How to change how long your iPhone rings before calls go to voicemail - Page 5

smallgrouper · 08-02-2009, 11:47 PM

[quote=macgirl;158269]How to change how long your iPhone rings before calls go to voicemail

MacGirl,

YOU are awesome! Thank you!

JPSwartz1 · 08-04-2009, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by macgirl

Sorry for yet another revival of this thread, but I just used these instructions yet again to change the settings for my new iPhone 3GS. I was so used to the longer ring time on my 3G that I was beginning to think someone was wrong with my 3GS when it didn't ring for a long time before going to voicemail, until I remembered that I needed to do this to change it...

So I was able to change the length on my 3GS, then I went to do it on my wifes 3G, and we have the same voice call frwd number. That shouldn't be should it?

MrMike6by9 · 08-05-2009, 06:36 AM

I'd guess that the number of your phone is associated with your individual voice mailbox at a central location.

YMMV

macgirl · 08-05-2009, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by JPSwartz1

So I was able to change the length on my 3GS, then I went to do it on my wifes 3G, and we have the same voice call frwd number. That shouldn't be should it?

As MrMike6by9 said, your voicemail may get forwarded to an individual "box" at a central location, so the fact that you and your wife have the same voice call forward number is not unusual. You'd probably see a difference if you compared your voice call forwarding number to someone in another state or time zone...

MoneyMaker79 · 08-05-2009, 06:56 PM

Thanks for this awesome find. Worked perfectly. Now I just need to make sure it doesnt go to voicemail for 30 seconds.

Anger66 · 08-07-2009, 11:15 AM

same here... i searched all internet and can't find it... really thanks!

Watcher · 08-08-2009, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Beatle.Bug

I spke with ATT rep and he told me there is no way to increase the amount of rings above 20 seconds. Its hard coded into the system.

Here is a site with clear instructions on how to change the ring time on your iPhone.

*spam link removed*

Hope it helps.

Beatle

Okay, you do realize that macgirl has all of those instructions and more at the beginning of this thread, don't you?

seanwes · 08-12-2009, 10:09 PM

Glad this thread got bumped! Just noticed it for the first time. I'm about to set this up for myself.

However, did anyone confirm the possibility that macgirl brought up about it possibly using minutes?

Does this mean any time I miss a call that uses a minute?

Ramesh · 08-12-2009, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by seanwes

Glad this thread got bumped! Just noticed it for the first time. I'm about to set this up for myself.

However, did anyone confirm the possibility that macgirl brought up about it possibly using minutes?

Does this mean any time I miss a call that uses a minute?

Are you that worried about a minute?

seanwes · 08-12-2009, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Ramesh

Are you that worried about a minute?

Not entirely, but believe it or not, my fiance and I used 700 minutes exactly last month. I had to do a double take. Our family plan is 700 minutes, and we're usually almost right on. It's not a huge deal, but I miss calls often enough, and just wanted to double check that I wouldn't be using a minute every time.