displayed in a list.
Set up answering machine with Visual Voicemail on iPhone
To be able to use "Visual Voicemail" at all, you must first activate the service. Then you can conveniently set up the answering machine. However, first clarify with your respective mobile phone provider whether additional costs arise for you.
- First, open the phone app on your iPhone. Then select "Voicemail" at the bottom left.
- If the mailbox is called directly, you still have to activate "Visual Voicemail". This process differs in relation to the respective provider.
- Telekom customers send an SMS with the text "VVM" to the 3011. Vodafone customers call the number 5500 and then enter the number 245. o2 customers call 333 and then dial 982.
- Now select "Voicemail" again in the phone app. This should now correspond to the screenshot.
- If you then tap the "Greeting" button in the top left, you can individually define your mailbox announcement.
- Note: Visual Voicemail is not only supported by the major mobile phone providers. Smaller providers such as "Edeka Mobil" also use the technology. Since Edeka Mobil uses the Vodafone network, the settings are the same as for the D2 provider. Therefore, definitely try out Visual Voicemail.
Set up Deutsche Telekom answering machines using speed dials
You can also change the voice mail announcement using speed dials. For Telekom customers, this is how it works:
- Call number 3311 to go to the main menu of the mailbox.
- Dial the number 3.
- You can record your personal announcement by entering number 3 again.
Set up an answering machine at Vodafone
As a Vodafone customer, you can set up your mailbox as follows:
- Call 5500 to go to the main menu of the mailbox.
- Now dial the number 2.
- Enter the number 2 again to set up a personal announcement.
More mailbox options from various providers can be found here.